Building a tumbler.. cost: 0.00

[cyberdigger]

..or should i get fancy and sacrifice this???

 

[cyberdigger]

Lets try the simple way first.. the drive shaft pin is a little bit too big for the wheel, but it's plastic.. no problem!!

 

[cyberdigger]

OK, it's starting to come together now.. just need to build the frame, and VOILA!!!!

 

[cyberdigger]

...a living, breathing, working tumbler.. spins the paint cans at just about 60 rpm's.. that was pure luck!

 

[cyberdigger]

..simplicity is the name of my game![]

 

[cyberdigger]

It may not be pretty, but as I said, it didn't cost me one red cent!! Of course, I need a cylinder and some copper now.. at least till then I've got a snazzy paint stirrer! []

 

[cyberdigger]

I want to say THANK YOU to all the forum members who have posted all the good info and pics about tumblers here.. I never would have tried to do this without learning so much from the forum first!!
I think the free part is over, now.. I'm thinking about picking up a couple canisters from the Jar Dr.. also I can't see why this contraption I just built could not be a double.. just need to make another roller.. tomorrow is another day!

 

[doorsmaniac]

Bravo! Now Im Jealous!......

 

[wedigforyou]

I sit in awe. Try flea markets for copper wire -- but you have to cut it yourself. If you have a access to a drill press that'll make short order of that task. We have a local bid board where I got lucky and won a nice chunk of unused wire for $12.00 -- We should get at least 10 lbs. out of it. Snip -- snip -- snip!!! We'll get there.

 

[cyberdigger]

Nothing to be jealous of or in awe about here.. just a junkologist/packrat making himself useful!
I've heard about the drill press making copper cutting a lot easier, but I still can't wrap my head around that one.. how would one go about doing that? Please advise!!