Reloading crisis averted!

[dwh]

I'm on vacation this week and trying to get caught up on some reloading that life has put off. Well my my ultra vibe 10 finally died after 35 year of hard use. I knew the motor was going because i could hear it running outside of the house. I went ahead and contacted the company months ago for a motor. When I called, I actually got the owner of the company. I asked if it would be covered under warranty. He kindly said it was not, but would sell a motor at cost and he would cover shipping. At no point did I expect them to do anything. I mean it's a 35 year old electric motor set to be out of balance. They wear out. An how 15 minutes later and we are back to cleaning brass. Here's to a great product. If this motor last 35 years I'll be 88 years old and will just buy a tumbler. For the next 35 years of loading.

 

[SMSgt]

Many don't understand that vibrators are designed to tear themselves apart.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

My first vibratory brass cleaner was a Thumbler's, but it was a larger size. I held close to 800 9mm. I would run it in 8 hour shifts 24/7 for weeks at a time. It lasted about 10 or 12 years (starting in 1984). When my original motor died, I tried several replacements, none lasted 6 months!

In 2011 I bought my Thumblers's Rotary cleaner (rock polisher) I saw the motors were available, but the vibrator had been trashed years before!

Ivan

 

[ArchAngelCD]

That is some really good CS alright. Good to hear!

 

[Engineer1911]

I'm home free ! ! ! ! I have at least 20 years left in my Thumbler tumbler, but I may only have 15 left in me at 75 now. Now about those 600 pounds of lead ingots, that is a weighty matter.

 

[AJ]

I have four tumblers, guess I am good for a while......

 

[Alk8944]

Don't know if your motor is the same type construction as the older Lyman vibratory polishers, but mine that I bought about 1970 is still running with the original motor with some repairs. No idea how many thousand hours it has run, but it is still going!


This is what the issue with mine was: The bearings were in a rubber case that wore out. Tried using RTV to glue the bearings into the housings, twice, but it didn't last. Finally used an aero-space grade of epoxy to glue the bearings into the housings and it has lasted over 30 years and is still going.

 

[rosewood]

I'm on vacation this week and trying to get caught up on some reloading that life has put off. Well my my ultra vibe 10 finally died after 35 year of hard use. I knew the motor was going because i could hear it running outside of the house. I went ahead and contacted the company months ago for a motor. When I called, I actually got the owner of the company. I asked if it would be covered under warranty. He kindly said it was not, but would sell a motor at cost and he would cover shipping. At no point did I expect them to do anything. I mean it's a 35 year old electric motor set to be out of balance. They wear out. An how 15 minutes later and we are back to cleaning brass. Here's to a great product. If this motor last 35 years I'll be 88 years old and will just buy a tumbler. For the next 35 years of loading.

You don't have a picture of that motor do you? I have several Frankford Arsenal tumblers that motors have gone bad and they don't have replacement motors. You have to get a new tumbler. A quality replacement would be great.

Thanks,

Rosewood

 

[dwh]

Rosewood here are the pictures of the motor. I hope it helps you out.
Dave.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Rosewood here are the pictures of the motor. I hope it helps you out.
Dave.

94LRA means 94Lock Rotor Amps. That little motor has a great deal of torque! WOW!

Ivan

 

[jjfitch]

Glad to hear that you're back up and running! I have 2 OLD Lyman's that need new motors. I'll check into ordering a replacement from the info you provided. Thanks!

 

[ppeeks]

Many don't understand that vibrators are designed to tear themselves apart.

Don't tell my wife that!!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I bought a used Dillon CV-500 and used it for a good 8 years or so. I have no idea how old it was when I bought it. Well, the motor let go so I called Dillon and they said they can't replace the motor because they no longer make them. They told me the CV-500 was replaced with their CV-750. They offered to sell me one at a discount but the price they quoted was just too rich for me and not much of a discount at all.

I bought a Barry's Model 400 but in Cabela's green. (best price at the time) I seems they are sold at the time under many names and colors (Sinclair, Cabela's, Grafs and a few others) but the warranty card is sent to Berry's. I'm not sure if they are still available from the other vendors, things do change.

 

[jcelect]

94LRA means 94Lock Rotor Amps. That little motor has a great deal of torque! WOW!

Ivan

There is no way a shaded pole motor has a 94 Locked Rotor Amp rating! If you look closely you will see a "dot" in front of the 94LRA and 77FLA.
jcelect

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

There is no way a shaded pole motor has a 94 Locked Rotor Amp rating! If you look closely you will see a "dot" in front of the 94LRA and 77FLA.
jcelect

Using my largest enlargement and a 5x magnifying glass I saw the point! You are correct sir!


I had some brass cleaners that the motors burnt out on. I had bath fan motors in my parts bin at work. They would last 2 or 3 months of reduced duty.

Ivan

 

[flyingbrass]

My UV-18 is 36 years old now and still runs fine. It has spent about half of those years resting, so maybe it still has some life left.

Mine has ball bearings in the motor, which is the key to better longevity when spinning a shaft off balance. Cheap tumblers these days have sleeve bearings, which wear out quickly.

The newer Thumler non-professional models these days apparently don't have motors with ball bearings. You have to go up to the industrial ones, which are crazy high priced. IMO, these days if you want a good tumbler, buy a Dillon. A friend recently bought the big Dillon model. The motor has ball bearings and has considerably more oomph than my old Thumler. While I have sentimental attachment to mine, I think the Dillons are a better buy today.

That said, if my good old tumbler were to conk out I'd most likely revive if the cost wasn't too high.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

My UV-18 is 36 years old now and still runs fine. ......

.........

Shuuuuush! Don't let it hear you! If it hears you it might stop ... well, you know.

If you have to say it make sure you whisper next time... .

 

[flyingbrass]

Shuuuuush! Don't let it hear you! If it hears you it might stop ... well, you know.

If you have to say it make sure you whisper next time... .

Yep. I knocked on wood when I wrote that.