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I'm new to shooting and reloading. There's lots of gear to collect up but in the mean time, it doesn't hurt to play around with ideas for cheap options. Not sure if anyone else tried this but this is what I came up with.

I drive approx 500 kms a week in a highway/city routine with alot of bumps in the road. I gave some thought to how can I use this to my advantage.

Here's what I came up with: a recycled rotating/vibrating tumbler: Free

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I placed this in the trunk of my car with brass in the coffee can on it's side like in the pic (crushed sea shells for media) wedged the box between junk so it was in a kinda fixed location.

Brass before 500 kms:

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Brass after 500 kms of stop and go traffic and many bumps in the road:

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It doesn't come out very clear in the photos but there was a visible improvement with the brass. There was a bit more shine to it.

With the radio on you can't hear the can flop back and forth ;)

Obviously this method isn't for a high volume shooter but great for me and the once a month I get out (process 50 a week).

I'm sure other brand diaper boxes and coffee cans may work as well :)

Hope you enjoyed.
 
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caperbound said:
I'm new to shooting and reloading. There's lots of gear to collect up but in the mean time, it doesn't hurt to play around with ideas for cheap options. Not sure if anyone else tried this but this is what I came up with.

I drive approx 500 kms a week in a highway/city routine with alot of bumps in the road. I gave some thought to how can I use this to my advantage.

Here's what I came up with: a recycled rotating/vibrating tumbler: Free


I placed this in the trunk of my car with brass in the coffee can on it's side like in the pic (crushed sea shells for media) wedged the box between junk so it was in a kinda fixed location.

Brass before 500 kms:


Brass after 500 kms of stop and go traffic and many bumps in the road:



It doesn't come out very clear in the photos but there was a visible improvement with the brass. There was a bit more shine to it.

With the radio on you can't hear the can flop back and forth ;)

Obviously this method isn't for a high volume shooter but great for me and the once a month I get out (process 50 a week).

I'm sure other brand diaper boxes and coffee cans may work as well :)

Hope you enjoyed.
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Chri$t! Just get yourself a Lyman Turbo Tumbler from Nosale Sports for $60 when they go on sale and stop being so F%&king cheap!
 
Great idea, and I like cheap that works. Your going driving anyhow, might as well clean some brass. Have you tried using walnut like in a rgular tumbler, to see what you get?
 
To answer some questions, the pics originally posted are from the trunk tumbler. They turned out better than I thought. A $60 store bought tumbler is a good price but I like my free version too much :) (yipp...I'm cheap) Haven't tried walnut shells yet. We have two pet stores where I live and they don't stock the stuff. I will have to mail order it. For those concerned about noise, it's really not that noticeable...if you fold the box flaps inward they kinda act as a cushion before the can stops :) besides, my car has 350k on it...rattles are non concerning but the sporadic clunks catch me off guard.

Maxwell House...if you can drink it, you can drink anything :)

Thanks for the comments.
 
Update: I retired the tumbler. I will rack up my first few runs as a coincidence as the last few batches have not been working out well. Both tumbler and box when out with the recyclables. My cabelas tumbler arrived today.
 
My wife makes fun of me how I'm always determined to built everything. Function not form is my goal :)

Hmmmm....the bed...that's a great modification for it easyrider604 :)
 
Ah. . . tight as a gnat's ass stretched over a rain barrel;). . just what I like to see! I only reload rifle so far and I just clean with steel wool on my ziptrim, but I like your thinking. Reminds me that my Dad used to polish decorative stones in a tumbler that he bolted to his tractor wheel. I always like seeing things that use energy that's already used.
 
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