Quick SS Tumbling Question

[ruger22]

Hey everyone,

I am new to stainless steel tumbling and am just getting set up to run my first batch. I have looked around online to get some directions to follow and these ones seem to be pretty good:

1. Add 5 Lbs (2.27 kg) of SS media into the drum

2. Next fill with 1 gallon (3.78 Liters) of cold water. (One gallon)=8 Lbs/3.63 kg

3. Add your brass into the drum (2 Lbs/907g of brass)

4. Add dish soap. 1 -2 Tbs (15-30 mL) of either Dawn, Ivory, or Joy dish soap (if there are no soap bubbles in the water after you tumble, you need more soap)

5. Add 1/4 Tsp. (1.25 mL) of Lemishine. This is the key to the shine. (Not too much)

6. Tumble 3-4 hours with the Model B High Speed Thumler’s Tumbler

7. Pour out as much water as you can without losing any brass or pins (The more you rinse the brass and pins the better your results will be next time)

8. Fill drum with water, and separate brass by hand or use an STM Media Separator with water.

9. Rinse your brass off really good with some warm water. (Not getting a good rinse can leave water spots on the brass)

10. Dump brass onto a towel and let dry. If any pins get stuck in the neck of the brass throw those pins away


Can someone tell me if these are the basic directions that they follow or if I should change the process some how? The reason that I choose these ones is that I have the Thumbler's Model B Tumbler and these are specific to it.

I also noticed in another thread here that someone is using Spray Nine as opposed to (or in addition to??) the dish soap. I have Spray Nine, is it better to use? Is it added to the mix in addition to everything else?


Any help or guidence would be greatly appreciated.

This is what I do too.
Also the guy who makes the pins has a great utube shoot of doing it too...

 

[SND]

I don't just check the necks for stuck pins but all over inside, its rare the depending on the case/caliber the odd one can get stuck further in there.

 

[HeavyTread]

I don't just check the necks for stuck pins but all over inside, its rare the depending on the case/caliber the odd one can get stuck further in there.

This happens to me with a few cases on every batch of .223. I use a strong magnet to find the cases with pins. Drawing the case across the magnet pulls the pins out. They're never 'stuck', but there are always a few pins hiding out inside a few cases, even after a thorough pass through the media separator.

 

[AndrewNS]

This happens to me with a few cases on every batch of .223. I use a strong magnet to find the cases with pins. Drawing the case across the magnet pulls the pins out. They're never 'stuck', but there are always a few pins hiding out inside a few cases, even after a thorough pass through the media separator.

Good to know, .223 is one of the main calibers that I will be tumbling. I'll have to keep a close eye on them.