Thought the Dillon Vibrating case cleaner was dead

[azmick]

All it would do is humm, (why?, because it doesn't know the words). Pulled the motor out and seperated the two halves {armature and rotor). With the sealed bearings pressed on to the rotor they do not run away like small gun parts, a small needle can be used to put some thin oil into the bearings. After the bearings were freed up, I used the same needle to inject some grease (thinned with the same oil used to free the bearings) into the bearings through the seal. I reassembled the thing and it's back there running like a champ. I let the bearings 'soak' while the dog was getting the spa treatment.

[DocZeus]

One of the perks of doing that kinda thing for a living, Mick.....I've saved a boat-load of money over the years doing just that.

Congrats on the save!

DocZeus
AKA
David

[RDLouks]

Good save Mick. Being a Mechanic for most of my life Nothing gets sent out for repairs or thrown away until I have a chance to look into it. Like David said above it has saved me a boat load of money over the years.

[19and41]

These are the circumstances when you can see someone knows the value of a buck! I even keep spare parts to repair my cell phone.

[m657]

being gifted by the DNA of the Tribe with 6 Left Thumbs, it's taken decades to get to the place where such repairs are worth my time/frustration.....sometimes.....

[gearchecker]

Mick,
Darned it, you fixed the blasted tumbler. I was hoping you'd send it to me.
I love tinkering with stuff I know absolutly nothing about.
Gee, I might have even broken it without knowing any better.

Good save my friend!!!

Sometimes, it pays to play, unless your an Illinois Governor or Congressman.

Regards,
Gregory

[needsmostuff]

With permenent type motors I usually do more bad than good upon disassembly(who cares if it's really bad). My first target is always the switch, especially if the unit is from China. Seems to be a great place to cut corners and add short life.

[onenut58]

Sitting on vibrating tumblers causes excess bearing wear and over heating of electric motors.

[azmick]

Mick,
Darned it, you fixed the blasted tumbler. I was hoping you'd send it to me.
I love tinkering with stuff I know absolutly nothing about.
Gee, I might have even broken it without knowing any better.

Good save my friend!!!

Sometimes, it pays to play, unless your an Illinois Governor or Congressman.

Regards,
Gregory

Gregory, my first tumbler was an old electric ice cream maker bought at a yard sale for $1.00 cash (American) that was missing it's guts. I added a pair of 'vanes' to the inside, filled and laid at a 45, it was noisey but worked like a champ

[USMC Snakedriver]

I just paid a plumber $350 to change out both rheostats in a relatively new electric water heater. His truck was in the area, and we were having a lot guests for the holidays, so I didn't want to fool around with diagnostics, parts, scheduling of plumber visits, etc. Next time I'll go to the local electric doodad supply house and replace them myself. He gave me an education on water heaters, and some difficult to access faucets, as well as the furnaces. Cost of the parts was probably under $80, price of the information I got from watching and being "educated", not priceless, but worth a lot.

I agree with Mick, and the rest of you, that you have to be able to fix all the little contraptions that give up the ghost without bringing in a "professional". It will save thousands over the course of a lifetime!