jcwit
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Why didn't you send it back to Italy as their warrenty suggested?
Suggestions on tumbler
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I’m not saying this is for everyone. Just throwing it out as an alternative.
I have a Thumbers Tumbler ( http://www.thumlerstumbler.com ) for my wife’s rock polishing. Have a total of three liners for it
One for her rocks.
One for my brass and Stainless Steel media ( http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com )
and one for my ball mill for making black powder.
At certain times a year, the thing is running 24/7 on some project or another.
Chris
I have a Thumbers Tumbler ( http://www.thumlerstumbler.com ) for my wife’s rock polishing. Have a total of three liners for it
One for her rocks.
One for my brass and Stainless Steel media ( http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com )
and one for my ball mill for making black powder.
At certain times a year, the thing is running 24/7 on some project or another.
Chris
Clark
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou9kKhlXcJk&feature=plcp
This is a 12 minute LONG video that shows me:
putting brass into vibrator
putting paper towel strips in vibrator
putting car polish in vibrator
putting lid on vibrator.
Turning on vibrator.
Turning vibrator off.
Taking lid off vibrator.
Pouring out brass, paper towels, and Walnut media into separator.
Turning crank on separator.
Taking brass out of separator
De priming brass on a press.
Putting brass into a tumbler.
Putting stainless steel media in a tumbler.
Putting soap in a tumbler.
Putting lemi shine in a tumbler.
Putting hot water in a tumbler.
Putting the lid on the tumbler.
Starting the tumbler spinning.
Taking the lid off the tumbler.
Pouring out the dirty water.
Sorting out the brass.
Spreading out the brass to dry.
This is a 12 minute LONG video that shows me:
putting brass into vibrator
putting paper towel strips in vibrator
putting car polish in vibrator
putting lid on vibrator.
Turning on vibrator.
Turning vibrator off.
Taking lid off vibrator.
Pouring out brass, paper towels, and Walnut media into separator.
Turning crank on separator.
Taking brass out of separator
De priming brass on a press.
Putting brass into a tumbler.
Putting stainless steel media in a tumbler.
Putting soap in a tumbler.
Putting lemi shine in a tumbler.
Putting hot water in a tumbler.
Putting the lid on the tumbler.
Starting the tumbler spinning.
Taking the lid off the tumbler.
Pouring out the dirty water.
Sorting out the brass.
Spreading out the brass to dry.
glockky
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Because I dont want them to send me another one. I learned my lesson and wouldnt take one as a gift.
jcwit
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OH! Makes sense to me!
glockky
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I just dont want something i cant trust to leave running whenever i go into another room.
jcwit
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Don't blame you at all. There was alot of scarcasm in posts #26 & #30.
Have a good one "day that is"
Best
jcwit
Have a good one "day that is"
Best
jcwit
Hummer70
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http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1513345#Post1513345
Check this out, there are 642,000 hits on it as of this evening. It will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about tumbling.
Check this out, there are 642,000 hits on it as of this evening. It will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about tumbling.
Clark
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That was the thread that got me to buy one. It is too long to read. The guy that sent me the stainless steel media from that thread, also threw in some confederacy heritage celebration stickers. I think he has a Southern accent. No grease, no sticky.
As soon as I ordered the red wet tumbler, I found out that every old person on my street has a thumbler tumbler from 40 years ago, when they tried polishing rocks. Those are available for the asking. I guess we are supposed to get the higher speed motor for reloading.
As soon as I ordered the red wet tumbler, I found out that every old person on my street has a thumbler tumbler from 40 years ago, when they tried polishing rocks. Those are available for the asking. I guess we are supposed to get the higher speed motor for reloading.
Here is my first tumbler from about 1980 or so. I was young and broke and did not want to spend the money on a tumbler. The only thing I had to buy was the steel rod for the rollers and the vac. belt. The drum (long gone) was a Crisco can with taped in cardboard baffles. I used this for years and it worked well. The steel rods ride inside of 38 special cases as a bushing. This was never pretty but 20+ years in the basement has not treated it well.
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Another +1 for Berry's
I got the FA unit and sifter, Ran them about 1 month sent them back to Midway. the tumbler was noisy and hardly moved the brass. There sifter is a joke.
The berry's rocks a wave of brass turning inside it and it has a real sifter that works
I got the FA unit and sifter, Ran them about 1 month sent them back to Midway. the tumbler was noisy and hardly moved the brass. There sifter is a joke.
The berry's rocks a wave of brass turning inside it and it has a real sifter that works
Marc257
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Had the Cabela's and it worked fine until I burn it up (forgot I had it running), bought the Dillion 750 and I think it was worth it. Barely even hear it running.
The motor on my old Midway 1288 finally gave out about a year ago. I tried to get a replacement motor but I found that I might as well get a new tumbler. Bought a Midsouth on sale. Nice but I felt the media and brass movement in the 1288 was much better. It was also noiser. I attribute both to the bowl shape and material. My solution was to yank the motor on the Midsouth andput it on the 1288. Works like a charm.
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