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.