I live in Northern Alberta where it gets to be -40 C in the winter. I tumble my brass in an unheated garage. I don't think my garage gets quite down to the outdoor ambient temperature, but it sure does get cold. Does the cold have any effect on the tumbler? I have one of those Lyman Pro 2400s.
Tumbling Brass in the Cold
- Thread starter kevguy
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Your typical tumbler motor is a shade-pole motor, the exact same type that drives the small fans in your refrigerator/freezer. Not an issue, except for the type of bushing lubricant used in the tumbler motor. As long as it is something suitable for cold temperatures vs. say, a bathroom fan motor, you are good to go. Just make sure the motor comes up to full speed the first time you use it, don't just turn it on and walk away.
No way. I tumble my brass overnight and during these hours I like to sleep not listen to brass in a tumbler.
you tumble your bullets? i like to tumble my brass, cleans all that lead dust and junk off them and makes them puuurdy and shinny.
that too...
I never posted that I tumble my bullets,I tumble my brass.I merely posted that since I don't use bullets with exposed lead,my brass can't get contaminated with lead dust.As such.tumbling my brass in the house poses no risk of lead dust getting into my house.
I use my Midway case tumbler in the heated basement and I use it hard. It stopped running last week in the warm basement, the wire terminal at the motor broke off at the crimp from the warm "vibration".
If you cleaned your tumbler and added ice cream mix would you have "soft" ice cream or frozen? Or better yet a Bond Martini "Shaken, not stirred."
Enfield Weather.
If you cleaned your tumbler and added ice cream mix would you have "soft" ice cream or frozen? Or better yet a Bond Martini "Shaken, not stirred."
Enfield Weather.
I don't like bringing in a bag or pail full of brass from the cold outdoors because of the condensation that will get on it. Maybe its not a practical issue, but I don't like to encourage it. I'd bring the tumber inside and start it when you get up in the morning.
The Lead exposure risk does not come from the lead in your bullets regarding the tumbler.
Most primers used in North America did and I believe still contain Lead Styphnate as the "explosive" compound to set fire to your powder. It is the residue from this in your cases after firing that can become airborne in tumbler "dust" and then get into your body by inhaling, or touching the dust and then your mouth or food without proper cleanup. Some people say there is more exposure risk here than shooting or other reloading activities involving lead.
Most primers used in North America did and I believe still contain Lead Styphnate as the "explosive" compound to set fire to your powder. It is the residue from this in your cases after firing that can become airborne in tumbler "dust" and then get into your body by inhaling, or touching the dust and then your mouth or food without proper cleanup. Some people say there is more exposure risk here than shooting or other reloading activities involving lead.
Considering that my tumbler is sealed when running,the real exposure would be while loading and unloading my tumbler.That being said,it really wouldn't matter where the tumbler runs while it is all buttoned up.Then again.how many people wear dust masks while loading or unloading their tumblers,and then shower and wash their clothes immediately after loading and unloading the tumbler?I guess that a person could say the same thing about sizing and depriming brass as well.
