Thread: Case Tumbler

I use a squirt of dishwashing liquid and under a teaspoon of plain old citric acid u buy from supermarket and hot water tumblr for about a hour and have no problem at all I rinse fresh warm water over the cases in the tumbler till it is pretty much clear with no bubbles I dry in a dehydrator in about 15mins

I have seen Lemishine in 2 local shops recently. just haven't bothered to buy it as I have always had perfect results just using Hansells Citric Acid.
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Originally Posted by stub

I use a squirt of dishwashing liquid and under a teaspoon of plain old citric acid u buy from supermarket and hot water tumblr for about a hour and have no problem at all I rinse fresh warm water over the cases in the tumbler till it is pretty much clear with no bubbles I dry in a dehydrator in about 15mins

Same recipe, using citric acid from supermarket. Works a treat and no probs.

Will give that a bash when tumbler shows up.
Got everything else.

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So the S.S media can only be sourced via gun works etc? Is there anything else that will work?


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Originally Posted by Danny

So the S.S media can only be sourced via gun works etc? Is there anything else that will work?


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Buy some 304 stainless wire and cut it to length yourself.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Buy some 304 stainless wire and cut it to length yourself.

Cheers
Pete

Oh, click, I can do that
Thanks.


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Originally Posted by Danny

So the S.S media can only be sourced via gun works etc? Is there anything else that will work?


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@Danny nah pretty much every gunshop sells the stuff. Usually $40 for a pound (which is a ZILLION little bits)

Oh. That's quite reasonable


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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. Didn't use that lemishine stuff either. Just citric acid and Palmolive.

Originally Posted by R93

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. Didn't use that lemishine stuff either. Just citric acid and Palmolive.

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.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

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.

Ha! Spose that's why they got so clean then😆

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 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.

Originally Posted by Kscott

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 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.

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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