Is there such a thing as....?

[PTK]

I guess turning on my 220V case tumbler on at 2AM isn't the nicest thing to do, but I want to clean these cases dangit!

Is there a quieter option than a vibratory tumbler for not too much money?

 

[presspuller]

I don't know if this will be enough but try setting it on a thick rubber mat. That really quietened mine down a good bit.

I even seen a guy wrap an old inner tube around the bowl of his to take some of the noise out of it. May be worth a try.

 

[Walkalong]

Rotary type tumblers. My vibratory is out in the shed. Nice and quiet there, if your inside.

 

[The Bushmaster]

Have my Lyman Turbo 1200 in the basement right under the reloading/gun room. I can just barely hear it. But no where else in the house...

I would experiment with a pad, but you might loose some of the efficiency of the vibrator type case tumblers. I tried that and it took twice as much time to get them clean, but....

 

[Eljay]

I have mine on the floor and put a large heavy bucket over it, (from 70lbs of pool chlorine, about 8gal) and it muffles it pretty good. You could build some type of insulated box.

 

[Eljay]

I have mine on the floor and put a large heavy bucket over it, (from 70lbs of pool chlorine, about 8gal) and it muffles it pretty good. You could build some type of insulated box.

 

[rcmodel]

Don't get too insulated or you might burn your house down.

Most tumblers put out a little heat from the motor and should have at least some air circulation for cooling.


Another option I use is to put a light-timer in-line with the power cord.

You can set it to come on while you are at work, and shut off after two hours, or whatever.


rcmodel

 

[zac4551]

I have a rotary tumbler and it is about as loud as the bathroom exhaust fan. If you put padding under your vibratory tumbler then you are taking away from its effectiveness.

 

[JohnMcD348]

I have a Franklin vibratory tumbler and I place it in a closet in one of the bedrooms. With the door to the closet closed, it muffles the noise quite nicely. If you can put it in a room that isn't used much at all, it should cut down the noise quite well. It sits on the carpeted floor in a closet with some clothes and boxes in it to help absorb the noise. Just make sure there's plenty of room around it for air to circulate.

 

[jmorris]

FWIW I have a little Franklin tumbler that makes much more noise than my big Dillon. I too use the light timer trick, just make sure it's rated for enough current.

 

[Matt-J2]

Rotary type tumblers. My vibratory is out in the shed. Nice and quiet there, if your inside.

How well do the rotary type tumblers work? So far as I can tell, I can get them noticeably cheaper and they'd take up less space. Here in my apartment, size and noise are certainly concerns.

 

[Walkalong]

Never used one. I hear they are much quieter. I dunno, but it makes sense.

And oh yea, my vibratory tumbler in the shed sits on a 3/4" rubber mat. My work bench mat. I can hear it, barely, at the back door of my house about 30 yards away.

 

[rr2241tx]

Rotary tumblers work just fine. Maybe not quite as fast as vibratory polishers, but much quieter. I use a single barrel Thumbler my wife abandoned. It is fairly small, but will do 20-30 8mm Mausers at a time. Heavily oxidized cases may take 2 hours, but half an hour with white cob and NuFinish gets rid of case lube and makes loaded rounds as pretty and shiny as premium factory ammo.

 

[Steel Talon]

I wouldnt set a bucket box etc. over my tumblers. The motor needs the air flow. Myself, I set my case tumblers outside.
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