How much weight can a Beseler Color rotary base handle?

[BHuij]

This is totally unrelated to photography, so please forgive me mods, but I looked everywhere and couldn't find an answer, so I figured someone here was most likely to know.

I have a Beseler Color deluxe rotary base that I use with 8x10 tubes for developing my sheet film. Works great.

I have a totally unrelated hobby of reloading ammo, and am in the market for a brass tumbling machine. I figured unless weight was a problem, I could build a DIY PVC pipe tube and use the rotary base to spin my brass and polish for 2 hours or so at a time without issue. I suspect the entire tube with brass, media, everything in it will weigh no more than about 2 lbs max. Does this sound like it would be a problem?

 

[MattKing]

I use a couple of different rotary agitators. At one point in my process I rotate a Paterson 3x135 roll tank with one litre of developer in it using the agitator. One litre is about 2.2 pounds.
Long term use with heavy weight may cause more wear.

 

[Fujicaman1957]

Go to www.harborfreight.com and enter "rock tumbler" into the search window. They always have these-beseler and unicolor motor bases are getting scarce and costly.

 

[ac12]

I think you may be underestimating the final weight.
How large a tube are you thinking of?

I think you will need to modify the inside of the tube to add ribs, so that it catches and rotates/tumbles the shells + polishing media. Otherwise it would just slide, rather than tumble.

The other option is a rock/stone tumbler, which isn't much different in price from a case tumbler
https://www.harborfreight.com/catal...EAFeatured+Weight,f,Sale+Rank,f&q=rock+tumber
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/587176/frankford-arsenal-quick-n-ez-case-tumbler-110-volt

 

[jerrybro]

I bought a tumbler from Midway 10 years ago. Pretty cheap and still works great.

 

[Vaughn]

I use a liter of chemicals in my Jobo Expert Drum 3005 (five 8x10 negatives) on a Beseler and Unicolor motor bases -- that's well over 2 pounds.

 

[Rick A]

This is totally unrelated to photography, so please forgive me mods, but I looked everywhere and couldn't find an answer, so I figured someone here was most likely to know.

I have a Beseler Color deluxe rotary base that I use with 8x10 tubes for developing my sheet film. Works great.

I have a totally unrelated hobby of reloading ammo, and am in the market for a brass tumbling machine. I figured unless weight was a problem, I could build a DIY PVC pipe tube and use the rotary base to spin my brass and polish for 2 hours or so at a time without issue. I suspect the entire tube with brass, media, everything in it will weigh no more than about 2 lbs max. Does this sound like it would be a problem?

Buy one of these.
https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/9...MIvq6mtb2t1QIVlIl-Ch1MmQlhEAQYASABEgK5LfD_BwE

 

[Larry the sailor]

^^^
What he said, much better off with one of the inexpensive, purpose built case cleaners.

 

[monst]

Why not fill one up and gently put it on there too see how it bends or not without putting the whole weight on there.