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biggdawg

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  1. 7" will be close you are running a larger shaft than i run -- i run 5/8 shaft with 6" on it and 1.5 on the motor. for your combo i would run 1.5 and 7" but that is me i have learned you don't have to spin them as fast for them to work.
  2. many guys have built them with treadmills but you need to keep all the controls from what i have seen. as far as parts list goes for my tumbler it is on the first and second pages. for a treadmill tumbler i would google it it has been done many times. i just haven't done it.
  3. i use 13" of pipe for the large drum. the idler bearings get on ebay they are 1/4x3/4 bearings.
  4. i use 7lbs in a 1 gallon and 12 lbs in a 6" 2 gallon and 15lbs in an 8" 2 gallon.
  5. 8" of 6" pvc with caps makes about a 1 gallon drum and 15 3/4" makes about a 2 gallon drum
  6. if it works for you without then you don't need them. i did my testing with a clear container and with out agitators and the brass and pins just stayed on the bottom and didn't clean very well.
  7. the problem of using the 5 gallon pail is the ends are 2 different sizes. i have had several guys try but they end up building or buying a drum.
  8. they are 6" caps that i use becaseu i use an 8 to 6 reducer i get them on amazon http://www.amazon.co...ils_o02_s00_i00 bigdawg, I may have screwed up....I ordered 8" sch 40 fittings and the 6" cap doesn't fit the 8 to 6" reducer. It fits inside it. Any sugestions I'd hate to have $60 in fittings go to waste. thanks, K5Guy measure the inside of the fitting then look for a plug like this http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/CHERNE-INDUSTRIES-Pipe-Plug-1VNG9?Pid=search hope this helps or you can put a piece of 6" pipe in the reducer and let it stick out 2 or 3 inches and put the cap on that. if you need to talk pm me and i will give you my number
  9. I shoot for 60 - 70 rpm drum speed on my drums my motors run 1725 and i use a 1.5 and a 4.5 inch pulleys
  10. bob, in my testing i have found that the less brass to the more media you run decreases tumbling time considerably. now i haven't gone to that extreme. but i have run 3-5lbs of brass in my large drum with 20lbs of media. it is a 3 gallon drum. i still used all the media and filled it with water as usual and it worked great. in your case though a 1 gallon 6" drum would be a good choice for the small loads. that is what i use just to save water. if you need help with finding fittings and pipe let me know.
  11. the pillow blocks i use have set screws on them that you tighten down to hold the shafts.
  12. they are 6" caps that i use becaseu i use an 8 to 6 reducer i get them on amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VZPZNG/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
  13. bearings are 3/4 x 1/4 get them from usa bearings and belt. the rubber feet i get on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/250847857418?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 glad i could help. i would like to hear how the nylon bolts work. i prefer the stainless my self.
  14. i prefer to have 1lb more media than brass at that capacity. you can go 1 to 1 it just takes longer. i prefer speed so i usually keep my brass 2-3lbs less than media but i have several drums also. so 5lbs of media and 200 223 cases would be just fine.
  15. the agitators are made from 2" pvc cut into 1/3's you want a 1 gallon drum or about 8" of 6" pvc pipe
  16. it doesn't matter which end has the reducer and which one has the cap i just watch the direction the drum rotates and set it on the tumbler the proper direction
  17. I now only use 2 screws in each fin and a shorter bolt but i had and don't have any problems with dented cases. if you put the drum on the tumbler correctly and have the bolts on the trailing edge the brass shouldn't impact the bolts -- there is a cavity back there caused by the fins. spin the drum the direction of the arrow
  18. give me a shout and i might be able to hook you up.
  19. yeh, kevin talked me into trying them. sent me 10lbs. i ran a few batches and they didn't clean as fast or good as the small pins. so he let me send them back in exchange for the small ones.
  20. i tried them and didn't like how they worked on the smaller cases like 223 and the small primer pockets i think the larger diameter and shorter would work better. i bet they will work good on the larger cases
  21. i have 3 5lb bags of media extra right now. if someone needs some. I buy 50lbs at a time.
  22. I get my pulleys at amazon 4 inch 1.5 inch
  23. it really didn't work out. i scrapped the idea and just use the 6-4 reducer and 4 inch rubber cap. i use the frankfort arsnal separator.
  24. The 8 is more efficient but costs more to build. the 6" 1 gallon drum is the drum i use the most it is my small batch drum. i have 5lbs of media in it and 15lbs in my 3 gallon 8" drum i have a 6" 2 gallon drum i use 10lbs of media in. i don't know how much brass you need to do but if it is large quantities go with the 8 if not the 6 is more than capable.
  25. the only comments i have had is the container will walk to one end but that is why i put the idler bearings and it will wear a groove in the rubber hose.
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