tumbler

I’m shopping for a wet tumbler. I’ve looked at Lyman, Hornady, another brand I don’t recall and the good ol FART… just curious if anyone has input on the subject. Wet tumbling will be a new undertaking, but I’m wanting that kind of clean. I like the looks and features of some, but the price tag...

I have a National Metallic (Midway brand) rotary drum tumbler. The drum by itself is not available (I asked). Does anybody know if other manufacturer's drums have the same driven surface width (i.e. compatible) size? The Frankford Arsenal drum is available individually ($56, backorder OK)...

Anybody ever use walnut shell or corn cob media (dry) in a rotary tumbler? My vibrator tumbler motor has become notoriously unreliable and I was wondering about getting another drum for my National Metallic wet pin tumbler instead of buying another unreliable vibrator. I have lots of walnut...

Im sorry for my bad english I'm Italian. I write here because there are many cultured and wise people. Here is the question: I have to polish small objects in 304 stainless steel, I would like a mirror finish. I purchased walnut shell (SMARTRELOADER Extreme Brass Polishing Walnut Media) and I...

Some years ago - when my wife and I were trying to raise a family and live on just my salary as a law enforcement officer, I built my own case tumbler. :) I used the drive mechanism from a Texas Instruments Commercial Dot Matrix printer I got for free, a couple of material positioning rollers...

I use a rotary tumbler built from parts salvaged from a Texas Instruments dot matrix printer. Having no prior experience with rotary tumblers, I just threw 50 or 100 brass cases into the large glass jar I was using as a tumbling drum, filled it about half-way with media, put the lid on it and...

No, it's not what you think - honest. Right now, I have a rotary tumbler built out of some material handling rollers and the drive mechanism from a Texas Instruments Optiplex dot matrix printer. I use plastic coffee cans for the tumbling drums. And this has met my needs since the 1990's, but...

I've been contemplating moving to wet tumbling with stainless steel pins and a rotary tumbler. One thing that I've often wondered about is what to do with the resulting waste water. Do you just dump it down the drain? I've wondered how "toxic" the resulting waste water would be and how much...

I'm trying to get my ducks in a row to start reloading and I'd like to know which is a better choice for cleaning cases for a person getting into reloading and which is the best choice for the long run? I will say I'm leaning more towards ultrasonic cleaners as they can clean more than just...

During its short one-year life, the 5-lb Harbor Freight Vibratory Tumbler did a good job of noisily cleaning cartridge brass. A little over a year ago, I bought it on sale for about $45. After 6 months the threads on the vertical shaft that secures the lid stripped. I replaced the threaded shaft...