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Tumbler Clamp
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I am using two Lyman 1200 Turbo with Auto-Flo tumblers to begin cleaning my brass.
The tumblers tend to "walk around" even though they have little rubber feet.
So I decided to build a set of clamps to hold them in place while operating.
The clamps are made of 1X4 and using a tee bolt and knob to hold them in position.
The clamps are each made from a piece of 1X4, 8-1/4" long.
The 5/16" hole for the tee bolt is 1" from the long edge and centered (4 1/8" from the end).
The cut out fits a 10" circle, so I placed another 1X4 so the edge of the cut would be 1" from the tee bolt, and drew an arc, then cut it out with a band saw.
The clamps fold together nicely for storage in one of the workbench drawers.
Click for larger pic.
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A close up of a pair of clamps.
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Bottom View, showing the other end of the tee track bolt.
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Drawing the cutout, I used a beam compass set to 5" and another 1X4 as a reference point.
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The pair folds nicely for storage.
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Heres the other side of the folded pair.
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Tumbler in use with the tumbler clamps on the Loading Bench.
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The other tumbler in use on my woodworking bench.
Since we usually shoot two calibers on a range visit, its much faster to tumble
in two tumblers.
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