How much brass can fit in a franklin tumbler

[stefofthenorth]

I just picked up a franklin rotary tumbler. What amount and time are people using for 9mm. I found the instructions a little vague an stated time depends on caliber and amount. Do you jut fill the the unit to 3/4 or has anyone found specific numbers. I will be doing 9mm, 40 44 mag , 45 acp. I will also be doing 223 , 308 .
What recipies are people using I picked up some dawn and limi shine.

 

[minniehill2]

I find you will need another bag of pins if you want to run it full.
Stick with 1/2 full and they will come out cleaner faster.

 

[hillbros_96]

I run less then half full and I run at for the full time on the timer and they come out clean.

 

[ice2152]

I fill 3/4 full, shot of dish soap, shot of lemon juice, run 3 hours. Easy peasy lemon squeasy!

 

[Raymond.Emsley]

I run 1000 9mm or 1000 40
1 teaspoon Dawn Dish soap
2 teaspoon Lemi Shine
1 bag of stainless pins
Cover everything with warm water about 1.5 inches above the brass.
Turn timer on for 2 hours and if really dirty I add 1 extra teaspoon of Dawn and 1/2 hour more on the timer.

When done rinse with lots of clear clean water.
Put in brass Dryer for 20 minutes. Or how ever you want to dry them.

 

[Chilidip]

Stated capacity is 30lbs, I fill it with about 1200 or so 9mm and then add water and weigh and then keep topping up with cases until I hit 30lbs.

 

[SoylentD]

As mentioned already, 1/2 full.
I tumble for a little over an hour.
People on the forums here mention having to tumble for 2-3 hours. I'm guessing that they have it 3/4 full or more.
I had a franklin and moved to the red thumblers tumbler. Either way, running the motor for hours at the top of it's weight probably isn't ideal for long term usability.