Very handy tool !

Digger · 11-05-2009, 11:47 AM

Picked this little mixer up at a junk store years ago....
Been sitting around and when I got into reloading here recently , it has turned into a blessing !
It was designed as a five gal bucket paint mixer and as you can see I use it now for washing range lead/processing brass.
Washed a bucket full of various cal. brass that had been exposed for years (tarnished green) in the usual mix of vinegar/lemon juice/salt/dish soap and later on tumbled it all and it came out great!

Fun toy and it helps out in the over all process.

Later....digger

dromia · 11-05-2009, 12:09 PM

Looks like a handy doofor.

Outdoor only use methinks.

Digger · 11-05-2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dromia

Looks like a handy doofor.

Outdoor only use methinks.

Have used it inside the shop with tumbling media for brass also....but for the most part I use my Frankford Arsenal vibratory for that.
digger

OutHuntn84 · 11-05-2009, 12:40 PM

Great gadget!!

Bret4207 · 11-05-2009, 01:20 PM

Nice find!!! I can think of a lot of use for something like that.

dragonrider · 11-05-2009, 03:59 PM

How cool is that

Digger · 11-06-2009, 11:43 AM

Thanks guys...pays to keep on the look out for odd ball stuff..
digger

Phat Man Mike · 11-06-2009, 05:18 PM

whoa how cool of a tool! makes me think about yard sale!

Digger · 11-06-2009, 08:42 PM

By the way....got 114 lbs. out of that batch....
digger

rwt101 · 11-06-2009, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digger

Picked this little mixer up at a junk store years ago....
Been sitting around and when I got into reloading here recently , it has turned into a blessing !
It was designed as a five gal bucket paint mixer and as you can see I use it now for washing range lead/processing brass.
Washed a bucket full of various cal. brass that had been exposed for years (tarnished green) in the usual mix of vinegar/lemon juice/salt/dish soap and later on tumbled it all and it came out great!

Fun toy and it helps out in the over all process.

Later....digger

There is one like that on flea bay for $429.00!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob T

stephen perry · 11-06-2009, 09:45 PM

Digger
Nice find. You knew what you could use it for when you found it.

Stephen Perry
Angeles BR

Digger · 11-07-2009, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwt101

There is one like that on flea bay for $429.00!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob T

Whaaaaaat !!!!!!!!..... 429.00 ???????

Digger · 11-07-2009, 07:59 AM

Okay rwt101 , .. You got my curiosity up and I had to see for my self..

Chased it down and it seems a company called Manufab puts them out.
All this time and I was not aware...!
Any how , typical flee bay , a brand new one goes for a little less than what they want for that one ( esp. that model ! )
Got lucky back when I guess , mine was well used and it came with three different paddle attachments , plus angle adjustments.
Can't remember exactly how much but don't think I paid more than fifty bucks for it .
Thanks for the heads up rwt101 !

By the way for any body that is interested .... mixall.com
digger

rwt101 · 11-07-2009, 08:17 AM

You sole that one and didn't have to use a gun!! HEHEHEHE
Bob T

Digger · 11-07-2009, 12:37 PM

What gun ?.....don't have no gun !! (or was that guns?)... oops ! .. wrong forum

11-05-2009, 11:47 AM	#1
Digger Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NorNevada Posts: 52	Very handy tool ! Picked this little mixer up at a junk store years ago.... Been sitting around and when I got into reloading here recently , it has turned into a blessing ! It was designed as a five gal bucket paint mixer and as you can see I use it now for washing range lead/processing brass. Washed a bucket full of various cal. brass that had been exposed for years (tarnished green) in the usual mix of vinegar/lemon juice/salt/dish soap and later on tumbled it all and it came out great! Fun toy and it helps out in the over all process. Later....digger Attached Thumbnails

11-05-2009, 12:09 PM	#2
dromia Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,040	Looks like a handy doofor. Outdoor only use methinks. __________________ http://milsurpafterhours.com/bb/index.php

11-05-2009, 01:20 PM	#5
Bret4207 Boolit Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St Lawrence Valley, NY Posts: 10,134	Nice find!!! I can think of a lot of use for something like that. __________________ You know who I am, what I did for a living, where I live and what I think. I will not hide who I am. I will not knuckle under just for the "glory" of a Moderators position.

11-05-2009, 03:59 PM	#6
dragonrider Boolit Master Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Linwood, Ma. USA Posts: 1,032	How cool is that __________________ Paul G. Once I was young, now I am old and in between went by way to fast. A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you. -- Ramsey Clark The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun. -- R. Buckminster Fuller

11-06-2009, 09:45 PM	#11
stephen perry Boolit Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upland, Calif Posts: 118	Nice thing about Cast it Doesn't have to Cost Digger Nice find. You knew what you could use it for when you found it. Stephen Perry Angeles BR

11-05-2009, 12:40 PM	#4
OutHuntn84 Boolit Master Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma Posts: 157	Great gadget!!

11-06-2009, 11:43 AM	#7
Digger Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NorNevada Posts: 52	Thanks guys...pays to keep on the look out for odd ball stuff.. digger

11-06-2009, 05:18 PM	#8
Phat Man Mike Boolit Buddy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Eastern Oklahoma Posts: 54	whoa how cool of a tool! makes me think about yard sale!

11-06-2009, 08:42 PM	#9
Digger Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NorNevada Posts: 52	By the way....got 114 lbs. out of that batch.... digger

11-07-2009, 07:59 AM	#13
Digger Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NorNevada Posts: 52	Okay rwt101 , .. You got my curiosity up and I had to see for my self.. Chased it down and it seems a company called Manufab puts them out. All this time and I was not aware...! Any how , typical flee bay , a brand new one goes for a little less than what they want for that one ( esp. that model ! ) Got lucky back when I guess , mine was well used and it came with three different paddle attachments , plus angle adjustments. Can't remember exactly how much but don't think I paid more than fifty bucks for it . Thanks for the heads up rwt101 ! By the way for any body that is interested .... mixall.com digger

11-07-2009, 08:17 AM	#14
rwt101 Boolit Buddy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pigeon Forge TN Posts: 74	You sole that one and didn't have to use a gun!! HEHEHEHE Bob T

11-07-2009, 12:37 PM	#15
Digger Boolit Buddy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NorNevada Posts: 52	What gun ?.....don't have no gun !! (or was that guns?)... oops ! .. wrong forum