Harbor freight vibratory cleaner

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Shush!, Now everyone will want to do it. It was our secret for not only clean but shiny brass as well!:D
Before adding Nu-Finish, I used to add jeweler's rouge to the corn cob/walnut mixture; also works well.
 
I use walnut, Nu-finish (1Tbsp), mineral spirits (1Tbsp), run it for 5 min to prevent clumping, add brass and cut up dryer sheet. Works for me in 2-2 1/2 hr.
 
As is my Thumbler's Tumbler that I have now for almost 30 years. Now, run it without the lid and it can get noisy, but with the solid lid in place it is very quiet.
 
Never ran mine without the lid on. Gonna have to try it now :)
Nope, then you'll get that nasty harmful dust in the air; which is why they sold it with a solid lid. never understood those companies that have slotted lids for the dust to escape
 
I mix walnut and corncob together in my vibratory tumbler and use worn out walnut in my dry rotary tumbler, it's what seems to work best for me.
I polish my brass well, it cleans up well in my ultrasonic cleaner, primer pockets and all. I think well polished brass is easier to clean in any kind of tumbler because dirt, carbon, what ever, doesn't seem to be as hard to get off and my primer pockets are clean when they come out of my ultrasonic cleaner and the same would apply for any vibratory cleaner.
It plays hell with trying to find your brass in grass though because it will reflect the grass around it. Duller brass like cleaned with walnut only in a vibratory or rotary tumbler is easier to find in grass. It's just a dull yellow and doesn't really reflect light.
 
The light timer is a great idea. I forgot my tumbler was running and left it going for about 3 days while we were out of town. You had to use a welding helment to look at the brass it was so shiny, kinda like my legs. :D

Matt
 
The light timer is a great idea. I forgot my tumbler was running and left it going for about 3 days while we were out of town. You had to use a welding helment to look at the brass it was so shiny, kinda like my legs. :D

Matt
Hope mine never looks like my legs. I would have to supplement nufinish with Nair.
I will probably get a timer. I don't like leaving electronics running for extended periods without supervision.
 
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