Making a tumble question

Can I make a tumbler out of a old dryer?If so what do I did to to do to it to modify it?Thanks Scott

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yes and no

What happens is that the dryer tumbles to fast for birds and in reality it's not worth it. But if you call Rienhert's they have a plan for this.

I use an old dryer

I haave been using a tumbler made from an old dryer for the last 5 yrs
Its great for all of your mammal skins,dont mount many birds,never used it a great deal in the bird dept,but mine is wired for 110 and the heater element is removed,some people like to block off the blower unit too but mine is still operational, I keep it about 1/3 full of sawdust(hardwood only please)and a 15-20 min tumble is usually all it takes.I am a preserv. user and if using preserv.
towel dry flesh side & apply preserv. it helps keep sawdust from sticking to flesh side!Feel free to e-mail me for more info if you need it!
Kelley

Thanks

Thanks for the info.I'm new to this taxidermy thing so I'm trying to find out all I can before i go and buy things..I have a old dryer and thought if i could use it i would.Thanks agian for the info..
Scott

I use one Scott

I use an old dryer Scott. If yo look up my Web page fallslaketaxidermy.com you will see in in the shop. I took duct tape and taped over the holes. A friend converted it to 110 and disconnected the heating element. I also disconnected the blower. Works OK for me. Also, I wish Reinhert would do something to his Web site so we could access needed information rather than "calling". The internet is much cheaper.

once you use a 12 rpm tumbler you won't go back

dryers are ok to start with but once you try a larger 12rpm (or slower) tumbler you'll wonder why to heck you ever used a dryer for anything other than your clothes.