Will you tumble my brass, or can i borrow a tumbler?

[daddysuperfly]

Hi All,

I've just gotten into reloading and couldn't afford to spring for a tumbler just yet. I have a buddy that said i could use his tumbler, so i didn't put it on my list of 'needs', but he's going to be away on business for a while.

So, i'm wondering if someone in the Worcester/Franklin area, or in between, will let me borrow their tumbler or us their tumbler at their house. Obviously I wouldn't have to stick around. I could load, let the tumbler run and come back in a few hours to do all the grunt work of loading, seperating the media and all that fun stuff.

I don't have thousands of rounds, but probably a 1/4 of a homer bucket with a mix of 9mm and .223 casings. At the moment I've only been loading the 9mm, so if qty is a concern i can take out all the other cases.


please let me know if something is possible. I was planning on taking some people out this weekend and i'd like to be able to get a batch loaded up for that. So i'm kind of in a pinch.

 

[drgrant]

A better idea would be to just ask if someone can polish your brass for you and then go pick it up when they say it's done.

Then next time around invest in a tumbler, they're under $100. I have a crappy frankfurter arsenal that has been running for years, I think it cost me $70 or $80.

-Mike

 

[daddysuperfly]

A better idea would be to just ask if someone can polish your brass for you and then go pick it up when they say it's done.

that's kind of what i meant but didn't word it properly. I'm currently getting yelled at to get to my homework, and the fiancee wants the computer to watch some of her TV shows. so i typed this up quickly, and probably could have worded it differently.

So is anyone willing to tumble my brass, or let me borrow their tumbler.

and Mike, i plan to buy a tumbler, but the whole fiancee/paying for a wedding thing took priority. I'm lucky i was able to convince her i needed a press in the middle of us saving up for D-day, errr, i mean our wedding day

 

[Marcus99]

FYI you don't need to tumble, nevertheless it is an excellent idea.

 

[Fixxah]

Just buy blazer for the weekend or ask your guests to pitch in.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I'm lucky i was able to convince her i needed a press in the middle of us saving up for D-day, errr, i mean our wedding day

A wedding is over in a day. A quality firearm will last for generations.

 

[tictac]

Just wash it on a mix of water and vinegar (1:2) with a few drops of dishwashing soap to avoid spots. It will do until you get a tumbler. Today is a sunny day, so it will dry in no time.

 

[Woodstock]

Shoot me a PM with your address and I'll send you a wedding present. I've got a pile of tumbled 9mm. brass and I think I can get 500 or so into a small Priority Mail box. I'm out in western MA, or I'd loan you my tumbler.

 

[schleppy]

I think you could afford this:
http://www.amazon.com/Frankford-Ars...GLJC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334681580&sr=8-2

I've had one for a few weeks now and it works great. You can use $3 corn cob bedding from walmart and you're off.

 

[houdini]

harbor freight has them

 

[nheric]

A better idea would be to just ask if someone can polish your brass for you and then go pick it up when they say it's done.

Then next time around invest in a tumbler, they're under $100. I have a crappy frankfurter arsenal that has been running for years, I think it cost me $70 or $80.

-Mike

+1 on a Franfurter arsenal tumbler you can get a whole kit with media , polish, and media separater from midway usa for around $68.00

 

[Rate_of_Twist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8vJ7MiHAuI

I just tried a batch of 9mm using this method and it worked pretty well

1qt hot water
1 cup vinegar
1 tbsp salt
1tbsp dish soap

 

[Woodstock]

Sent it out at 4. Enjoy and shoot safely.

 

[daddysuperfly]

Thanks for the help and suggestions guys. I didn't spend money on a tumbler up front because i had a buddy that said i could borrow his when i needed to. The timing over the past 2 weeks didn't work out, so that's why i got jammed up. I plan on purchasing a tumbler after the wedding is over and some funds get freed up. I wanted to do it right the first time and buy one, instead of a HF special every 2 years, so i'll be getting the monster that dillon offers.

Thanks again for the help, this forum is awesome!

 

[Jasper]

unless you do a LOT of brass at a time....i'd get the "smaller" dillon tumbler.

I have a CV-2001. it is indeed a beast....but, it doesn't work as well unless it's REALLY loaded down (meaning i clean 1200+ 223 cases at a whack, 1500-1800ish 9mm, 1400-1500 38sp, etc etc)

 

[daddysuperfly]

Jasper, i thought you switched over to stainless steel?

 

[Jasper]

I do both.

brass gets run in the vibratory tumbler to remove the bulk of the crap (carbon, grass, sand, whatever), then i size everything in large batches (for the rifle stuff i try to do a 5gal bucket at a time). once its sized/processed (swaging, etc), THEN i tumble with SS. I just dont see the point of getting the cases super clean and shiny, just so I can cover them in spray lube and run em through the 650.

I'm doing a batch right now. tumbled ~ 4k .223's int he dillon, then swaged all the primer pockets. they're running in SS media now. once that's done, i'll trim/chamfer/debur (the SS media has been known to "ding up" case mouths that have a sharp edge / chamfer to them)...once that's done, they'll get ~ 2 hours in the big dillon tumbler again with some brass polish/wax/whatever it is added (i've found it tends to make em oxidize more slowly...and they stay shinier longer), then they're stored in plastic bins, til I have time to load them

 

[mac1911]

Watch all the internet sights, I scored my lyman 2500 79.00 shipped from opticsplanet.
amazon has good deals also.
A smaller one is good to have for small batches....im getting anoyed that I need to wait until I have enough of my smaller cal and least reloaded brass to multiply. The 2500 doesnt work well with partial loads. I even tried useing less media in the unit. not so good

 

[swampy]

harbor freight has them

The harbor freight at Mill St and Park Ave in Worcester had both a small tumbler that looks like the old style midway ones and the a super huge one that looks mean.

The first couple batches of brass I cleaned when I started reloading were done in a large peanut butter jar filled with brass and corn cob media tossed into the washing machine for 2 loads of laundry. It wasn't perfect but it worked.