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Hey Guys,
I'm looking for the best ways to save time when prepping my brass, I already have a ultrasonic cleaner but I'm not getting satisfactory results with water and vinegar.
Does anyone know the best place to get a cheap or best value rotary tumber or does anyone have any experience with the ones on Aliexpress?
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Just chucking it out there, you could put that 150USD towards a "toy" sized bench top lathe - then when its not tumbling brass you could play round with it. No that they're good for fk all....
FlecthNZ
I'm sure a good keen man like yourself could make one if your handy in the shed and don't mind scrounging for the stuff at your local recycle centre.
Then you can use your funds for the purchase of some stainless steel pins and other essentials.
I've currently got one under construction using a square Sistemia spaghetti container pushed inside a short length of PVC pipe.
Will use a small motor and drive it off a couple of 1" shafts mounted on plumer bearings.
Cheers
Pete
Sounds cool, love to see some pictures when it's finished. What sort of motor is it?
@FletchNZ did you ever get this tumbler ?
Been thinking of a similar project ;) and seems to be a lot cheaper than one from Stainless Steel Reloading Supplies | Tumblers, Separators, Media, Brass & More!
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I got one of these , and love it , ... and I use the stainless pins from the same fella , ... I tried making one from all sorts , .... in the end this compact , and powerful 5kg machine , does it all ....
That's great news, I was looking at exactly the same one, I thought the 5kg model would do.
Alas I'll be importing my one directly at US$100 incl delivery, the markup on TM ones is just a bit too greedy for my liking.
he probably bought a few in and had to pay customs fees etc if it exceeded the $400 threshold so it is only fair that they should be able to make a bit of a profit to make up for their costs etc, I would do the same if it were me, no point trying to import stuff to sell if you cant make some sort of profit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
exactly what you said , he brought in 3 or 4 .... I really like it , if you get one , and tumble more than 2000 cases over a weekend , you need to clean the stainless media and the inside of the tumbler as the carbon coats the inside and makes your brass not so shiny as the first bunch you put through ... makes sense , you cant clean your car with filthy water and a grotty sponge and expect a awesome Volvo finish !!!! ( by the way I have a Volvo for sale )Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
Would an Ultrasonic cleaner be better? Faster and cleaner end results
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the stainless media + the tumble action , cleans the inside of the brass and the flash hole /primer pocket ...( if you deprime of course )it seems to clean it a lot better than the sonic cleaner, I have used the sonic cleaner , and prefer the tumbler ... ymmv
Volvo?Quote:
Originally Posted by stumpy
damn , I was hoping my sales pitch would generate some interest in my Volvo sale
I use a baby formula tin with walnut shell and dash of solvo, not Volvo, paste and rumble it at low speed in my lathe nice clean shinning shells
Now you've started it...
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How is that tumbler going? still working? Is that one of those orange and clear Chinese jobs?Quote:
Originally Posted by stumpy
Cheers
yup , goes awesome , and has worked every weekend since I got it , exactly yhe same one on trade me ... never leaked , and never gets hot
Just grabbed one , be here is a week $116 US
serious shooters has media for 45 bucks ... works a treat
So how did the aliexpress ones work out?
The only alternative in NZ is over $500!!
I got a 3 kg one landed for just over a hundred bucks including shipping which iirc was free anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rebeltrousers
Hasn't missed a beat in over a year.
Does 100 .223 and around 150 .40 s&w brass. I just use it on its slowest speed and the agitate setting with 1kg of media. Works a treat.
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Just don't do what I did, knocked off itt its storage on top of the safe onto concrete floor and broke the plastic edge :omg:
So I dropped the $$ and purchased a Frankford Arsenal one from Reloaders. Way more expensive, but a lot more sturdier and holds a ton more cases. In hindsight, I wish I had just purchased the FA one.
Thinking of making one of these baby formula tin models ! Was thinking of attaching it to my bench grinder but would be too much rpm
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@bay_ladQuote:
Originally Posted by bay_lad
I used a car window wiper motor, a 5L bucket and some skateboard wheels.
https://youtu.be/vP0Bt-2xXN8
Cheers
Pete
Shouldn't have throw away that old skateboard..
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Are you using stainless in it or walnut? If so, how much media vs brass?Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
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Wet tumbling with stainless pinsQuote:
Originally Posted by bay_lad
The 5L bucket can easily do a couple of hundred cases with about half a box of stainless pins.
I've done several thousand 9mm and 223 cases now with excellent results
Cheers
Pete
I feel like we could start a thread of who has the horiest home made tumbler. If nothing else would work as a guide on how to make your own one.Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
I reckon mine would be in contention for first place.
Commercially sold ones run at around 40 odd rpm, a wiper motor driving a tumbling barrel with no extra gearing should yield around that.Quote:
Originally Posted by bay_lad
They also have heaps of torque.
This is version 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
I took the drill attachment from a circular wire brush and riveted it to larger plates of sheet steel. One inside and one outside the protein tub. Now just need to 'borrow' the wheels off the young fullas skateboard and we will be in action [emoji6]
I'm working on another one using 150mm drainage pipe and capshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a7f694fdd4.jpg
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@bay_ladQuote:
Originally Posted by bay_lad
Looks good :thumbsup:
Don't forget to take the young fella up town to get a new skateboard after you've thieved his wheels.
Cheers
Pete
