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Tools and Uses => Reloading => Topic started by: Dolomite on September 03, 2013, 12:40:26 AM
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Anyone tried this tumbler for cleaning their brass? I don't tumble enough brass to get the Thumlers Tunbler, so I was looking for a smaller rotary tumbler.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/03/yryzymut.jpg)
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http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-drum-rotary-rock-tumbler-67632.html (http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-drum-rotary-rock-tumbler-67632.html)
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Never used it before and for the price seems u can't go wrong buy it and let us know how it works :D
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check this out: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/367311_Wet_tumbling_on_the_cheap___Yes___It_can_be_done_with_a_Harbor_Freight_Tumbler_.html (http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/367311_Wet_tumbling_on_the_cheap___Yes___It_can_be_done_with_a_Harbor_Freight_Tumbler_.html)
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check this out: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/367311_Wet_tumbling_on_the_cheap___Yes___It_can_be_done_with_a_Harbor_Freight_Tumbler_.html (http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/367311_Wet_tumbling_on_the_cheap___Yes___It_can_be_done_with_a_Harbor_Freight_Tumbler_.html)
Damn the cases are so clean and on the cheaper side... Never mind the dry media, I'm going to try this tumbler... :)
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If you change your mind, you can use dry media in the tumbler too. People are getting pretty good results as well. I tried using dry media in my tumbler but didn't like it. It was way messier and took much longer to clean (1 hour wet = 4 hours dry). It was extremely quiet though. Quiet enough to run at night. Just my .02 cents.
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thanks guys... I wanted to go with water tumbling cause it's quieter and I don't want the dust in my condo...
maybe I'll try the dry media one day if I get bored....
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Just order 2...I'll post up my reviews and results once I run some brass through it...BTY anyone that wants to order this use the promo code 43280812 for a 25% off. :popcorn:
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my cheap stainless rotary drum. works great!
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my cheap stainless rotary drum. works great!
There are geniuses amongst us!
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Anyone tried this tumbler for cleaning their brass? I don't tumble enough brass to get the Thumlers Tunbler, so I was looking for a smaller rotary tumbler.
That tumbler looks awfully small. Just how much brass were you planning to tumble at once?
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probably around 150-200 pieces of 9mm or 50 pieces of 308.... might have to run 2 batches of each type type of brass... I'm just OCD like that...
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Just order 2...I'll post up my reviews and results once I run some brass through it...BTY anyone that wants to order this use the promo code 43280812 for a 25% off. :popcorn:
25% off? I might have to order one myself.
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I have the single drum from harbor freight and I clean 100 pcs of 45 or 357 at a time but I let it run for 6 to 8 hours. I love it only problem is that the tumbler is too small. One day at the range and I'm tumbling for three or four days.
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my cheap stainless rotary drum. works great!
250 9mm and 2hours later
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ok so I got pins but no tumbler.... too anxious to see how it would turn out so I tried to tumble in Gatorade bottle and this is how black the water came out after 20 min of shaking with lemishine and dawn....
this brass was pre tumbled in corn cob and walnut....
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/07/qe7azeba.jpg)
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1 hr of shaking brass is Gatorade bottle with dawn lemishine and SS pins
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1 hr of shaking brass is Gatorade bottle with dawn lemishine and SS pins
Plus you get the additional benefit of exercise.
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There are geniuses amongst us!
+1 :thumbsup:
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sweet price after the 25% off. less than $55 shipped.
ill be trying one out. too bad the discount only applies to one unit for some reason. i was going to order 3 since shipping is $15.50 for 1 tumbler or $29 for 3
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ok so I got pins but no tumbler.... too anxious to see how it would turn out so I tried to tumble in Gatorade bottle and this is how black the water came out after 20 min of shaking with lemishine and dawn....
this brass was pre tumbled in corn cob and walnut....
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/07/qe7azeba.jpg)
that's a great idea! never thought of that, as mentioned good workout - or if you live on a hill just roll that sucker down and let gravity do its thing :geekdanc:
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ok so I got pins but no tumbler.... too anxious to see how it would turn out so I tried to tumble in Gatorade bottle and this is how black the water came out after 20 min of shaking with lemishine and dawn....
this brass was pre tumbled in corn cob and walnut....
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/07/qe7azeba.jpg)
Wow, you more cheap than me.
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It was like that shake weight commercial, shaking that bottle violently is a good damn work out....
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Finally the tumbler arrived.... 1 hr with dash of lemi shine and dawn... It came shiny, maybe another hour will shine up the insides better...
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That turned out nice and clean. Where did you get your SS pins/media? What is the size?
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Is it necessary to use lemi shine if you don't care much about brass being shiny? Is any benefit to brass being shiny other than aesthetics??
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Got pins from bullseye reloading, can't remember the size but it's the newer one...
I tried without the lemi shine and it gets clean with the pins just not as shiney... No dust at all and 1/4 the sound.... If you run it longer it will clean the inside to a shine too, but I was impatient.
As far as being really shiney it's personal preference especially if you have OCD.
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Just order 2...I'll post up my reviews and results once I run some brass through it...BTY anyone that wants to order this use the promo code 43280812 for a 25% off. :popcorn:
Thanks used this promo for a $12.50 discount... Makes up for $15 in shipping
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Is it necessary to use lemi shine if you don't care much about brass being shiny? Is any benefit to brass being shiny other than aesthetics??
You can replace Lemi Shine with white vinegar, I've used both Lemi Shine and vinegar together or separate. Vinegar will get the brass just as shinny.