Cement mixer

[abunaitoo]

I picked up a medium size cement mixer yesterday.
Electric, thick metal drum, on wheels so easy to move around, best part was cheap.
I got it mainly because I have a slab to pour.
Thinking I'd use it and sell it after I'm done.
As I was cleaning it up I though of making something to hold a 5gal bucket in it.
This way I could use it to clean shells without all the mess.
Has anyone done something like this????

[hoosierlogger]

you could clean a heck of alot of brass in it thats for sure.

[RP]

if its been used for cement you need to clean it real good before using for brass i run mine with some 223 brass did about a bucket full at one time not to bad but you need alot of brass to make it work for you

[mike in co]

one of my wholesale customers runs FOUR cement mixers to polish brass...commercial reloader.

he burnt the import motors out fairly quickly and repaced them with us motors.

i still suggest timers...

mike in co

[rockrat]

50 bmg guys use them to clean their brass. sometimes a straight mixer, new ones with a plastic drum or as you might, with the 50gal bucket

[4t5]

I bought the smallest one offered by Harbor Freight on sale for $100. I haven't touched my vibrating cleaners since.

[abunaitoo]

It's been well used, and dirty.
That's why I asked about rigging a 5gal bucket in it.
looks like it would be simple to make something to hold the bucket in the drum.
Have a lots of range pick-up.
Thought I'd use this to clean them up a little.

I use corn to clean and polish in the vibrator.
What would work better in the tumbler. Corn or walnut????

[mike in co]

It's been well used, and dirty.
That's why I asked about rigging a 5gal bucket in it.
looks like it would be simple to make something to hold the bucket in the drum.
Have a lots of range pick-up.
Thought I'd use this to clean them up a little.

I use corn to clean and polish in the vibrator.
What would work better in the tumbler. Corn or walnut????

dont start that thread......
walnut for cleaning very DIRTY BRASS
corn cob for polishing.....i'm in the brass biz and have not used walnut since starting...only corn cob.
( yes i own some walniut...just no use for it as the corncob works so well)

mike in co