RCBS Sidewinder case tumbler

[donki1967]

Hi,

I need an opinion on a rcbs case tumbler that I follow on a bidding.
I know that it is a very expensive tool, but is it really worth such a high price?

 

[drband]

Depends on your need for SHINY brass. There are cheaper options unless you get a really good deal.
Frankford Arsenal, Lyman, Hornady all make good rotary wet tumblers. Just compare and pick. (Some include SS pins and some don't.)

 

[donki1967]

And if I need to compare the final result in cleanness, which brand -model gives the best results?

 

[drband]

And if I need to compare the final result in cleanness, which brand -model gives the best results?

They are all basically the same... you won't be able to tell.

 

[donki1967]

Thanks, I will try to win the bid
with a reasonable price.

 

[dannyd]

be careful if its to old the bottom will fall out of the barrel because of old glue. A FART is a better unit now holds more brass. I have had both.

 

[donki1967]

It's never used, so it should last for a long time if I win the bid.
A question, sorry what is a FART?

 

[drband]

FART=Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler

 

[dannyd]

My sidewinder was brand new and the bottom came off the first time I ran it. If you want to get into wet tumbling look up the Frankford Arsenal equipment. Sidewinder came from Brownells, so I had no problem returning it.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

A question, sorry what is a FART?

......nah, too easy.

 

[Rembrandt]

Have both an RCBS Sidewinder and a Dillon CV2001 vibratory unit....Dillon does a much better job on the brass. Use the Sidewinder wet with ceramic media for cleaning suppressor baffles, does a great job.

 

[donki1967]

And what about the lyman Cyclone Rotary?
I dropped the RCBS bid,
currently over 223$ and for this price it's possible to buy a NIB Lyman cyclone.

Is the Lyman body made of plastic or metal?