sixdogs
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From time to time I have piles of rusty metal ag parts that I normally brush or scrape and then paint, which takes too much time and never really does a very good job. So I've been thnking maybe build a giant rotary or vibratory tumbler. Something like a case cleaner on steroids. Certainly it would do the job but it would have to be rugged to hold the weight and it would need to be big.
I could use a plastic 55 gallon drum by running a pipe through the center and gearing down to an electric motor. I would have to figure out some way to make a cover so the media and parts don't fall out. I could also put the barrel on an angle like a cement mixer so things wouldn't falll out but I don't think the cleaning action would be the same.
For that matter, maybe buy a new Harbor Freight cement mixer and fill with media but I don't want to spend that much to just clean parts. plus I'm not even sure it would work. How about a 3-PT cement mixer?
Maybe I could make a "vibratory" cleaner like a case cleaner but I have no idea how those things vibrate. Maybe just build a vibratory platform and set the barrel on the platform?
A big tumbler or vibratory cleaner seems like a workable idea and I have not seen this discussed before.
Anyone built anything like this or have any ideas?
I could use a plastic 55 gallon drum by running a pipe through the center and gearing down to an electric motor. I would have to figure out some way to make a cover so the media and parts don't fall out. I could also put the barrel on an angle like a cement mixer so things wouldn't falll out but I don't think the cleaning action would be the same.
For that matter, maybe buy a new Harbor Freight cement mixer and fill with media but I don't want to spend that much to just clean parts. plus I'm not even sure it would work. How about a 3-PT cement mixer?
Maybe I could make a "vibratory" cleaner like a case cleaner but I have no idea how those things vibrate. Maybe just build a vibratory platform and set the barrel on the platform?
A big tumbler or vibratory cleaner seems like a workable idea and I have not seen this discussed before.
Anyone built anything like this or have any ideas?