I just bought this tumbler. You can buy a new drum for $12. Try replacing that. The drum on mine turns freely also. Maybe you could go buy a new one and if it is still the same model get the protection plan and take the old one back then you would have 2 of them.
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Don't set tumblers on carpet, they might overheat. The ones I've owned all had to breathe from the bottom, carpet can prevent that. Set 'em on concrete so they can get airflow, and they'll vibrate better anyway on a hard surface.
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I just bought this tumbler. You can buy a new drum for $12. Try replacing that. The drum on mine turns freely also. Maybe you could go buy a new one and if it is still the same model get the protection plan and take the old one back then you would have 2 of them.
Unethical and, probably, illegal.
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Anything that vibrates needs to have the nuts tightened from time to time.
Anything that has a motor, or other moving parts, needs lubrication from time to time. Put a few drops of a non-gumming oil on the two motor bearings and the motor will likely run a lot cooler.
+1 that solves the majority of the problems before they happen.
Don't set tumblers on carpet, they might overheat. The ones I've owned all had to breathe from the bottom, carpet can prevent that. Set 'em on concrete so they can get airflow, and they'll vibrate better anyway on a hard surface.
Mine sits on a desk in the garage while it runs. I never liked the though of running the tumbler in the house anyway...that type of dust can't be good for people.
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The shakers make dust????!!! I never owned one, having started with an actual rock tumbler 35 years ago and I'm still using it. Waterproof, dust proof, quiet and cheap in the long run. I think I paid $30 for it.
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Personally, if it were mine, before I did anything, I'd see if I could take out the clamp down lid screw which is obviously stripped and if I could, I'd take it to the hardware store and find something in the screw section that would work and just replace it.
If that's all that's wrong with it.
As for the wing nut vibrating loose, do what I did and take a piece of making tape and take a piece about an inch long and put it around the thread about 1/8th" above the wing nut. It's still vibrate loose, but it won't go beyond the tape.
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The shakers make dust????!!! I never owned one, having started with an actual rock tumbler 35 years ago and I'm still using it. Waterproof, dust proof, quiet and cheap in the long run. I think I paid $30 for it.
Teach, not so much that it's making dust flying through the air. I think JTuck is looking at limiting the overall exposure in general handling of the overall process. i run mine in the garage as well.
The industry-wide standard sporting priming compound in use today is lead styphenate,
which replaced the older potassium chlorate compounds used through the 1950s. While
potassium chlorate primers are very reliable and stable, the residue they leave is
hydroscopic and corrosive. The new lead-based priming compounds have saved a
mountain of rusted bores; however, the toxic lead smoke they add to the air and the
residues left on your brass are significant source of exposure. Lead poisoning is a risk for
people who shoot a lot and reload their own ammunition or who shoot indoors. Many
indoor ranges lack the air replacement equipment required to reduce your exposure risk
to outdoor levels. If you shoot indoors you should consider a respirator. You should also
wear an appropriate respirator whenever you tumble, clean, and separate media from your
fired cases. Skin absorption rates from lead are low, but washing your hands and wearing
gloves will prevent inadvertent ingestion of lead particles (from wiping your face
handling food smoking, or drinking)
So that is what that gadget is for that I got once called a Lee ziptrim (or similar)They said no reloader could be without it.I thought it was powered somehow but when I got it there was a string you pull to make it spin.You can put a case in and pull the string and the case goes around quite rapidly.But with only one hand free if you try to do anything the case usually goes flying to a dark corner of the room not to be found or seen again for months.I can see where if my tumbler broke,(I have three) I could get steel wool and get casings to lock in somehow (havn't figured that part yet) and clean them just slicker than ??? Maybe I better look into that just in case.Up 'til now I have wondered why I couldn't be without this gadget like they advertised.
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So that is what that gadget is for that I got once called a Lee ziptrim (or similar)They said no reloader could be without it.I thought it was powered somehow but when I got it there was a string you pull to make it spin.You can put a case in and pull the string and the case goes around quite rapidly.But with only one hand free if you try to do anything the case usually goes flying to a dark corner of the room not to be found or seen again for months.I can see where if my tumbler broke,(I have three) I could get steel wool and get casings to lock in somehow (havn't figured that part yet) and clean them just slicker than ??? Maybe I better look into that just in case.Up 'til now I have wondered why I couldn't be without this gadget like they advertised.
Hahaha...oh sam- I get such a kick out your posts.
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^^^^ Thanks, Jerry. Now I have to wonder how many of us are in the habit of using gloves and masks when working with the tumblers. I know I never have, but will likely start.
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Put a used dryer sheet in the tumbler, it will cut down on the dust.
I got that tip from Rich (Mooseman684). It works wonders, but can cause you great pain and inconvienence if you use the last dryer sheet before the wife puts her clothes from the washer into the dryer. I had to make a late night trip to the store one night around 11:00PM to buy dryer sheets.
She made me buy my own box the next time we was at the store too.
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Actually, I save the ones for use after their trip through the clothes in my dryer. There is still enough of the antistatic chems left on it and it still gets the dust.
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Actually, I save the ones for use after their trip through the clothes in my dryer. There is still enough of the antistatic chems left on it and it still gets the dust.
I started doing that too. Works just as good, and cheaper.
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Actually, I save the ones for use after their trip through the clothes in my dryer. There is still enough of the antistatic chems left on it and it still gets the dust.
Yep, we have a box on top of the dryer that my wife puts the used dryer sheets in. I like to think of it as doing my part of "going green".
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