Subject: Re: tumblers

From: [email-masked] (David Hoopes)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 19:54:48 -0500

>This talk of tumblers has me interested, I'm tired of sandblasting and wire
>brushing to remove scale and polish production pieces.  Does anyone out
>there have plans/guidelines for a homebuilt large capacity tumbler?  It
>seems that it would be fairly simple to make one from a 55 gallon barrel, an
>electric motor, and parts from a scrapyard.  
>
>Doug and Penny
>
The setup that we have would be very easy to make.  The moving components 
consisted of 2 shafts 3/4in dia. with 6in pullys one end of each shaft.  A 
1 1/2in pully on the motor shaft.  A belt that goes around all three pullys.

The motor was 1/3 horse at 1725 rpm.

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David Hoopes
[email-masked]
Lenexa, Kansas (Near Kansas City, Mo)