DIY Tumbler

[johncmng]

I am almost finished with my DIY Tumbler. The only problem I have is that the tumbler (not shown) is not turning because the lack of friction on the metal bars. How can I increase the friction to make the PVC tumbler to rotate on the metal bars?

[XDRoX]

Snoopy47 just posted this one the other day. Just a few posts down the page.
He used some type of tape to create the friction.

[kostner]

Very clever design if I had your skills this would be on my todo list. Thanks for posting

[gemoose23]

Looking at the tumbler guy from AR15 (http://www.biggdawgtumblers.com/5601.html), He doesn't use anything on his rods either. But he does paint the PVC.

Something that might work is to cover the rods in Plasticdip.


Great looking project you have going there..

[atdski07]

Wrap the metal rods with some tape (electrical or duct tape) should give it plenty of traction to spin the PVC

[bryant]

home depot have those anti traction tape.

[Cheep]

I have an RCBS Sidewinder that I had traction problems with, I installed longer axles, added sprockets & chain between them. No more traction problems-perfect.

[postalpredator]

A couple of rubber bands around the drum

[dartbrandx]

Alittle late here.

I use heater hose on my rods. That's what that bigdawg uses on his tumblers. Take one of your rods to the autoparts store and start sticking hose on the rod. Get the size that fits but is a pain in the azz to put on. That'll get you the traction you need.

[BossHaug]

I second the heater hose. I have used that on 2 other tumblers I have built with success. You can rough them up after installation with some sandpaper to aid in traction.