Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler

[keystonecop]

Anybody here use or have one?
I bit the bullet an bought 1 from Midway USA
Hope it does what it's supposed to do.
Everybody on youtube seems to like em

 

[DaveB]

Yes, that is the words I have heard.

Looking forward to a review because I wantr one.

 

[Bad habit]

It is a very good way to make cases look like new if done properly. I love mine and am thinking about a second one.

 

[keystonecop]

UPDATE
All I can say is WOW!
Brass looks like new after cleaning
Guess ill use my vibratory tumbler as a trash can now

 

[Bad habit]

Yeah. It is a pretty slick way to go. I have been tumbling about an hr and a half a load. Gonna try for an hr and see if it gives me the same results. This stuff looks like new....

 

[Bad habit]

Don't throw away your tumbler. I use clean untreated corncob media to dry the brass and tumble about 15 minutes after the stainless media. I found I was getting water spots and some corrosion letting everything air dry.

 

[keystonecop]

I throw my finished brass in the oven on a cookie sheet for about an hour at 250 degrees
Dries it up and no water spots

 

[MUP]

You talked me into it! Just got one from Amazon for $149.00 plus tax and free shipping!

 

[KPH]

Got mine from STM. Best thing I ever did with reloading. When through rinsing, I blow the excess water out of the case with a air compressor, then dry the outside after that I either but them outside in the sun or in the oven. I don't think I have ever had water spots on a case.

 

[DaveB]

I tried building a home made wet tumbler and results are best left unpublished. The brass was wet so I just reversed hoses on my kenmore vaccuum and that did a fair job. But, since I own a compressor I figured I could blow them dry. Turn on compressor, grab a piece of brass, stick nozzle in brass squeeze handle and

POW. Brass flew out of my hand and smacked me right in the forehead.

 

[MUP]

:lol: I think I'll just dry mine in the sun then!

 

[keystonecop]

Put the brass in the oven on 250 for about a hour with the door cracked so the water can evaporate
Dries the brass up nice

 

[TRIGGER]

After I tumble and rinse I run them through the media separator wich removes a lot of the water as well as the pins. Then take the brass and dump it on a towel wrap it up and rub it all around then allow to dry under a ceiling fan overnight. The next day I put them back in the seperator again just to be sure no steel pins were stuck anywhere while wet. Works good for me.

 

[TRIGGER]

I tried building a home made wet tumbler and results are best left unpublished. The brass was wet so I just reversed hoses on my kenmore vaccuum and that did a fair job. But, since I own a compressor I figured I could blow them dry. Turn on compressor, grab a piece of brass, stick nozzle in brass squeeze handle and

POW. Brass flew out of my hand and smacked me right in the forehead.

Sorry but the mental image of that happening made me chuckle a little. Lol

 

[DaveB]

is okay, i deserve it, I somehow thought the compressor was my friend. I have a bunch of really good explanations but the one that fits the best is "I was just not thinking. Again". Now the "Can't fix stupid" thing was also running around in my head.

My liquid brass tumbler was a 2 liter coke bottle filled with water, some Dawn, and some citric acid to which I added a bunch of 30/06 brass and then after sealing rolled it around on the floor, shook it, and repeated every hour or so for about a whole day. IT didn't work bad until I tried to get the brass out. I finally uncased a filet knife and cut the bottle in two.

Then I had to rinse the brass and my wife thought I was really crazy to even think I was gonna use her colander.

So yeah. Some days my adventures deserve a laugh.

 

[MUP]

Good laugh Dave, but I do appreciate your insight tho friend!

 

[MUP]

Mine arrived yesterday. Gonna give it a try this weekend.

 

[DaveB]

Dollar store has plastic colanders cheap (get several of the largest) and buckets that you can fill with fresh water to rinse the brass.

I used to have a magnet for picking up stuff but my kids got hold of it and it has disappeared. If you have one, I understand they prove very helpful.

Start a thread and take lots of pictures.

 

[MUP]

Thanks for the advice Dave! I'll stop by the Dollar Store this eve and see what I can find.

 

[KPH]

Dollar store has plastic colanders cheap (get several of the largest) and buckets that you can fill with fresh water to rinse the brass.

I used to have a magnet for picking up stuff but my kids got hold of it and it has disappeared. If you have one, I understand they prove very helpful.

Start a thread and take lots of pictures.

A magnet is your best friend when using a stainless tumbler.