Cool die trick I discovered

[prosper]

Drop 'em in your tumbler when you go to bed, and when you get home from work the next day they are nice and mirror polished. They're made from a very hard steel, so they take a while. Once they're done, they're smoooooth.

 

[fogducker]

hey neat idea ..next time i get mine out i will try with a few brass/tons of media/and a gold ring,that has more crud on it then a mcdonald burgar

 

[Six Star]

Why the hell didn't I think of that...
Thanks!!

 

[Johnn Peterson]

What can I say, GOOD ONE!!!

 

[CanAm]

I did that a few months ago with a slightly rusty 9mm carbine die I got. Worked great.

 

[River Rat]

I have done that in the past ,i also put my wifes rings in for a good polishing.

 

[Mudpuppy]

I do that with every set of dies I buy works great.
The tumbler is also great for polishing engine valves.

 

[tiriaq]

Tumbler cleaning or polishing is a standard industrial process. All sorts of tumbling media, from ceramics through steel slugs.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Sounds like its time for me to purchase a tumbler/polisher. Any suggestions as to which one?

 

[JCM298]

I throw my dies in the tumbler everytime I change calibers. I've been doing it for 15 years with the same Dillon dies. I've never had a problem.

John

 

[acrashb]

Sounds like its time for me to purchase a tumbler/polisher. Any suggestions as to which one?

Lyman Auto-Flo - you pull a plug out of the side, leave it running for a few minutes with a bucket to catch the media, and it magically shakes all the media out of the cases. Forget gadgets for separating, let your tumbler do it for you. Leave the cases long enough and it will even empty out .223's.

http://www.lymanproducts.com/lymanproducts/tumbler.htm