will this work? poorboy tumbler

[s1120]

So if your not in a huge hurry, does it sound doable to toss some form of walnut, or corncob media in a coffee can... toss in 50-100 cases.. toss it in the trunk for a work week...let to bounce, and roll around, then pull the cases. Anyone try something like that? Think it will work? Thanks for any advice

[LUBEDUDE]

Not unless you drive like Bo and Luke Duke!

[Hardcast416taylor]

Only way you`d get enough agitation in you "trunk tumbler" is you have an roll over accident on a mountain side where your car rolls over at least 150 times before hitting level ground! Seriously the can must be in motion rolling in a complete cycle for several hours. My first coffee can tumbler was mounted to a BBQ rotisserie motor and sat on 2 sets of roller skate wheels. I put slats of plywood in the can to act as a agitator. Worked for about 2 years till I could afford a vibe tumbler.Robert

[44Vaquero]

The level of consistent agitation required will not be high enough. I do know of one guy that bolted a coffee can to the deck of his riding lawn mower and claims good results. I don't know how big his lawn is though. LOL

[Wayne Smith]

It works to flatten the sprue on soft lead balls, letting them tumble around in the trunk of a car in a container.

Who knows, give it a try. Depends on the roads you drive - mountain roads with lots of turns it may work, it it's all freeway it probably won't.

[2ridgebacks]

Remove the wheel weights on both rear wheels and randomly reattach them. Drive for a week and you may have something

[1hole]

"will this work? poorboy tumbler " Why don't you try it and tell us how it works out?

[s1120]

"will this work? poorboy tumbler " Why don't you try it and tell us how it works out?

Well I'm new to the game and want to ask if its a dumb idea before I head down a dead end.


OK I'll rethink the idea. I have tons of bits and pieces laying around, I'll Fab up some form of a powered tumbler.

[44Vaquero]

Google home made Wal-Mart tumbler and you should find plans for vibratory type. I built one for about 30 bucks! In fact there is a pick of it posted one this forum.

A long bolt, plastic coffee can and a cordless screwdriver makes a quick and easy tumbler too!

[o6Patient]

Probably work in the tail trunk of the Harley.

[ffg]

No, it will not work .

[EMC45]

If I were to remove the wheel weights they would get melted down...

[jonk]

Well it certainly won't hurt anything, and if you were talking water, steel pins, lemishine, and soap, in a wateright container you might have something; but in terms of vibration being enough to work with dry media, no, it won't.

[mdi]

Google "home made ball mills" or "home made brass (or rock) tumblers" or similar description, and you'll get lots of ideas for home made brass cleaning equipment/tumblers. One that sticks out in my mind is made from an auto tire on rollers; toss the brass and media in the tire and roll it on the rollers and they got clean brass...

[1hole]

"Well I'm new to the game and want to ask if its a dumb idea before I head down a dead end."

New guy, old guy, the way we learn what will and won't work is to try it. Especially so when it's cheep and easy to try.

[Iron Mike Golf]

Might work if you do lots of driving on washboard dirt roads.

[GT27]

When I first started without a tumbler I used the domestic queens dryer,for about 1 minute!!Noisy as heck,she went downstairs to check out the commotion in her laundry room,opened the dryer door and all I heard was "WHAT THE H"? That idea went south riki/tik,and after some indicative scolding I bought a Lyman the same day...35 years ago and still haven't been forgiven for that one,but still using the same tumbler:roll:...GT27

[s1120]

LOL!!!! Dont think I didnt think of the dryer. :) But hey... Ive lived with women a LONG time... I know the game. [FYI dishwashers make nice parts cleaners for engine parts.... :D ]


Anyways... Ive moved onto diferent ideas... Im going to make some kind of a tumbler.. I have a ton of stuff to build from, but just wondering if in whatever can/other brass holder I come up with, should I add a ridge of some sort to the inside to kinda stir it up wile turning???