Washing machine turned into a vibratory tumbler

[OnceFired]

I thought this was interesting. Saw it on CraigsList here in the Austin area.

http://austin.craigslist.org/zip/5522816805.html

In case it gets scooped up & deleted, here's the whole text in the ad. It's not mine, nor do I know the person who did it. I'm pretty sure this has my cement mixer beat in terms of capacity.

Almost a vibratory parts tumbler! This is an almost finished project but I don't have time to mess with it. It started as a washing machine and has been stripped down to basically the drum with central cone and holes caulked up, and the motor rewired to run only on/off and mounted to the original bracket on the bottom. It only needs to have a counterbalance/weight added to the motor so it vibrates more. It currently has only a slight vibration.

[Mica_Hiebert]

Ever had a unbalanced load of laundry in your washer? I can't see this working well lol

[M-Tecs]

Fun to unload also!!!!!

[mexicanjoe]

Ever had a unbalanced load of laundry in your washer? I can't see this working well lol

I use bungees to secure a small plastic bucket to my Kenworth tractor; filled with brass and walnut media.. After driving all day in the oilfield roads all my brass comes out shiny!

[salpal48]

It is amazing what People will do to save a Few Bucks.. . There Labor must be worth under $5.00 per Hour.. maybe It's The mental drive To do something On your Own. . it is just sheer stupidity

[dudel]

Note that in the title it's a "Vibratory Tumbler Project"; but in the description, "Almost a vibratory parts tumbler! This is an almost finished project but I don't have time to mess with it."

Yeah, that last 10% is a real pain.

[mdi]

Most folks that I know that make "home made equipment" aren't doing it for money's sake. If someone wasn't just "piddling around" to figger out how to make something, would anybody have home made gas checks? Would anyone use a metal preservative to lube cast bullets? Would anyone even think about using lizard litter and car wax to clean their brass? Some can't see or can't experience what being satisfied with a finished project feels like. Making ammo at home is way more involved than buying a box of ammo at the LGS, the same as making a wobbler/cleaner at home versus buying one. But, feeling good about doing something constructive/inventive is much more satisfying. Far, far from stupidity...

[OS OK]

Yep...true enough, success though is more frequently achieved by 'thinking through' a bit more thoroughly before grabbing your hammer and whacking away.
This project looks like someone got too stoned and all they could see was a big vibratory tumbler, didn't look any further than that.

OS OK

[44Vaquero]

Dryers work better! Wet or Dry!

[Skunk1]

Most folks that I know that make "home made equipment" aren't doing it for money's sake. If someone wasn't just "piddling around" to figger out how to make something, would anybody have home made gas checks? Would anyone use a metal preservative to lube cast bullets? Would anyone even think about using lizard litter and car wax to clean their brass? Some can't see or can't experience what being satisfied with a finished project feels like. Making ammo at home is way more involved than buying a box of ammo at the LGS, the same as making a wobbler/cleaner at home versus buying one. But, feeling good about doing something constructive/inventive is much more satisfying. Far, far from stupidity...

If no one tried to build something out of another item there wouldn't be a "homemade?" sticky in this part of the forum. I like fiddlin with stuff too.

[Walter Laich]

I like to 'mess around' like my wife calls it. It's fun and every once in awhile I get something that really does what it's supposed to.