Tumbling clad, tilting the tumbler

[campnagle]

I found my tumbler works or rolls much better when I jack up one side with something. I use a little borax and some steel shot and a hour or so later it is good to go. This is just for common clad, no good stuff goes in the tumbler.

 

[JBEXPRESS]

That's pretty cool, If it works why not.

 

[Jason in Enid]

I'm trying to figure out how that could make any difference.

 

[campnagle]

I'm trying to figure out how that could make any difference.

With my Lortone tumbler laying level the rod spins but the barrel will spin a little and stop, spin and stop no matter what the load is. It's been that way since new. Tilting puts the barrel weight on the spinning rod making it spin constant. Maybe it's just my tumbler, I thought they were all like that.
Leaving it level after a few hours it will start to spin pretty steady, tilting makes it spin all the time.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Oh, OK. I can see how that would help then.

 

[daddydigger]

Mine is EXACTLY the same way. By tilting the tumbler so the weight of the barrel is against the turning mechanism, the tumbling is much better and doesn't get "stuck" like when it is flat.

 

[Jason in Enid]

What brand of tumbler is that?

 

[grinsebring]

I do the same

when the barrel sticks usually from being overloaded it can be a belt killer. If I just have a few things in it it tends to work ok laying flat.....Good post...Gil

 

[Digger Magoo]

How about making the idler axle a little bigger by rolling electrical tape in two or three spots on the axle. Don't do it to the drive axle, that would change the RPM. Just throwing another idea out there.