- Location
- Northern Ontario
Just got the new Lyman 1200 tumbler...how long should i leave some brass to tumble on average. This stuff is pretty clean as it is, just curious ...20 minues, 2 days?
how long to tumble?
- Thread starter nearnorthguy
- Start date
Time
It will depend on your media and how new it is. For new clean media I just tumble for 1-2 hours since I have a timer on my extension cord. For older media you can tumble 4-6 hours. Some people leave it overnight.
It will depend on your media and how new it is. For new clean media I just tumble for 1-2 hours since I have a timer on my extension cord. For older media you can tumble 4-6 hours. Some people leave it overnight.
- Location
- Northern Ontario
brand new walnut media...do you tumble every time before reloading? Also what is the best way to clean all the dust off after it comes out?
+1 for the dillon additive, I tumble till there clean, check them ever hour or so, Cloth baby diapers make excellent dust removers, and there washable.
Edit: Also have a dillon cage basket tub media remover thing, (technical I know, name escapes me at the moment) takes about 3-6 turns and all the medias out of the cases, inside as well, even my 204 with its tiny neck, I open the basket, and wipe down all the shells for dust, and visual inspection.
Edit: Also have a dillon cage basket tub media remover thing, (technical I know, name escapes me at the moment) takes about 3-6 turns and all the medias out of the cases, inside as well, even my 204 with its tiny neck, I open the basket, and wipe down all the shells for dust, and visual inspection.
Last edited:
- Location
- Northern Ontario
tumbled for a couple of hours while i stripped and cleaned the SKS...they look real pruurdy!
Usually a few hours, up to half a day for old, tarnished, range pickup brass, walnut with Lyman additive.
I accidentally left one batch on for over a day, had just put new additive in, and it polished most of the nickel off some handgun brass.
I accidentally left one batch on for over a day, had just put new additive in, and it polished most of the nickel off some handgun brass.
- Location
- Northern Ontario
"till it is clean"
my $0.02
Brian[/QUOTE]
I knew this was coming...
my $0.02
Brian[/QUOTE]
I knew this was coming...
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Using a Lyman pro Magnum tumbler. 1.75 gallon capacity. 1/2 lb of Tufnut and 1 1/2 lbs of corncob.
45ACP - 2hours. 9mm - 3 hours. 38 special 3 hours. After polishing 10,000 rounds I add 20 minutes to time. Then I throw in a few small rags with the next batch cleaning the crud off the media, add a little tufnut(16 oz cup) and there good for polishing another 10000. Best day polishing was 3200 45ACP in 8 hours.
45ACP - 2hours. 9mm - 3 hours. 38 special 3 hours. After polishing 10,000 rounds I add 20 minutes to time. Then I throw in a few small rags with the next batch cleaning the crud off the media, add a little tufnut(16 oz cup) and there good for polishing another 10000. Best day polishing was 3200 45ACP in 8 hours.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Sounds like lots of guys have pretty clean brass to start with. If you buy range brass to save money, or if your brass is left out in the weather cleaning them can be more of a challenge. Often I tumble brass for 4-5 days. Walnut media seems to work better than corn cob media for cleaning very dirty brass.
- Location
- North West of Superior
If you can read the headstamp they are still dirty! LOL, I use tiny plastic beads and most are vibrated clean in a couple of hours....like the other guys said, just till they are clean.
Basically what he said.
I plug it in on my way to work and when I get home, it's nice and clean. Or before going to bed but make sure it's in a basement or garage and people don't get annoyed at the little bit of noise (not much) it makes.
You can put those additives in to extend the cleaning ability of your media, too. I just use the Lyman stuff since I got it at LeBaron when they had their 17% off for members.
