Buy some 304 stainless wire and cut it to length yourself. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny
Cheers
Pete
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Buy some 304 stainless wire and cut it to length yourself. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny
Cheers
Pete
Oh, click, I can do that[emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
Thanks.
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@Danny nah pretty much every gunshop sells the stuff. Usually $40 for a pound (which is a ZILLION little bits)Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny
Oh. That's quite reasonable [emoji106]
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Dunno how I survived without stainless steel tumbling. It is seriously the only way to clean brass properly. Don't have to clean primer pockets. Inside is as clean as the outside. Easier to see imperfections as well.
Done over 500 FNB .223 cases that has sat about for years amongst my pile of get round to it crap. It looks better than the day it was made. Amazing how many flash holes are not central in Mil spec brass.:D Didn't use that lemishine stuff either. Just citric acid and Palmolive.:thumbsup:
Well done R93. I have about 1000 5.56 looking at me to do. I am going to make some into 300AAC. Lemishine is Citric Acid.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Ha! Spose that's why they got so clean then😆Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
Didn't know that. Thought it was just some fancy dishwasher powder😆
I just got given another thousand or so mil cases tonight. Will need a bit of work to prep them, but they were free.
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Discovered a neat trick today. If you store your tumbler on top of your safe, then knock it over to land on the concrete floor, the container won't survive :omg: and the plastic rims will shatter.
So have picked up an (expensive) Frankford one which holds more, is quieter and is tougher when I'm doing experiments like the effects of gravity.
After part way building one, then looking at the Chinese ones, I succumbed to a Franford Arsenal one. Must be one of the few thing that they make that is any good. I am exceptionally pleased with mine. Have loaded it up to the gunnells (to the point where it is very heavy to lift) with brass and it hasn't missed a beat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
I got a cheap Chinese 3kg one. $140 delivered.
Can do 150 .223, 200 .40 s&w haven't done any 9mm yet but should have the capacity to do more than I need.
It works very well so far. It is quiet and quick. On its lowest setting it agitates forward and reverse and takes around an hour to clean brass including primer pockets well.
Being Chinese it might not last years but ya never know.
Good cheap start to stainless tumbling.
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Yup that was the same one I had. The plastic rims didn't enjoy the shock of meeting concrete. Must admit, am impressed with the Frankford one. Expensive, but quieter, does more brass and robustly built. I looked at a CED one but figured I could do the same damage one day, so picked the Frankfor one which is rimless and looks like injected plastic mould. Looks tough as bro' :thumbsup:
I won't store mine up high on my gunsafe😆
Cheap shit I know, but it goes good for now.
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So I'm trying out this stainless tumbling lark... The Mrs went on a shopping spree :thumbsup:
Had a go with cold water and tablespoon of dishwashing liquid, but the case lube still stuck on the side of the cases after 1 hour of tumbling...
Do I need to use warm water, or is citric acid the trick for removing the case lube ?
Hot water and a real good squirt of dishwash.
ALWAYS USE COLD AS POSSIBLE WATER, THE COLDER THE BETTERQuote:
Originally Posted by ebf
17lb tumber instructions..
1. Add 5 Lbs (2.27 kg) of SS media into the drum
2. Next fill with 1 gallon (3.78 Liters) of cold water. (One gallon)=8 Lbs/3.63 kg
3. Add your brass into the drum (2-4 Lbs of brass)
4. Add dish soap. 1 -2 Tbs (15-30 mL) of either Dawn, Ivory, or Joy dish soap
(if there are no soap bubbles in the water after you tumble, you need more soap)
5. Add 1/4 Tsp. (1.25 mL) of Lemishine. This is the key to the shine. (Not too much)
6. Tumble 3-4 hours with the Model B High Speed Thumler’s Tumbler
7. Pour out as much water as you can without losing any brass or pins
(The more you rinse the brass and pins the better your results will be next time)
8. Fill drum with water, and separate brass by hand or use an STM Media Separator with water.
9. Rinse your brass off really good with some warm water. (Not getting a good rinse can leave water spots on the brass)
10. Dump brass onto a towel and let dry. If any pins get stuck in the neck of the brass throw those pins away
11. Store Stainless Steel Media either wet or dry in drum
What make/model did you end up getting ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
My recipe is cold tap water in the laundry, a squirt of Homebrand dishwashing liquid and a 9mm case full of citric acid powder, put on for 90 mins and everything is nice 'n shiny.
Tumbler $6.50, large $6000, ingenuity priceless..Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
I have both tumblers and have to say the stainless steel media tumbler is the way to go.
You need some Palmolive and some citric acid in the mix with hot water but once the cycle is done you need to put the cases on a towel and pat dry before drying otherwise you end up with water spots on the cases.
Either a dehydrator or put the cases on a tin foil cooking tray and place then in the sun or in the oven on 50 degrees with the oven door ajar with a wooden cooking spoon.
I had a Tumler's Tumbler on loan to me once but couldn't justify the expense of it though I couldn't fault the tumbler... in the end I bought a tumbler off ebay for less than US$100
I built my tumbler DIY. Using a 4L Paul from bunnings and a wiper motor from an old Mercedes! All up cost about $30 + pins to build. I can do about 100-150 rifle cases or 200-300 pistol cases. I also use hot water to tumble, but cold water to rinse! Comes out spotless!