Vibratory tumbler and stainless pins
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DiRTY DOG
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It might work but I see a few issues. Stainless media weighs a lot more than corn or walnut media. The extra weight may bog down the vibratory motor and reduce the cleaning motion or burn up the motor. Rotary tumblers have a lot more movement inside the drum compared to a vibratory tumbler which may not have enough umph for the pins to do their job. In a vibratory tumbler the media generally quickly fills up the cases and they stay full until you shake them at the end which is why the insides don't get clean at all. In a rotary tumbler the media flows in and out of the cases due to the violent tumbling motion and the fluid properties of the media mixed with soapy water.
Rustydust
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If you want to experience the smoothest shiniest brass ever without the expense of a Thumler's Tumbler look no further than here:
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html
You still have to provide your own media of course, but once that is purchased it never has to be again.
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html
You still have to provide your own media of course, but once that is purchased it never has to be again.
Originally Posted By: RustydustIf you want to experience the smoothest shiniest brass ever without the expense of a Thumler's Tumbler look no further than here:
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html
You still have to provide your own media of course, but once that is purchased it never has to be again.
I saw these but figured that after your media and liquid you would not have much of any room for brass. Have you used this tumbler yourself and if so how much brass will it do.
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html
You still have to provide your own media of course, but once that is purchased it never has to be again.
I saw these but figured that after your media and liquid you would not have much of any room for brass. Have you used this tumbler yourself and if so how much brass will it do.
I once thought of using a FINE grain sand blasting sand in the vibrator type tumbler, but when I gave it more thought I decided not to try it because of the chance of getting a grain of the sand in my dies and scratching the heck out of them and my brass.
Me thinks if the SS media would work OK in a vibrator tumbler we would already know about it, cause some one would have tried it by now.
Me thinks if the SS media would work OK in a vibrator tumbler we would already know about it, cause some one would have tried it by now.
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Rustydust
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Originally Posted By: bigtommy
I saw these but figured that after your media and liquid you would not have much of any room for brass. Have you used this tumbler yourself and if so how much brass will it do.
No, I use a Thumler's Tumbler. I have the "B" model which holds about 200 rounds of .223 brass plus soapy water and the stainless media. But I would buy that Harbor Freight model if I wanted to do several smaller runs instead of one or two larger ones.
I saw these but figured that after your media and liquid you would not have much of any room for brass. Have you used this tumbler yourself and if so how much brass will it do.
No, I use a Thumler's Tumbler. I have the "B" model which holds about 200 rounds of .223 brass plus soapy water and the stainless media. But I would buy that Harbor Freight model if I wanted to do several smaller runs instead of one or two larger ones.
