SLIK Manufacturing 50 Cal BMG Tumbler

[salpal48]

I recently Picked up this large tumbler . The guy who I purchased from said He was Tumbling appox 100 50 cal bmg with dry media. the size overall is appox 24Wx 30 Lx 42 H
The drum is appox 15 across x 12 '. he said it was Over 4 Gal.
not having any Large quantity of Brass . except. , I loaded the drum with appox 3/4 of a 5 Gal bucket of 38 special and media. this machine tumbled it without a hitch. Ran 24 HR. and all Polished OK.
motor I think is 1/3 - 1/2 Gear driven with Heavy Cogged belt
any one familiar with These In this size
I have a small In appox 3 Lb.
Don't Know if I going to Keep it . , weight is appox 60 lb's. Also has a lever Like a Cement Mixer to Dump
Please look @ the Photo. and have Placed a Photo of my small one as well
Sal

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

Without knowing what you paid, that is a pretty good work horse. That said, Harbor Freight sells a cement mixer for right at $200.00 on sale that has wheels and a tilt handle with all steel components. If I needed a big volume, the HF is what I would go with. A big bonus is you can use it to make patios and walk ways when you're not tumbling brass.

[salpal48]

yes harbor Freight sells Mixer For about $200.00. the motors are Of Non Continuose Use. They will do a Good job for a time. No reputable Contractor . would be Caught dead Using There stuff.
Junk will always Be junk

[jmorris]

I built a very simple one with a $35 gear motor from eBay. Uses two 100 lb 12.7 gallon buckets. One is permanently mounted the other nests inside, keep me from having to dump the entire contraption.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/reloading/SST/DSC02490.jpg

Built some really big ones for a local company they put 15 gallons of brass in each drum. They have a gantry crane to load/unload them.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlZOYjmAnO0

[LUBEDUDE]

Nice pick up Sal!

Thanks for sharing.

[salpal48]

That set up looks Great. Too bid for me . and looks sort of Massive. I guess That's the way to go For a professional commercial Business. Both Photo are in The Oblique style
Thanks For the video
Sal