Frankford Arsenal Tumbler
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I believe they are,I used a Frankfort Arsenal for years and when I went to replace it I think I read something on their site about Frankfort Arsenal being 1 of their Brands.
I bought mine way back when they were sold under the Midway name, and would guess there's some affiliation between the two. Mine came as a package deal with the rotary sifter and some liquid rouge. After probably 20 years, mine still works like new! The rotary sifter is a great item too, and not sure how I ever got by without it before!
FYI, my tumbler also started getting louder, slower and eventually stopped. Out of desperation (translation: I'm broke) I disassembled everything. The only moving parts are the rotor and two sealed ball bearings. The electric motor doesn't have any brushes or anything else that can wear. The only parts that can go bad are the two ball bearings. What happened with mine was the seal on one of the bearings wore through and let dirt get inside which seized the bearing. The bearings in my tumbler are 626-zz, and they cost $1.14 each @ thebigbearingstore.com. I bought an extra set since the shipping charge was the same, and the total came to $7.35. My tumbler must have been gradually getting slower and noisier with age because my brass is getting polished in half the time and it's much quieter than it was before it died.
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