Jewellery Tumbler

[Norfolk Muntjac]

Has anyone had any luck with a Jeweller Tumbler in stead of a genuine Brass Tumbler? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/306420320370 what do people think Will this work as it's a fraction of the Price?

 

[hairlesshunter]

I use one I only do 50 at a time but saying that it only takes 30 minutes and that just so I don’t over load it they have up graded some as well some show a picture of a band at the side but i think most are integral cheap and chips and will last if looked after
Would use the pins that it comes with as not sure if they are ss

 

[JockStalk]

I’ve the size up of the same tumbler and it’s been fine. I’d recommend it as a cheap wet tumbler.
Get a pound of stainless steel pins on the eBay and shorter than your case neck diameter to stop them sticking in the case necks.
Don’t fill more than 2/3 full. Half a dishwasher tablet and a half spoon of citric acid. Rinse well in fresh water after tumbling.
I open a few times during tumbling as pressure builds up, enough to crack the tumbler if not careful.

 

[angusb1]

I have the same 3kg model and it's fine, I've done a few thousand cases in it over the last couple of years. If I was buying one again I'd get the next size up, the 5kg one. Just because it is easier to do a few more cases at a time in it

 

[PEA]

Had mine for years and works just fine

 

[Strike]

I've had mine 7yrs or so, the only maintenance has been 2 new drive belts.
These were replaced with suitabley sized after market O rings, available online.
Stainless steel pins, bit of dishwasher tablet and a squirt of lemon juice, good to go.

 

[JamesH]

I use one of those and apart from it being a bit small for a big batch of cases it works well. I’m only interested in clean as opposed to shiny and find 30 mins with stainless pins, drop of washing up liquid and squirt of dishwasher rinse aid does the job well. Had mine about 2 years now and must have done 7-800 .223 and maybe 3-400 bigger cases without issue.

 

[jcampbellsmith]

I've had one for over 10 years. It takes 50 308 cases or similar. It's coming to the end of it's days, but still works.

Regards

JCS

 

[User00056]

I have this very one, too. Works great

 

[75]

Ditto - I've got the same and it keeps going.

 

[angusb1]

I've had mine 7yrs or so, the only maintenance has been 2 new drive belts.
These were replaced with suitabley sized after market O rings, available online.
Stainless steel pins, bit of dishwasher tablet and a squirt of lemon juice, good to go.

Similar experience here, had mine 4 years and have just had to replace a drive belt with the spare that it came with. I cracked the lid as well but that was my own ham-fistedness

 

[Lone wolf]

This is a great to know! I'm after a tumbler so will get the 5kg one!

 

[hairlesshunter]

This is a great to know! I'm after a tumbler so will get the 5kg one!

Would it make more sense to get 2 3kg ones just a thought

 

[Lone wolf]

Would it make more sense to get 2 3kg ones just a thought

What would the benefit be to getting 2x 3kg ones instead of 1x 5kg one?

 

[Bo Diddley]

What would the benefit be to getting 2x 3kg ones instead of 1x 5kg one?

You can keep one as a spare for 7+ years until the first one gives up the ghost... or you can run two simultaneously, thus ensuring you get in a muddle....
Get the bigger one, you seem to shoot enough to warrant it.

 

[Lone wolf]

You can keep one as a spare for 7+ years until the first one gives up the ghost... or you can run two simultaneously, thus ensuring you get in a muddle....
Get the bigger one, you seem to shoot enough to warrant it.

Gotcha, that makes sense! Thanks

 

[hairlesshunter]

What would the benefit be to getting 2x 3kg ones instead of 1x 5kg one?

Plus looking at the cost of a 5kg one you my we’ll get 3 x 3kg ones
And theoretically you can tumble 6 kg with 2 than 5 kg with one
One bigger batch or 2 different batches