Input wanted....cleaning plated tools such as sockets...

[EVILDR235]

I am thinking about building a tumbler out of a orange Homer bucket and a Bar-B-Q motor. I will also use it to clean very old Briggs & Stratton engine parts. Old B&S motors are another one of my hobbies.

EvilDr235

[keykeeper]

evildr235,

What kind of B&S engines? I have a Sears Economy branded wmb from 1945 that I tinker around with. Purrs like a kitten!!

this is it,  a few years ago....

http://youtu.be/WnWCl_MYT1k

[Chillylulu]

I am thinking about building a tumbler out of a orange Homer bucket and a Bar-B-Q motor. I will also use it to clean very old Briggs & Stratton engine parts. Old B&S motors are another one of my hobbies.

EvilDr235

That would work, I think. Those spits turn at about 4 rpm, correct? If so, make the pulley on the spit big enough to turn the bucket at least as fast as the spit.

I could check the rpms of my bigger tumblers for you, if needed.

Chilly

[EVILDR235]

KeyKeeper. I also have a WMB Briggs motor. The WMB is the last type of motor Maytag used on their washing machines for rural use where there is no electricity. Mine is complete except for the gas tank. I also have several 5s models, a model 23, a model 6 and a model N. Those are a cast iron block motors and i have about 8 all aluminum motors. My newest was gotten Saturday off of CL. It is hooked to a Winco 1500 watt generator. I also have several Clintons and Tecumsehs. The WMB was a gift from a former coworker who has since gone under. Imagine grandma kick starting the Maytag.

EvilDr235

[keykeeper]

evildr235:

I got my WMB from a senior blacksmith in our local organization. His shop is full of tools and what have you! I noticed it laying on a shelf, all dusty and lonesome. I asked about it, and when we looked at it he said "Take it with you, maybe you can get it running!", which is exactly what I did!

I scored a NOS fuel tank WITH the fuel pickup on eBay a couple years ago for less than $40. It is pristine. My next step will be to repaint, re-decal and mount all of it nicely on a skid to take to gatherings as a conversation piece. The Economy was originally red, sold by Sears as a replacement for the Maytag motors, after Maytag quit making engines....at least that is what I have read.

[EVILDR235]

Chillylulu  what of tumblers do you have ? What do you use for media in them ? I was thinking a pea gravel / sand mix. KeyKeeper i really like the cast iron Briggs. They seem to run forever. I am really looking forward to getting my model 23 Briggs running. It is huge.It came off of a lawn tractor. I got it last summer, but have not taken the time to get it running. The cast iron Clintons are my next favorite brand of gas engines.

EvilDr235