Tumbler Case cleaners
- Thread starter Gibbs505
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You all do understand that I have picked up a gemstone tumbler? This uses a liguid system to tumble, grind and then polish rocks.
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What I was asking was has anyone used a similiar type of tumbler for cleaning brass?
I hace a other tumbler and use that one quite a bit already with corn cob media.
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What I was asking was has anyone used a similiar type of tumbler for cleaning brass?
I hace a other tumbler and use that one quite a bit already with corn cob media.
Yep - Gibbs 505. Realized what kind of tumbler you nwere talking about. In fact yours looks to be the single drum version of the one that I use. Obviously don't use slurry in it but, as I noted, with corn cob media it does a great job on brass. I'm goin to get myself some of the stainless media that Zuke noted. Sounds like just the ticket and I know it won't damage these heavy duty rock tumblers.You all do understand that I have picked up a gemstone tumbler? This uses a liguid system to tumble, grind and then polish rocks.
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What I was asking was has anyone used a similiar type of tumbler for cleaning brass?
I hace a other tumbler and use that one quite a bit already with corn cob media.
Wow that Thumbler's Tumbler seems sweet! I just don't have the 200 bucks to spend atm on a tumbler
Do what I did, start throwing all your change in a pile at the end of the day and in a year you'll be surprised how much there is.
And I picked this one up with free shipping,Thumbler's Tumbler model "B".
Made for rock polishing.
This is the one I use too. I wet tumble with 1mm porcelain beads. Does a great job very similar to the steel pins which, of course, you could also use if you prefer.
The brass tumblers actually evolved from the rock tumblers. The difference is that tumblers dedicated for brass are of MUCH lighter construction, and hence much cheaper.
I use a Thumbler vibrating tumbler, 18 Industrial, designed for wet tumbling rocks. Everything is super HD on it. I have some SS piins, and want to try it in this vibrating tumbler (used wet) to see if it will work, if not, then I will get the Model B.......
I use a Thumbler vibrating tumbler, 18 Industrial, designed for wet tumbling rocks. Everything is super HD on it. I have some SS piins, and want to try it in this vibrating tumbler (used wet) to see if it will work, if not, then I will get the Model B.......
I know I got it from a guy in the Sarnia area that had the word "treasure" in the title.
Someone here on the forum gave me his contact info.
Found'em!
http://www.canadiantreasureseekers.com/
Someone here on the forum gave me his contact info.
Found'em!
http://www.canadiantreasureseekers.com/
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- Halifax, NS
Very interesting, I think I found my first tumbler, thanks!
