Make Your Own Parts Tumbler?
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That tumbler looks awesome 😎. Nice job. I did my own diy tumblers a while back, i used server spec 120mm fans with a bolt on them. Small containers.
i built one like this years ago and did not put any baffles in it. it still worked very well.
Love your work! I’ve been trying to do something similar but for small wood chip bag clips. I’ve been using a furnace motor but it’s one speed and pulleys are expensive. DC looks fun! I’m looking forward to seeing your progress. Cheers.
Thanks for the kind words! Your furnace motor is probably a better choice for the duration these things run but DC is simple to regulate. I'll see how long this one runs before it lets out the magic smoke :).
If you keep sneeking peeks at my project book, I wont have any projects left! This has been on my list since I started metal casting. Thanks for this as always!
Hehe, they are SO useful! Hopefully you can skip over my pitfalls and get it working on rev 1 :). Thanks for the comment.
Damn what a great channel I just found.
Thanks, glad you find things interesting :-).
I used same principle but I used an old barbecue spit and motor. Turns kind of slow but I'm in no hurry.
Awesome video!
I've only used the green triangle resin media from Harbor freight. It works awesome for a mat finish on aluminum. Do you think ceramic media will work well for zinc?
Thanks! I honestly don't know, I know it cuts into titanium and nickel pretty well and leaves a nice finish...pure zinc would be fairly soft so it might be a bit aggressive. Alloyed zinc is a whole different kettle of fish.
How do u make a popcorn Tumble
where did you land with this? I am making one right now for machine parts, NOT brass not rocks. version one was 60 RPM. too fast. very noisy. going to reduce. also Had the 5 gal bucket tipped at 15 degrees. I may reduce that to 3-7. I want to put larger parts in it so 5 gal bucket was about the smallest I could go. cost of the media goes up a lot with volume.
My media bucket inside a driven bucket is solid. it allows abrasive changes pretty quick. 5" hole in the cover of the bucket means I can get parts in and out without messing with covers.
Thanks for the video. I may make a pen someday. I mostly make Truck building tools. A cannon is finally reaching the top of the list this year.
Thanks, the tumbler works fantastically well (still use it for some parts today)!
Also a cannon would be an amazing build! Thanks again!
I'm just wondering how necessary the baffles are in the drum? Genuine question. Would it do the same if they weren't there? I've built something simlar but it doesn't have the baffels and I don't know why it's not working very well. My media is aluminium oxide grit. I'm not sure if that is too small or what?
Without the baffles my media would just slosh side to side. The paddles let the media build up, lift up the side and then spill back onto the bottom. Honestly the baffles are a bit large so the tumbling action is pretty aggressive...great for titanium but a bit much for softer metals with my current media.
Are your agitator blades polycarbonate?.. i see the are screwed from the outside, did you have to seal the edges & if so, what did you use?.. i wasnt sure if silicone would adhere to polyethylene
They are HDPE and I just drilled the holes to be a snug fit on the screw and didn't use any sealant...going on a few years now without a single leak! Kinda surprised me!
Old sewing machines are a great source for AC motors designed to run at variable speeds.
That's a good point! Can be had fairly inexpensively as well!
@@CurtVanFilipowski and they come with the internals to make a pulley. The more metal on the sewing machine, the stronger the motor and internals.
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where the stones are bought?
These ones I picked up from McMaster but they are made by Vibrafinish.
If you read this you'll probably get a laugh out of it. I used your video at the 4:00 to explain in a climate debate forum how the Earth's surface (your tumbler) transfers kinetic energy to the atmosphere (media). I've worked in machine shops and now you can ask yourself if a drum spinning at 1,000 mph/1,600kmh on the outside and weighing 5.972 × 10^24 kg could deburr anything like a mountain? Seems to be similar processes without the continental drift creating barriers in your drum.
😂 9000 points awarded to you!
Hobbing that gear! Fantastic problem solving.
Thanks! It always surprises me on how well it works.
That hair “really “.
This is not a how to.
Your not a how to 😁
good idea, but you talk too much..