1) Is tumbling to make nice looking brass or better functioning brass?
2) What speed? This seems ridiculously fast.
https://youtu.be/eQRDuUou1kg
I have a bucket with a good lid, also a shop full of 2x4’s, wheels...
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Smithjdsr wrote:1) Is tumbling to make nice looking brass or better functioning brass?
2) What speed? This seems ridiculously fast.
https://youtu.be/eQRDuUou1kg
I have a bucket with a good lid, also a shop full of 2x4’s, wheels...
Blackedout12v wrote:I use the harbor freight dual drum rock tumbler, about $45 with a 20 percent coupon. Been using mussleman apple sauce containers for drums, iirc about 50 pc of brass at time. No steel pins, just brass, about tbl spoon armorall wash and wax, and about a 9mm case full of powdered citric acid.1hr tumble time. Works very well IMO, nice shiny clean brass, quick and easy cleanup. Air dry or oven dry if in a hurry, around 225 for 15 min. This was the cheapest way to get into wet tumbling I found and works well for small batch cleaning. I use the mussleman applesauce containers because there easily attainable, have handles that act like baffles to agitate the brass and I like applesauce. the tumbler comes with two drums that work also, just hold less capacity individually. I have never cleaned brass any other way, except a rag, and don't have any desire to do so.
Smithjdsr wrote:I’m thinking I’ll go with the Harbor Freight double for now. I can work in smaller batches until I see my way to spend a little more on a Franklin Armory. I have LOTS of picked-up brass and it needs a good cleaning. My plan is: do a short soak and wash in a bucket, decap, (get the HF tumbler) wet tumble with s.s. pins.
Smithjdsr wrote:I’m thinking I’ll go with the Harbor Freight double for now. I can work in smaller batches until I see my way to spend a little more on a Franklin Armory. I have LOTS of picked-up brass and it needs a good cleaning. My plan is: do a short soak and wash in a bucket, decap, (get the HF tumbler) wet tumble with s.s. pins.
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