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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3423775" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I have made 3 of them.</p><p>Just made one last week for my neighbor.</p><p>May have some Chinese parts though I used a wheel hub $3.99 from harbor freight.</p><p>A rolling pin and some Zinc plated 5/8" rod from Lowes.</p><p>A sewing machine motor and a pulley to spin the 5/8" shaft.</p><p>A dimmer switch to control motor speed.</p><p>Mounted it all in a plastic crate.</p><p></p><p>The 5/8" shaft has Gorilla tape on it to allow traction on the spinning drum which is a 2 quart bottle of V8.</p><p>Pins are American made.</p><p>They are copper pins made from left over THHN stranded wire.</p><p>8 gauge to 1/0</p><p></p><p>How are your handy skills???</p><p>You can get a sewing machine motor for under 30 bucks.</p><p>Or use a corded or cordless drill with a small pulley attached.</p><p>Not rocket science.</p><p>You just need to spin 1 roller and have another roller as an idler roller.</p><p></p><p>You can take this a step farther and make a long shaft and install multiple drums.</p><p>1 hour of tumbling and it is done.</p><p>I made my first one from a treadmill that donated the rollers and DC motor.</p><p>I ran 4 batches yesterday.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]174728[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3423775, member: 15054"] I have made 3 of them. Just made one last week for my neighbor. May have some Chinese parts though I used a wheel hub $3.99 from harbor freight. A rolling pin and some Zinc plated 5/8" rod from Lowes. A sewing machine motor and a pulley to spin the 5/8" shaft. A dimmer switch to control motor speed. Mounted it all in a plastic crate. The 5/8" shaft has Gorilla tape on it to allow traction on the spinning drum which is a 2 quart bottle of V8. Pins are American made. They are copper pins made from left over THHN stranded wire. 8 gauge to 1/0 How are your handy skills??? You can get a sewing machine motor for under 30 bucks. Or use a corded or cordless drill with a small pulley attached. Not rocket science. You just need to spin 1 roller and have another roller as an idler roller. You can take this a step farther and make a long shaft and install multiple drums. 1 hour of tumbling and it is done. I made my first one from a treadmill that donated the rollers and DC motor. I ran 4 batches yesterday. [ATTACH=full]174728[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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