Anderzander Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Anyone used a vibratory tumbler ? I’m quite interested for 2 scenarios: Polishing - I have a lot of gear parts that have had marks and bits of light rust on them, and they would seem ripe for the ‘peening’ ‘polishing’ effect of a VT. Rust removal - the idea of chucking rusty fasteners in and leaving for them for a few days to emerge as the videos seem to show they do - seems pretty attractive too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Never used one, but for bolts especially they do appeal, so following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I've only used the commercial cutlery polishing type I'm afraid . How do they compare price wise to a conventional blaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 They are a couple of hundred for a big(ish) one. Part of what’s attractive though is the finish they give - it doesn’t key the surface in the way a blaster does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L19MUD Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Would a cement mixer do the same job or have I missed the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Nige (@Hybrid_from_Hell) does. Bumped into him at the Southern Manufacturing Show a few years ago and he'd been speaking to someone about one. Said he had to be a good boy and not buy one, cue a short while later and he'd bought one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 8:33 AM, L19MUD said: Would a cement mixer do the same job or have I missed the point? There are people online building them with a drum and an unbalanced motor to vibrate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 My better half uses small rotary tumblers for jewellery polishing, they work well - you can buy all manner of media from coarse stuff aimed at knocking sharp edges off to fine-grade mirror-polishing. Rotary polisher is a very easy build - a drum you can put stuff in and a motor to turn it at sensible speed... not unlike a cement mixer as suggested above. I don't know if rotary Vs vibratory makes a difference but certainly rotary ones feel like an easier build and less annoying in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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