My Frankford Arsenal tumbler has gone dead 13 months after purchase (and more to the point, 1 month after warranty, despite only low use). Any recommendations for a replacement? If I guess right, these aren't worth "repairing" at a shop. I don't need industrial size, as I do mostly pistol plinking.
Tumbler Recommendations?
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Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Chemainus B.C.
Another item on my equipment upgrade & I opted for an RCBS Sidewinder. It has the capability/flexibility to use either a dry medium or chemical 'concotcion'. Works great & no complaints so far.
604shooter
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- Neither here nor there.
Just got my Lyman 1200 and it works great.
Any Lyman Auto-Flo - because you don't need a separator, it's built right in. As long as you don't get the media to gunked up with additives, it will shake right out of the cases in a few minutes when you're done.
Dont think so. maybe pistol cases. I have to manually shake out most cases anyways. In the media rifle cases lay random while tumbling but when you start draining the media,most cases vibrate neck up.
That said. The tumbler works great.
Henry Nierychlo
Supporting Dealer
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- Surrey, B.C.
I saw that Harbor Freight in the USA has an electric 1 1/2 cubic foot cement mixer for $99.00 in their catalog. It should work really well and you can even use it for mixing cement if you needed to.
Henry
Henry
I have been using a Lyman 1200 since 1995, considering the fact that I shoot for a living this tool has done sterling service, in 1997 the fan came loose so I used 601 Loctite on the offending item...it is still working.
I might note that I use only fortified corncob, and that I do not envisage replacing this tool in the near future.........after all, it has outlasted half a dozen barrels plus several rifles!
All in all a marvelous purchase.
Ps. I empty my cases using a Dillon tumbling cage...this I can also recommend.
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I thought I was the only guy who owned one of these. I'll agree it works great with liquids.
I have a large vibrating tumbler for rocks. It has a huge tub and can be used wet or dry. Works a bit slower than tumblers designed specifically for brass, but then again, it can handle 15 to 20 lbs of brass per batch.
I think it's a little more complex than that. The break in the wire is down inside some plastic tube than in itself doesn't look like it wants to be removed. But thanks for the offerShjt, if you were here I'd fix it for free.
if it's dead and you're on the mainland I'll happily take it's corpse from you. probably make a good parts machine for mine
I still prefer my Midway tumbler over my much larger Dillon. it just simply gets the brass cleaner and puts a better shine on them. Don't know why. exact same media, same solution in the media too.
I still prefer my Midway tumbler over my much larger Dillon. it just simply gets the brass cleaner and puts a better shine on them. Don't know why. exact same media, same solution in the media too.
