minmax
12-11-2015, 04:11 AM
Happened upon a video on the LT-5 wet tumbler. http://casetumbling.com/products/lonestar-tumbler-model-lt5 This is by far the best design that I have seen.
It's a little pricy for my blood, $420. It has a patented plastic tub (what ever you call it) heavy duty motor with a gear reduction.
The really cool thing is he sells a kit for $159, all you you need is a motor and some sort of mount.
I'd like to get one, after the first of the year. My problem is we (my uncle) have to many projects going on at once. So needless to say, I never get to the project that I want.
Just last weekend I was looking a getting an ultra sonic cleaner. I like the idea of being able to to change
solutions to clean different things. Again my only problem is being able to afford one with a large capacity at a lower price. Right now I don't even have a vibratory cleaner. I just use a citrus wash. If needed, I can have a friend run a batch or two for me. Just polish them up. Sometimes, I end up hand polishing them if is s really small batch.
It will be nlce to upgrade to a wet system and SS pins. Plus be able do large batches in a couple of hours.
In the meantime I'll be figuring out how to make a a motor mount. I do have one question, what would be the optimum RPM when running this unit? Lone Star's video says he has it at a very slow speed. I don't remember off the top of my head. I'll just have to re watch the video again.
Any suggestions, comments will be helpful. I would also like it. If anyone who has made a homebuilt, wet tumbler. List any problems they had, and what the fix was. What type of performance can be expected compared to a commercial unit.
I guess, I should have had a seperate thread. To answer all of questions I came up with.
Sorry but I type soooo slow and and to top it off I am on a tablet.
Over the course of a few weeks. I have done hundreds of Google searches. Of all types of brass processing.
I feel that I have done my due diligence. Even so I sill have questions.
After looking until my head hurt. I have still pretty much decided to go with the Lone Star kit.
Have a happy Holidays, be safe and God Bless
It's a little pricy for my blood, $420. It has a patented plastic tub (what ever you call it) heavy duty motor with a gear reduction.
The really cool thing is he sells a kit for $159, all you you need is a motor and some sort of mount.
I'd like to get one, after the first of the year. My problem is we (my uncle) have to many projects going on at once. So needless to say, I never get to the project that I want.
Just last weekend I was looking a getting an ultra sonic cleaner. I like the idea of being able to to change
solutions to clean different things. Again my only problem is being able to afford one with a large capacity at a lower price. Right now I don't even have a vibratory cleaner. I just use a citrus wash. If needed, I can have a friend run a batch or two for me. Just polish them up. Sometimes, I end up hand polishing them if is s really small batch.
It will be nlce to upgrade to a wet system and SS pins. Plus be able do large batches in a couple of hours.
In the meantime I'll be figuring out how to make a a motor mount. I do have one question, what would be the optimum RPM when running this unit? Lone Star's video says he has it at a very slow speed. I don't remember off the top of my head. I'll just have to re watch the video again.
Any suggestions, comments will be helpful. I would also like it. If anyone who has made a homebuilt, wet tumbler. List any problems they had, and what the fix was. What type of performance can be expected compared to a commercial unit.
I guess, I should have had a seperate thread. To answer all of questions I came up with.
Sorry but I type soooo slow and and to top it off I am on a tablet.
Over the course of a few weeks. I have done hundreds of Google searches. Of all types of brass processing.
I feel that I have done my due diligence. Even so I sill have questions.
After looking until my head hurt. I have still pretty much decided to go with the Lone Star kit.
Have a happy Holidays, be safe and God Bless