Wet tumbler recommendations???

[palmer_mike]

I would like to get myself a wet tumbler for cleaning brass cases.

Please recommend me a tumbler that works as it should but is as cheap as chips

 

[Stalker62]

 

[palmer_mike]

Might work
I should have said above that this will be used for black powder cases (577/450), the smell of rotten eggs in the dishwasher might not agree with SWMBO

 

[mealiejimmy]

Cheapo rock tumbler from E Bay - that will probably break down within a few uses, or a Frankford Arsenal lite

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Stalker62]

Well I now have one of these.


Frankford Arsenal tumbler - they are not however, cheap.

You will probably know this.

Once fired, immediately drop your BP cases into warm soapy water (I use an old sports bottle) - it will prolong the life of your brass - which if you are buying, is kicking around the £8 a pop.

I have both M-H and Snider which I shoot - it is an expensive day out and is therefore used sparingly.

 

[Len the dog]

3 kg Rotary Tumbler Jewelry Polisher & Finisher Ideal For Rocks Stone Coins UK | eBay

I have one of these and it works extremely well. They come in 3kg & 5kg but I found the 3kg is more than adequate for a couple of hundred cases.
The picture shows them having an external drivebelt that gets a few negative reviews, they have since been updated to a direct drive, or at least mine is.

Word of warning though, the steel shot that comes with it is NOT stainless so throw it in the bin and buy some stainless shot and/or pins off t'interweb instead.

Very pleased with mine and cheap as chips, and it hasn't broken down after a couple of uses.

 

[palmer_mike]

3 kg Rotary Tumbler Jewelry Polisher & Finisher Ideal For Rocks Stone Coins UK | eBay

I have one of these and it works extremely well. They come in 3kg & 5kg but I found the 3kg is more than adequate for a couple of hundred cases.
The picture shows them having an external drivebelt that gets a few negative reviews, they have since been updated to a direct drive, or at least mine is.

Word of warning though, the steel shot that comes with it is NOT stainless so throw it in the bin and buy some stainless shot and/or pins off t'interweb instead.

Very pleased with mine and cheap as chips, and it hasn't broken down after a couple of uses.

Thank you, that looks like the sort of thing (at a bargain price!)

 

[mealiejimmy]

Thank you, that looks like the sort of thing (at a bargain price!)

That's exactly the cheapo E Bay rock polisher I was speaking about.
I had one and it lasted for about 10 tumbling sessions before the motor burned out

Cheers

Bruce

 

[palmer_mike]

That's exactly the cheapo E Bay rock polisher I was speaking about.
I had one and it lasted for about 10 tumbling sessions before the motor burned out

Cheers

Bruce

Oh dear

 

[palmer_mike]

Any recommendations on where to get cheap stainless pins from?

 

[Len the dog]

Any recommendations on where to get cheap stainless pins from?

Got mine off Ebay, shot & pins. Someone else may be able to advise on length/diameter as an incorrect size may jam in the neck or pocket. I use a combination of both and they seem to do the job just fine.

 

[wytonpjs]

Well I now have one of these.

View attachment 339616
Frankford Arsenal tumbler - they are not however, cheap.

You will probably know this.

Once fired, immediately drop your BP cases into warm soapy water (I use an old sports bottle) - it will prolong the life of your brass - which if you are buying, is kicking around the £8 a pop.

I have both M-H and Snider which I shoot - it is an expensive day out and is therefore used sparingly.

+1 for these - I'm using an American import with a transformer but Brownells were recently doing a BF deal on the UK one for what I thought was a very good price! Sadly, its gone back up again........

https://www.brownells.co.uk/Frankford-Arsenal-Platinum-Series-Rotary-Tumbler-Lite-230V/en

 

[Bavarianbrit]

I bought a 3 barrel rock tumbler from a UK company called Chronos 30 years ago and it is all still working slightly leaky but I added some rubber sheets from old tractor inner tubes to fix it. It looks similar to this unit.

https://toyscentral.uk/products/dual-drum-rotary-rock-tumbler-hfj14?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgqGrBhDtARIsAM5s0_l3PBK5Ov26AQCtzNoslxZjXhSukgYULbTLwEsHiRIZ0f3n-xVbmCIaAu58EALw_wcB

 

[andy R204]

Buy once,cry once.Lyman Cyclone tumbler.Well worth the cash & if you call it a day it'll sell on

 

[JTO]

Well I now have one of these.

View attachment 339616
Frankford Arsenal tumbler - they are not however, cheap.

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Is that the 'Lite' model?
Does it have the timer like the 7L model?

 

[wytonpjs]

Is that the 'Lite' model?
Does it have the timer like the 7L model?

Follow the link on post #12 above

 

[ikapdunn]

Good info here

 

[JTO]

Follow the link on post #12 above

No more info than on the SGC website!

 

[wytonpjs]

No more info than on the SGC website!

It clearly shows only an On/Off switch and not the rotary timer.

 

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