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Speaking of Tumblers
I have to admit the RCBS Sidewinder seems to fit the bill but certainly isn't cheap by the time you imported them into Oz.
I was thinking of something like a small cement mixer: and taking out the blades and inserting something like one of these flexible plastic buckets, as liner and batch container etc: Anyone had any experience/success with this set-up for bullet swaging or cleaning/washing of brass? |
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Aaron do you want a tumbler, it would be pretty easy to build one like the Thumler tumbler model B.
I found this post on another forum about a home built tumbler, I thought the base was great but the tubes would only be OK for cleaning cases. I don't think the internal flaps and bolts would be good for cores or jackets and might be a bit hard to clean. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...omemade/page10 http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...77#post1902477 http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...46#post2051046 Kiwi |
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When I went through the Sierra plant several years ago, they used those mixers or even a bit larger to tumble bullets with walnut media.
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You can google "Ball Milling Theory & Practice for the Amateur Pyrotechnician by Lloyd Sponenburgh".
His book involves the building of a ball mill that uses PVC pipe for the barrels. It works very well for numerous applications. I intend to make one for swage operations as well. I'm not sure what scale you are needing, but I don't know if you need a cement mixer to tumble bullets. |
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