which vib tumbler should I buy?

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which vib tumbler should I buy? suggestions?
what about those lyman auto flow?

I use wet SS tumbling to "wash" cases, but I find it a pain to use, with all the rinse, dry, make sure no ss pins stuck, etc....
I like it to process, for example, 1000 super dirty 223 cases, it's worth it, and then to remove the lube, but just to clean some already not that dirty cases, or polish, it's a pain.

Suggestions?
thanks
 
I have a Frankford Arsenal one that I got in a trade and I think is the cheapest to buy and a Lyman 1200. I use the Frankford mostly since the lid is non vented and it keeps the dust down.

If I had to buy one again I would buy the Frankford or other $50-60 range one.
 
I use a Lyman 1200 with the drain on it. I used the supplied green :bigHug::bigHug::bigHug::bigHug: a couple times and its a mess, now I use a mix of crushed walnut shells and corn cob stuff. I dont tumble before reloading though, I tumble for 10 to 20 minutes after they are all loaded and ready to go. Works good enough for me.
 
Kryogen said:
which vib tumbler should I buy? suggestions?
what about those lyman auto flow?

I use wet SS tumbling to "wash" cases, but I find it a pain to use, with all the rinse, dry, make sure no ss pins stuck, etc....
I like it to process, for example, 1000 super dirty 223 cases, it's worth it, and then to remove the lube, but just to clean some already not that dirty cases, or polish, it's a pain.

Suggestions?
thanks
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Similar to you I tried tumbling my resized/lubed brass in brand new untreated corncob media after being initially washed in ss media. I was disappointed with the results. Not only did the brass come out dusty (which has no bearing on anything other then aesthetics) but I was once again having to pick media out of each flash hole. Now I just throw them back in the ss media after resizing/lube for 30 minutes and they come out sparkling clean and ready to load.
 
I use the cabelas unit I got for Christmas last year. I use corn cob media with some brass poslish and there is no dust? Then I tumble all of the media out with my cabelas media seperator, very rarely do I have to pick out chit from the primer pockets. Plus many times when I do the brass I'll leave the spent primers in until after tumbling. FS
 
I use the Lyman Turbo Pro 1200. Mine doesn`t have a drain, I`m unsure how much could fit in there? Most I`ve done so far is maybe 75 22-250 cases.
 
If you're having trouble getting all the pins out you're doing it wrong.
I use the RCBS covered media separator.
I drain off a the dirty water from the Thumler and refill it with warm clean water.
I dump all the contents along with another gallon of warm water into the media separator.
I crank in each direction for about 10 seconds and all the SS pins are at the bottom of the separator.
I then drain off the water and spin the brass another 10 seconds to remove most of the water.
I then roll them around in a large microfiber towel to remove the rest of the water.

Another thing I do is tumble more than 5 lbs of brass at a time.
This is over 2.5 times the recommended amount.
I verified the current draw on the motor and it was still below maximum.

I hope this helps make SS tumbling more productive.
 
rubberdown said:
I use a Lyman 1200 with the drain on it. I used the supplied green :bigHug::bigHug::bigHug::bigHug: a couple times and its a mess, now I use a mix of crushed walnut shells and corn cob stuff. I dont tumble before reloading though, I tumble for 10 to 20 minutes after they are all loaded and ready to go. Works good enough for me.
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I like my brass clean before going into the dies. It's gotta be easier on them.
 
I tumble with about 8 lbs SS media, and use a separator as well, I have yet to have an issue with pins stuck in flash holes other than the very first run. I have found that with the extra 2-3lbs SS pins and a little less water that it takes far less time to clean the brass, it makes it more of a slurry. It also "peens" the brass a LOT less, especially the case mouths.
 
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