My Lyman turbo tumbler is getting loud

Dultimatpredator

Dultimatpredator

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I've been tumbling range brass on and off for the last couple weeks. I noticed today it sounds extremely loud. I unplugged it and let it sit for a half day. I just plugged it back in and it's still loud but works. Is there bushings on the inside that May have Worn out and if so can they be replaced?
 
Originally Posted By: DultimatpredatorI've been tumbling range brass on and off for the last couple weeks. I noticed today it sounds extremely loud. I unplugged it and let it sit for a half day. I just plugged it back in and it's still loud but works. Is there bushings on the inside that May have Worn out and if so can they be replaced?

Tighten everything and oil the motor bearings.
 
Mine did that a year or so ago, and within a month it was toast. I lubed the bearings, but to no avail. Hoping you have better luck, but the way they are built, with an eccentric weight attached to the motor shaft, having the bearings eventually burn out is predictable and an eventual certainty, in my estimation.
 
Originally Posted By: DultimatpredatorIt's done....it quit overnight. Time for a new tumbler

Get a Dillon 2001 - I have had mine for 15 years, and I treat it badly - it runs all night on a 8 hour clock timer in commercial service.
 
Originally Posted By: CatShooterOriginally Posted By: DultimatpredatorIt's done....it quit overnight. Time for a new tumbler

Get a Dillon 2001 - I have had mine for 15 years, and I treat it badly - it runs all night on a 8 hour clock timer in commercial service.



Probably why mine died....I normally let it run for 2-3 days. It normally takes that long to clean them with green corn cob media
 
You can cut the run time by hours if you put some polish in with it. I rarely run mine more that a couple of hours, unless I just plain ol forget. Dillion makes some good stuff and there are others out there. Don't use Braso or that kind of stuff.

tom
 
Originally Posted By: DultimatpredatorOriginally Posted By: CatShooterOriginally Posted By: DultimatpredatorIt's done....it quit overnight. Time for a new tumbler

Get a Dillon 2001 - I have had mine for 15 years, and I treat it badly - it runs all night on a 8 hour clock timer in commercial service.



Probably why mine died....I normally let it run for 2-3 days. It normally takes that long to clean them with green corn cob media

Dump the corn cob crap and get some of the fine ground Walnut shell media.

I looked at the Walnut shell the pet stores sell but it is just to large, just the right size to plug flash holes in brass.

I use the fine stuff I got from Midway when I bought my tumbler / vibrator. Never have a problem with flash holes getting plugged. But I do check each piece of brass for plugged flash hole , just never find one. I only tumble 3 or 4 hours or less. I never worry if they are real bright and shinny. Shinny brass doesn't shoot any better than just plain old clean brass.

I do not use any polishing compounds that make the media stick together either.

DAB
 
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ITS ALIVE!!!....I plugged it in today and it was humming. I unplugged it and took it apart. I had to arm wrestle with the springs to pull the motor out. I plugged it in with the motor loose and it didn't move but hummed. I spun the fan wheel and it started working. I wd40'd where the shaft went into the motor, put it back together and compressed the springs back down by pushing on them. Well it's working like new again and quiet. I purchased a dual rock tumbler today from harbor freight for $35 and orded 2.5lbs of ss pins for another $20 so now I have a backup.
 
when we used to go on hunting trips and something quit working, like a clock, lantern, stove or something like that... it would become a target filled with holes... sounds like you have a candidate there...
 
WD-40 isn't a very good lubricant for an electric motor. Plain old motor oil for your car would work better. But it is a moot point since it died again.

STP is better yet if you can work it in to the bearing.
 
Quote:WD-40 isn't a very good lubricant for an electric motor....+1...If you look around and find some "3 in 1" oil, it's been a stand by of mine for years for any kind of high or variable speed electric motors...
 
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