merlynski
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Has anybody used a Thumler's Model B rotary tumbler? Its a bit pricier, but is all metal construction, including the drum. The Reviews on Midway are highly positive.
Has anybody used a Thumler's Model B rotary tumbler? Its a bit pricier, but is all metal construction, including the drum. The Reviews on Midway are highly positive.
2 things.... Thumler's DOES make a tumbler that's made for brass polishing. It is faster than the one for rock polishing. I know, because I bought one. It works very, very well. As for having the drum rotate in the correct position so that it does not continually contact one of the roller bumpers... I slapped together a simple platform to set the tumbler on. Its base is a vertical piece of 2X6 that I put in a vise. That allows me to slightly adjust the cant of the table the tumbler sits on. While the tumbler rotates, I just push/pull on the table and when the drum is centered, I tighten the vise in that position. (one of my benches has a woodworking vise on it that I don't use - that's a perfect place for me to leave the tumbler set up)