DIY TUMBLER ● from Sewing Machine and Tire !
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2017
- A few salvaged parts makes an easy tumbler for rock tumbling or a parts tumbler cleaner. Rotating tire is easy to change in seconds once it wears out. Sewing machine pedal control makes it easy to adjust the speed. Sewing machine motor spins tire easily. Tumble glass, rocks, metal, china, wood to get creative pieces for artwork of decoration.
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Thank you for talking to us. Very frustrating with DIY instructional videos of anyting where there is no narration. I appreciate step-by-step explanations good on you.
Brilliant! Simple and easy. Thanks for sharing.
A couple of tips: Bolt plywood to the inside rims (creating a loading door on one side, of course). Put the shaft through the center instead of hanging the tire from it (you may need additional hardware for that). Then you won't have to clean up the mess constantly. I would suggest a stronger motor, however, if you want to do serious tumbling--the weight with water and polishing media added to the weight of rocks or glass--will be pretty hefty and probably burn out your little sewing machine motor.
Very clever idea! I think you should look for a tire with a large aspect ratio which would mean a larger, deeper, sidewall. This would help keep contents from spilling out. This might also be useful for shooters that reload ammo; it might be a way to clean used brass cases.
Thanks! With this set up you can put any sized tire on there that you want.
Awesome video! The devils in the details.
The tire is simply a great idea. Aside from its abrasion resistance, I would think it should really help to dampen the noise.
Don't read this as pessimism: the one giant problem is the open inside; evaporation, splashing, and pieces falling out are really a deal-breaker for long-term polishing. But how do you seal it? Maybe just a Styrofoam "rim?" I've wanted to build one of these for the longest time, so I will be watching how you proceed with great interest. Thanks!
I was going to use a dry media without water. Yes the water and slurry from it does make a mess, not talking from long term experience, I tried it with sand and water and it was dripping outside of it. Experimentation awaits me!
Simply slow it down a little. Slowed with water and/or abrasive and problem solved.
close it with plywood
Is there any video of actual stone tumbling with this machine? It looks awesome.
Pretty cool!
Thanks for that!!
Wow! Good idea, I'll try this! Thank you!
I made this because I just wanted to prove the concept. The foot pedal didn't last from the sewing machine and got hot and burned up. You'd need something to keep the sand and liquid enclosed in the tire also. Just thought I'd let you know that before spending a lot of time on it although you may be able to improve on my concept.It's all about experimenting and using the old noggin!
Not only does the tire dampen noise but it also provides somewhat of a gear reduction. If you put a drum full of milling media in the tire it should mill quite well.
I have found that the pedal for the motor overheated and burned out. I need to find a better pedal. May have been a cheapy.
LOL!
Ladies and gentlemen... Introducing!.... The Mess Maker!
Lol! Yes. It would be. I've had this idea in my head for a while and had to make it but yes you're right , it would be messy. Thanks.
Yessss! Wish me luck!
To be honest, it did not end up working well. It was messy and things fell out. It was fun to make but I am thinking of another method. Just thought Id let you know.
THAT'S WHEELY COOL :)
I will never get "tired" of it.
Very punny!
Congratulations!!! This is the most "compact" and "easily to storage" of this item I have seen so far...lol
It was more of a "can I make this thing" kind of idea. In the end, it makes a lot of mess and I don' think it would stand the test of time......just to be honest!
Nice one mate
Awesome! I've been trying to think up a tumbler to knock the rust off a bucket of nails I have. Maybe I'll add some paddles inside. Thanks for the video.
Adding paddles inside would ensure that most of your nails would tumble out, even at low speed. Just drop some ground walnut shells in with the nails, and let it go.
That foot pedal could possibly be replaced with a dimmer switch, so that you can let the thing go at a steady speed, without having to babysit a pedal.
if you wanted more depth you use an old truck tire with more sidewall
Or, just a normal tire. An OEM sized tire from, say, an 80's or early 90's Toyota, would do the trick. It's small and lightweight, but also has the appropriate sidewall for proper shock absorption (which is the whole damn point of pneumatic tires, to begin with; a purpose soundly defeated by modern rubber band tires.).
Higher profile tyre, perhaps a light truck tyre. Add some water, rock and aggregate... good job.
You should test putting different things in the tire and watch what happens. Would be a cool concept
nice quality of video man! I noticed the effort awesome job keep up the great videos
+Jesse Leonard Thanks for that!
I like the concept. you think it can be used as a parts polisher with Walnut shells, IF there was a way to keep contents inside wheel?
I am going to be playing with it in the next while to see what it can do. I am new at it and came up with this idea with the things I had at hand. Hopefully I will do an update on how it works.
Chris Notap thanks
Can you leave it with out it burning up? For rock-tumbling (example)
Pretty cool eather way though! ❤
After building it I found that the motor was not up to the task like you say. A bigger motor would be better.
Awesome.
Thanks!
dammit, I thought it was a fire tumbler. now that I read the title a second time the vid actually made sence
You are really thinking outside the box. A very cool idea. I am glad I subscribed to your channel.
My son had dismantled a treadmill to scavenge the dc motor from it and I noticed the rollers. The wheels started turning at that point on how I was going to make a tumbler.
Apart from tumbling rocks.........?
Not every day for me.
So genius 😍👍
It was cool to build but in reality it did not perform as well as I thought. Just thought I'd let you know in case you were going to build one.
better watch it with the speed , i suspect any part hanging in the tire with the polishing stuff will eventualy make the tire spin around the shaft and once that happens it will launch itself clear across the room (the shaft is only laying on top of the saddles using gravity )
i had seen the idea before but i think youre design is a little better
i think having a small scoop inside the tire to roll everything over each revolution might help parts to get both sides polished instead of sticking to eachother or to the tire
So economical
@CHRIS NOTAP DOES THE TIRE SIMPLY REST ON THE SHAFT? TRULY AWESOME PROJECT!!
Thanks for that! Yes it does simply just sit on the shaft. In practice though, it didn't last. The sewing machine pedal overheated. Cool design but back to the drawing board.
@@chrisnotap Simply bypass the pedal with a (blank, cant think of name) such has a light dimming switch for your home. Same concept should work. In theory of course haha Thanks again, and I subbed of course!
Neat idea. Support, guidance and drive from a single shaft. A possible alternative mounting is the more traditional way with two rollers supporting it below. You would need two guide rollers at the top to hold the tyre upright. This would allow you to put two side walls inside the bead to prevent bits bouncing out. Have a long bolt in the middle pressing them apart to hold them in place, make them be just bigger than the opening to let you pop them in and out when sitting on the tire. The tyre should last a lifetime.
Yes. That would work too.
I see potential. Modifications... make the rollers the base. Tire with tall side walls. Cut 2 ply wood circles about the size of the tires and run a length of all thread through the middle to hold everything inside the tire.
All good tips!
What about water for rocks?
Is that a 75,000 mile tire
What a great way to make a mess in your shop
Very ingenious
Unfortunately the motor didn't last so back to the drawing board. Thanks!
@@chrisnotap try a washing machine motor, if you can use the low speed winding it should be low enough rpm and plenty of power
@@thedude5702 Good tip! Thanks!
I love the idea of a sowing machine motor and the breaing made in the wood. All easily "doable".
The only trouble I have is with the treadmill bits....... I'm not taking my TM apart for it! Are these available 2nd hand or another way?
+David Farmer They are at thrift stores for cheap or some people put them at the end of the driveway to the garbage. A lot of these are sitting in homes and never used, so yes, keep your eyes open and they do come up.
Treadmill rollers? Not in the UK... Maybe you are fitter bunch over your at ...
The ideas sis very usable, there must be many application where you an use some thing rataing relatively slowly. Could the idea be adapted to a security camera? Clothes drier?
Do you have a video on it's uses...seems not much good with open sides?
Sorry no I don't. I had the pieces and how to make it in my head so I went ahead and made it. Some rock tumbler people might have a use for it.
A drill also works
I would have been interested to see it tumbling rocks for smoothing and polishing. Evaporation could be a problem, I think.
After building this the controller that controls the speed burnt out. It was interesting to build but it would probably be a real mess with water involved.
i like that you use what you got REAL D.I.Y MAN!!!!!!!!
I try to re-purpose everything. Thanks.
if you use a higher profile tire it will hold more
+dposer10 Yes, exactly. I made it so it would hold pretty well any size tire. I think they eventually wear out since everything is getting worn down when getting tumbled, even the tumbler.
off hand i cant think of anything that will close the gap more which will probably be your biggest problem getting it to work to polish something, on top of that i noticed that once the speed rose too much the parts were held to the tire with centrifugal force and probably wont polish like that
Let's see some finished product. Where's the shiny rocks?
But does it hoon? Seriously though, how did it do full of abrasive media?
This was more of a "I wonder if this will work with a tire" type of project. I think it would probably be a big mess with water and abrasive.
a 4x4 tire with a larger sidewall would help but seriously nice try however I think another visit to the drawing board is in order.
Yes you're right. I look at it this way .Failure is the condiment that gives success it's flavour.
Nice answer I like it.... to fail and try again is success.
Someone's been watch Casey Neistat. :D
He has inspired me to try new things for sure.
What dose this thing help
It a rock/parts tumbler. Tumble rocks to polish them to a glossy finish or for removing rust from rusty parts. Of course you need to add some abrasive so that as it tumbles the abrasive rubs against the bits. But use your creativity and tumble whatever you want in it. Let your artist inspiration flow!
With just a tire and a sewing machine motor...AND A TREADMILL.
How about adding some humanely caught mice to the mix?
I'm ashamed to say that made me laugh...
Quite a lot 😔
You would have to include some little barf bags...
Sorry, but is this thing useful for exactly?
+Jack the best is to search rock tumbler or parts tumbler on you tube then you'll understand what they do. They're kind of neat what they can create.
That tire is pretty heavy, a sewing machine motor is not meant to deal with that much resistance. It's going to burn out faster than it should. If you really intend to tumble things in there with water and grit for days at a time, you're going to need a stronger motor.
Sewing machine motors aren't that weak. Plus the fact that there's not a lot of resistance for a long period of time. The motor should be fine. They're much stronger / more durable than most 12v motors people are using and have been using for DIY rock tumblers. My only issue is using 110v for it. I"d prefer a 12v setup... mainly because I'm big into safety and I hate high voltage, lol
Thumbs up for full speed!
lets see it in action tumbling rocks.
+Cam Schmidt I will be testing it out in the coming weeks and hopefully do an update video on how it does.
Put a coffee can with some metal parts and sand/gravel in so that it rolls inside the tire and see what happens!
This was actually a fun experiment to see if the concept worked. The motor and foot pedal did not last long. Back to the drawing board.
i loved everything about it
@@chrisnotap
Skip to 2:40. Best part of the video!
Oh man.... you really were bored at that time.... I wonder if it is still running
a 75 series tire will keep stuff in better
Fidget spinner 3.0
Pity about the intire video not sure what that adds.
Motor too small for application. Do like the tire idea.
Yes it is. The motor didn’t last long but concept is there.
When he put the camera I threw up
that little motor not really intended for that kind of load ! it aint going to last long running continuesly fpr days
Mmmm?
Lose the music schtick and you got something great...
Second to mention that out of 1.2 million views. Meh.
Oops wrong video, sorry.
What was the purpose? Seems like a big, useless thing that does nothing well. You can buy a tumbler which does the job better with less mess. Your video convinced me to not pursue the stupid ideas I have.
You are absolutely right! After I made it, it did not live up to my expectations and I ended up making it to prove to myself it could be done but like I say, in the end, not useful at all. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for your honesty.
@@chrisnotap thanks for your honesty, sorry if I was too abrupt. It was a good idea. Good carpentry.
Hide yer hamster.
Bad design on 3 or 4 points. Pretty much useless as a tumbler.
I would have to agree. I had a vision and I made it but the motor is too small, open sides etc.