Thread: rotary tumbler and SS media

Think I have put off getting one for long enough, and need to clean up all my AR15 223 brass so I can re-use them in my bolt guns without making them feel dirty and ashamed!.

The Lyman, Franklin, Hornardy are all around us$100-200, and the cheapest of these start at over NZ$450 so I aint buying one locally!

Chiness 5kg ones seem to go for around nz$200 including postage.

What has everyone got and how happy are you with it?

Made my own, if I could find the old thread there is mine and others home made jobs that may be an option?

The Aliexpress (from China) one does the trick.

https://rocktumbler.com/thumlers/model-b.shtml

Worth the extra $$$ but I did have to get a step down transformer

Found the old thread https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....o-heavy-15752/

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

https://rocktumbler.com/thumlers/model-b.shtml Worth the extra $$$ but I did have to get a step down transformer

Care to explain how you circumvented the "Shipping to USA ONLY" criteria posted in the top right hand corner of the link?

I have a Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler. Love it. Have cleaned tens of thousands of pieces of brass, works great. Sometimes I use the stainless pins, sometimes not. I use distilled water, a splash of Hornady case cleaning solution, a splash of citric acid and about 2 hours whirring around. Brass looks like new.

Thanks for the suggestions. Have thought about building one, but quite easy to burn $200 and for that I can but the chinese one.

I have Frankford Arsenal one and am happy with it. Bought it locally, was expensive.

Originally Posted by NZVarminter

..........Chiness 5kg ones seem to go for around nz$200 including postage............

Is this "the chinese one"



https://tinyurl.com/y4wh5nl3

If so landed price more like NZ$350 and listing it as 'FIREARMS" AS NEAREST PRODUCT TYPE, to get customs etc, , no GST ot custom tax....But Listing it asFfIREARM" wonder if that would slow it down.. Couldnt find any listing for "Jewellery polisher'

Try looking for rock tumbler.

Originally Posted by quentin

Try looking for rock tumbler.

Ahhhhhhh.

Thank you my friend. As my "rocks have not been tumbled " for some time, I have strayed from the righteous path, but mine eyes and wallet have now been opened.

Workshop innovation have the RCBS one on sale for $399

So after a morning of practice on the driven boat range.... now I’m out of ammo
It was raining and muddy plus I needed to clean this lot up.
Now I don’t have a wet tumbler, but I do have stainless steel pins cause I was going to buy one.....but I did have this big hexagonal plastic container himmm
So 15 minutes later and after a stole one of my old home saws plus a bit of duck tape... one broom stick one Vice one drill one battery on full charge and one cable tie
Some vinegar some dish washing liquid and hey presto

Who needs the Chinese

Lol driven boar range....I was not out shooting boats