Thread: My 3D printed case tumbler

This is just a prototype at best, but it does the job, might get the next one CNC cut out of plastic instead of 3D printing, but at least the concept works.
The plastic honey pot works a treat and let's you see inside to check on the progress.
Will get a better motor next time with a digital speed controller.
Look at the results from that dark Greek bunker ammo, looks like new.
Learned a few things the hard way, DONT put in the number if the cases are covered in case lube!
I found it not only heeds the cleaning, but gets gunky and hard to clean off.
I ended up washing everything including the pins in kerosene and then washed it off, made a much better job an helped the citric acid do its thing.
Simple green also appears to do a good job at cleaning, but I did the last couple of cycles with armor all wash n wax.
Got them drying out by the fire now.
Might consider building a few if others are interested, can probably do it at half the cost of a big brand but with more features.

Great job! I would like to make one - I have the tub and motor but that's as far as I've e got.

I've at least proved it can be done on the cheap.
I slapped this thing together over the weekend, I had a motor already on hand, but im going to get a high torque motor off aliexpress thats geared down and has a speed controller.

Nice work there @Old_School

Originally Posted by johnd

Nice work there @Old_School

Yeah im pretty happy with how it works and being such a simple design.
I never could have imagined that this brass could come up as clean as it did.
Wish I never dumped my old brass at gun city last year!

Originally Posted by Old_School

This is just a prototype at best, but it does the job, might get the next one CNC cut out of plastic instead of 3D printing, but at least the concept works.
The plastic honey pot works a treat and let's you see inside to check on the progress.
Will get a better motor next time with a digital speed controller.
Look at the results from that dark Greek bunker ammo, looks like new.
Learned a few things the hard way, DONT put in the number if the cases are covered in case lube!
I found it not only heeds the cleaning, but gets gunky and hard to clean off.
I ended up washing everything including the pins in kerosene and then washed it off, made a much better job an helped the citric acid do its thing.
Simple green also appears to do a good job at cleaning, but I did the last couple of cycles with armor all wash n wax.
Got them drying out by the fire now.
Might consider building a few if others are interested, can probably do it at half the cost of a big brand but with more features.
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First customer. Impressive. Podium.

Originally Posted by Old_School

This is just a prototype at best, but it does the job, might get the next one CNC cut out of plastic instead of 3D printing, but at least the concept works.
The plastic honey pot works a treat and let's you see inside to check on the progress.
Will get a better motor next time with a digital speed controller.
Look at the results from that dark Greek bunker ammo, looks like new.
Learned a few things the hard way, DONT put in the number if the cases are covered in case lube!
I found it not only heeds the cleaning, but gets gunky and hard to clean off.
I ended up washing everything including the pins in kerosene and then washed it off, made a much better job an helped the citric acid do its thing.
Simple green also appears to do a good job at cleaning, but I did the last couple of cycles with armor all wash n wax.
Got them drying out by the fire now.
Might consider building a few if others are interested, can probably do it at half the cost of a big brand but with more features.
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Interested mate

Originally Posted by Tman12

Interested mate

Will let you know when I have my next unit made, I am also looking at building an induction annealer.