Parts tumbler

[troye]

I am in the process of building a parts tumbler measuring 36" long by 12" diameter. It will be powdered by a gas engine and chain driven, what I need is the drive sproket and driven sproket sizes.
I would appreciate any help.

Troye

[Anti-GMAW]

That thing is going to be noisy! Why not go with a belt?

[SignWave]

if youre bent on using chain and sprockets, try a farm supply place. A Co-Op or the like. These guys seem to have all that kinda farm stuff on hand. I thing the belt is better too. more forgiving easier to source out, if something goes wrong the belt will break rather than tearing hte rig apart (potentially)

Or look in the phone book under chain and sprockets..

[krackle]

i would recommend a belt too...
no need for a chain on something like that.

[FATFAB]

That thing is going to be noisy! Why not go with a belt?

And the tumbling parts are quiet?


Sorry just had to ask.

[tacmig]

I haven't really seen a tumbler worth its salt other that AnCar commercial tumbling tubes. They are either too small too big and almost everyone is over priced! Making your own is O.K., but here is a little tip/advice. We bought an electric long barrel cement mixer for $495.00 filled it (1/3) with media (steel shoot, walnut shells, glass and whatever we need) and it works absolutely 100% awesome.

A little grub for thought.
TacMig

[john p]

That is a very good idea.Love seeing and hearing other peoples ideas,started a sandblasting business for my 16 year old son.This parts tumbler is just right for the young man.Abrasive Al's Sandblasting needs one for sure.Thank you.Will let you know how it works out.Was asked about doing a scuba tank,inside a steel one.Never done one ,don't know if I should try it.Any help would be nice.

[DSW]

John P I do scuba tank service all the time. I have worked as a scube service tech for about 4 years. I used to run 2 tumbers non stop around this time of year. What do you want to know? Here's mine that I posted for troye on welding web.

http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=20645

Feel free to email me or pm me on any thing you need to know about doing it.

[welderman23]

Or look in the phone book under chain and sprockets..

careful you might end up calling some bondage place

[Leons2003]

Here is a unit I made for rolling spray in bedliner mat'l. tis a belt drive to the rollers w/a 1/3 hp motor. A drum 3'x1' is kinda tiny IMHO, but I suppose it depends on the parts that are being tumbled. Sometime back a fellow from AZ on the motorsports side(I think) built one using a plastic 55gal. drum, should have been somewhat quieter. If you go w/chain, for the pig rotisserie purchased mine from Granger.
Good luck
L*S