Posted: 5/15/2012 6:17:58 PM EDT [Last Edit: 5/15/2012 6:51:10 PM EDT by Impyman18]



thought popped into my head... What spends and has a timer... The Ronco Showtime! I jumped out of bed and into the kitchen. Grabbed the tape measure to see if 6in piping would fit. Measured



just right.The next few days were spent hunting down fittings, o-rings, and ordering my media. I ended up using a 6in clean out for the green storm piping and a 6in cap for the white piping. Both



are "6 in" but are measured differently. The clean-out was able to fit inside the rounded cap and glued into place. I cut the rotisserie rods from the gear and attached it to the newly created



canister. I made the agitators from Kydex and added a lug by stacking washers to the cap to allow it to ride on the track.







I never got around to building the drying cage with the other gear but I was going to use wire mess to make a rotisserie coffee roaster cage to speed up drying. It would act like a conventional



dryer. You can dry by laying the brass on the removal grease pan and turning the unit to roast or by placing the pan on top allowing it to heat the brass from the bottom. Either way works well.



For those wondering there is a mode that rotates without heating. If the light is on inside the unit you know it's heating. If it's off and spinning you are fine as it's not heating.



One downside is it does not rotate that fast but it does work. I loaded 150 rounds of 9mm, 3 lbs of media, filled halfway with water, added Limeshine and dawn. Set for 2 hrs and walked away.



Came back and it look great. Primer pockets were not fully cleaned so set it for 2 more hrs. 2 hrs later it looked better than new brass.





To glass door closed to help dampen the noise. This is the smaller unit and they sell a larger on that a larger canister could be used.



I didn't use SS bolts so I'll need to change them out. Other than that it works like a champ!





Sorry no pics of results. The 38 brass was on the bench and I tossed it on to show drying technique. I'll run some tomorrow and add pics as I'm sure y'all will need some proof.





















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With all the SS hype going around I was laying in bed a few months back thinking about making my own SS tumbler. I was trying to think of something I could convert into a tumbler when thethought popped into my head... What spends and has a timer... The Ronco Showtime! I jumped out of bed and into the kitchen. Grabbed the tape measure to see if 6in piping would fit. Measuredjust right.The next few days were spent hunting down fittings, o-rings, and ordering my media. I ended up using a 6in clean out for the green storm piping and a 6in cap for the white piping. Bothare "6 in" but are measured differently. The clean-out was able to fit inside the rounded cap and glued into place. I cut the rotisserie rods from the gear and attached it to the newly createdcanister. I made the agitators from Kydex and added a lug by stacking washers to the cap to allow it to ride on the track.I never got around to building the drying cage with the other gear but I was going to use wire mess to make a rotisserie coffee roaster cage to speed up drying. It would act like a conventionaldryer. You can dry by laying the brass on the removal grease pan and turning the unit to roast or by placing the pan on top allowing it to heat the brass from the bottom. Either way works well.For those wondering there is a mode that rotates without heating. If the light is on inside the unit you know it's heating. If it's off and spinning you are fine as it's not heating.One downside is it does not rotate that fast but it does work. I loaded 150 rounds of 9mm, 3 lbs of media, filled halfway with water, added Limeshine and dawn. Set for 2 hrs and walked away.Came back and it look great. Primer pockets were not fully cleaned so set it for 2 more hrs. 2 hrs later it looked better than new brass.To glass door closed to help dampen the noise. This is the smaller unit and they sell a larger on that a larger canister could be used.I didn't use SS bolts so I'll need to change them out. Other than that it works like a champ!Sorry no pics of results. The 38 brass was on the bench and I tossed it on to show drying technique. I'll run some tomorrow and add pics as I'm sure y'all will need some proof.Drum idea