Homemade tumbler

[jbblount]

Put this together this weekend. Works good. Just have to get the right media.

 

[aarongb]

Is that a cooler? Great idea!

 

[Jsteele]

Brad... you are a mad scientist. I really dig your cool gadgets.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Cooler is a good idea. I usually just wrap a big container in towels and tie em on, then shove it all in the dryer with a small load of clothes to help cushion and such.

 

[rustyrazor]

dumb question... what are you tumbling in there? blade steel... and if so, what are you using for a medium, and what results? i've been sandblasting, but i'd like to find another type of finish.

 

[bikermikearchery]

thanks for posting that. I will have to make something like that,
I found some course ceramic media at Harbor freight 3/8" size. With vinagar is good for getting most of the scail off the stainless I forge.
Just need a bigger tumbler for some items.

 

[Atlas Knife Company]

Wouldn't the thin plastic inside and outside of the cooler deteriorate very quickly? Perhaps 6" PVC with an end cap on one end and screw on lid(cleanout) on the other. The 1/4" PVC would last longer and could be replaced cheaply.

 

[jbblount]

Wouldn't the thin plastic inside and outside of the cooler deteriorate very quickly? Perhaps 6" PVC with an end cap on one end and screw on lid(cleanout) on the other. The 1/4" PVC would last longer and could be replaced cheaply.

I originally planned on using PVC. It cost a little more and I had the cooler already. The cooler seals good and is cheap to replace.

 

[tim37a]

Do the rubber wheels drive and turn the cooler - no shaft thru the cooler? Great idea!!!

 

[mioduz]

may be slightly overkill
[video=youtube_share;dUru0x2aT0Q]http://youtu.be/dUru0x2aT0Q[/video]

 

[SunsetFisherman]

^ haha