just thought id put up my finished ronco tumbler... got mine same day i read about them being on sale, same price too.
i ordered my stainless steel screen from grainger. many mesh sizes and can order small quantities. i got 100 and 120. so far i made one screen tumbler with the 100. i also changed the timer to a 12 hour timer, and removed all of the heating elements to fit a 5" x 7" tumbler. finding metal 5" ends was tough. found some clay cookie cutter type things that came in a 5" metal tin at michaels for like $5. i used #12 copper wire for a top edge of the tumbler. it works nice because its basically spring loaded to hold the cap on the mesh. i also added two copper wires to add stability to the mesh. it also makes it easier to put the lid on the mesh tumbler. i sewed the seam of the mesh together and reinforced with glue. hers a couple of pics of it in action. its been tumbling for about 3 hrs in these shots. i only put in 2 1/2 grams of shake as test run. looks like it'll work out great. thanks for spreading the info on this, i love turning trash into stash!!!
any questions, just ask....
thanks again,
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i ordered my stainless steel screen from grainger. many mesh sizes and can order small quantities. i got 100 and 120. so far i made one screen tumbler with the 100. i also changed the timer to a 12 hour timer, and removed all of the heating elements to fit a 5" x 7" tumbler. finding metal 5" ends was tough. found some clay cookie cutter type things that came in a 5" metal tin at michaels for like $5. i used #12 copper wire for a top edge of the tumbler. it works nice because its basically spring loaded to hold the cap on the mesh. i also added two copper wires to add stability to the mesh. it also makes it easier to put the lid on the mesh tumbler. i sewed the seam of the mesh together and reinforced with glue. hers a couple of pics of it in action. its been tumbling for about 3 hrs in these shots. i only put in 2 1/2 grams of shake as test run. looks like it'll work out great. thanks for spreading the info on this, i love turning trash into stash!!!
any questions, just ask....
thanks again,
cm