Giant tumbler

[Doc Holiday13]

So I'm going to be starting to do brass processing....A lot of brass processing. My FFL manufacturing has been approved. I'm going to be making ammunition to start before I try to grow into other fields of the firearm world.

In my process of considering how am I going to process the several thousand .lbs of brass I have coming I was at home depot and saw this

http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materi...catalogId=10053

When I saw it I had one of those "Aaah haaaaah!!!!" moments and thought it just might work because I can replace the metal mixing blades with starboard blades and use SS media.

Does this seem crazy???

 

[Adician]

Re: Giant tumbler

Holy **** that's going to be a lot of stainless steel media.

 

[Doc Holiday13]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Adician</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Holy **** that's going to be a lot of stainless steel media. </div></div>

But the cost of it goes to nill after probably 5 uses if you compare to amount of brass cleaned to how long the SS media last...Which the media is indefinitely good

 

[Mordamer]

Re: Giant tumbler

Holy cats, that just might work. What are the starboard blades if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Chiller]

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if I shot more (alot more) I have looked at one of these. remove the blades and seal up the holes.

 

[Fuzzball]

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Not only is it not crazy but it's common for those who tumble very large quanities on regular basis. I sorta doubt it will need paddles at all, those are needed for mixing concrete.

FYI, Harbor Freight Tools has a steel bodied mixer a bit smaller than that for something like $125 (on sale, as it often is).

 

[Doc Holiday13]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mordamer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Holy cats, that just might work. What are the starboard blades if you don't mind me asking? </div></div>

Starboard is high density plastic. Kinda like a cutting board. It makes for fantastic Target holder too because it doesn't shatter when it gets shot, regardless what caliber it gets shot with.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fuzzball</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not only is it not crazy but it's common for those who tumble very large quanities on regular basis. I sorta doubt it will need paddles at all, those are needed for mixing concrete.

FYI, Harbor Freight Tools has a steel bodied mixer a bit smaller than that for something like $125 (on sale, as it often is).

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Harbor Freight =/= commercial use. It's good for one time use and if it does break you aren't out much $$.

 

[Fuzzball]

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"Harbor Freight =/= commercial use. It's good for one time use and if it does break you aren't out much $$."

Yeah. I have one of the larger HF mixers, at about a third the cost of the Lowes' mixer it was too good a deal not to try. It's given me "good enough for home owner" service for several years. I considered getting my wife one of the smaller ones for mixing her flower potting soil but didn't, just let her use mine and spent the money "saved" on components!

 

[The Mechanic]

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Several guys on the FCSA use the Harbor Freight mixer with great success. So it has been done for years now. I would have no problem in telling you go for it. here is a real small one.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-4-quarter-cubic-ft-compact-cement-mixer-91907.html