Rubber knobs to replace wing nuts on Thumbers tumbler drum

[Clark]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCqAKOa1fgE

Here is a 10 second video showing how the knobs from ENCO barely clear.

[mold maker]

I have them and they're great. Much easier to start and not mess with washers. Used them now for over a year with no problems.

[VHoward]

Stainless Tumbling Media (sponsor on this site) sells similar knobs to fit the Thumblers tumbler model B. I have them and it is indeed nice not to have to mess with wing nuts.

[Clark]

I got these parts 3 years ago.. they are not ideal as they are so big, the guides on the shafts have to be moved.

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=328-2259

[VHoward]

http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/reloading-products/replacement-parts/fluted-drum-knobs.html
Get the 1/4 - 20 knobs. These are only about 1 inch in diameter. $5.95 for 5 of them.

[winelover]

Many many years ago, I changed out the PITA wingnuts and washers to wingnuts that had washers/oversize flats, already on them. Found them laying around at work.

Winelover

[daboone]

After super gluing the washers in place and a also a couple of neodymium magnets on the lid keep the wingnuts from wondering when their not securing the lid. Never had a problem with the wing nuts since then.

[HangFireW8]

I got those rubber coated knobs from Enco's, they are very nice but bump on my Model B's metal rods, even when turned for max clearance. So I got the hard nylon ones from STM (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TESQX46) for $7, not as nice looking, and much smaller, but still nicer than wing nuts.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=173532&d=1470066802

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=173531&d=1470066789

[Walter Laich]

I like the STM ones but with my arthritis had to build a 'cheater' wrench so I can get them tight enough. It's a circle with 3 short wooden dowels that fit around the notches on the plastic ones. Fits on right over top of them. Ups the mechanical advantage so I can tighten them down. my wrench of course doesn't stay on but goes from nob to nob as I tighten them in an cross-hatch pattern

[VHoward]

A lug wrench. I find I don't need a wrench to tighten these. Guys at work usually get wrenches out to loosen nuts I've only finger tightened.

[Walter Laich]

I have a buddy that is the same way, course he is 40 and I'm 70. I tried finger tightening when I first started and it looked like Niagara Falls when I put it on the base.