How Long Do You Tumble?

[C Broad Arrow]

I just remove the dust and add a bit of brasso

You mean the copper or brass liquid cleaner? I have never heard of that before. That sounds like a great idea. Do any of the rest of you do this?

 

[Onagoth]

You mean the copper or brass liquid cleaner? I have never heard of that before. That sounds like a great idea. Do any of the rest of you do this?

I use brasso, it works great.

A lot of people believe it ages the brass faster, though never in my experience.

 

[Onagoth]

110 minutes

50/50 corn/walnut with a couple tablespoons of brasso

 

[Klondiker]

Usually 3 hours on the timer using crushed walnut shell with a capful of Nu Finish car polish every couple thousand rounds of pistol brass.
Works well and is cheap.

 

[22to45]

I have a tumbler I could sell, since I got a Lee Zip Trim 5 years ago I have not tumbled anything...

 

[freddygotarf]

I throw it on in the evening and turn it off in morning when I go to work.
I use crushed walnut shells and add a couple of spoons of Lyman turbo brite.

 

[C Broad Arrow]

Where do you get crushed walnut shells? BassPro? Co-op?

 

[Onagoth]

Where do you get crushed walnut shells? BassPro? Co-op?

Pet store....though lately their prices have been getting higher.

 

[Klondiker]

The crushed walnut stuff I use is Lizard Litter. I think it was 8-9 dollars for 15 pounds.

 

[C Broad Arrow]

Pet store....though lately their prices have been getting higher.

Is that the best/cheapest place?

Do farm co-ops carry it or anything that can be used? Prices?

 

[bigbull]

I usually tumble 10-15 minutes with the RCBS Sidewinder using liquid, seldom do I use the dry media although I could but it takes too long.
bigbull

 

[firemachine69]

I tumble from three hours, to overnight.


YMMV, of course!

 

[joe-nwt]

Where do you get crushed walnut shells? BassPro? Co-op?

I just bought a 50lb bag at Princess Auto last Nov for $29.99.

 

[Onagoth]

I just bought a 50lb bag at Princess Auto last Nov for $29.99.

They sell corn cob as well? There is a princess auto not far from where I work and it's alot closer than driving to a industrial type outfit.

 

[Rogue_wave]

I tumble for 3 to 4 hours on average. I add a quick squirt of Nu finish to the media, let it run for 5 minutes and then add the brass. I use walnut lizard litter from pet smart. I also add a used bounce sheet cut into four squares. This helps polish the brass as well as picking up all the dust in the media.


Cheers


R/W

 

[dan belisle]

I tumble until I get dizzy, lol. You can also get media as rodent bedding from pet stores, a great deal cheaper then the gun shop. - dan

 

[Rogue_wave]

sorry my mistake!!

 

[heavyBullet]

I just picked up my tumbler yesterday, cannot wait to get back home tommorrow to throw my brass in it.

 

[Kevin M.]

I just picked up my tumbler yesterday, cannot wait to get back home tommorrow to throw my brass in it.

I feel like it is exciting for the first 30 seconds after you turn it on, then you realize that it just keeps doing the same thing and will do so for however many hours you choose to.


For any brass that has corrosion on it, Ie: When it gets wet at the bottom of your brass bucket. about 12-15 hours in the tumbler will get it nearly mint again.

 

[joe-nwt]

They sell corn cob as well? There is a princess auto not far from where I work and it's alot closer than driving to a industrial type outfit.

The walnut I bought was media for sand-blasting equipment. I didn't see any corncob.