Recently I started to Wet tumble my cases with SS Pins. Its working ok with the Thumlers Model B and a little larger than a Gallon food grade plastic barrel. I built a new Tumbler container and it is larger than the original barrel I have. The problem is when the drum is loaded up its too heavy for the Thumlers! I've decided to build a larger Tumbler with an even larger Container. The Question I have is how many RPM should I run the drum? I know the High speed Thumlers is around 40 RPM (Model B I have is about 30 RPM). Looked on BigDawg Tumblers and there is none of that information. The drum is gonna be 6" dia and about 15" or so long, it should handle 5-600 9MM cases, 2 gallons of water and 10-12 pounds of pins. Motor is a 1750 1/4HP I stole it from an old power hack saw. Any help you guys have would be GREAT!!
Thanks,
Gliden07