The New Stainless media

[gauchoand]

So I've made the switch to stainless steel media in a wet tumbler. Here are the results:

3.5 hours in tumbler

this one shows a 3.5 hour tumble to 1 hour tumble both are clean but the 1 hour also didnt have lemi shine.

The four duller brass are the 1hour tumble without lemi shine

I wish I had saved some of older brass to compare it too.

 

Heres the recipe:

1 lb Stainles media

70-80 pieces of 223

cover with cold water

1/2 a 9mm case of lemi shine

a small squirt of dawn

Run for 2.5 hours min although I think 3.5 hours is the right amount.

 

Any other ways to do it let me know. Im open to anything to do this more efficient.

[rcdinaz]

Did you go with the thumler's tumbler?

 

It looks great and I keep threatening to make the switch.

[gauchoand]

Did you go with the thumler's tumbler?

 

It looks great and I keep threatening to make the switch.

 

Nope this is done with the harbor freight rock tumbler. Total cost for this switch/trial was about $50. The best part is that I think I don't need to neck size this. Quick cleaning in the ultrasonic when I bring the brass home from shooting. The lee pacesetter deprimes and sizes all at once. Then thru the tumbler. Im thinking this is not going to add any extra work to my case prep and I'll get better looking brass.

[rcdinaz]

That is great! I am taking my coupon down there this week and buying one!

[metau]

I love my stainless tumbler. I read somewhere before I leaped into this that hot water gets it cleaner. Not sure if that's true or not, as I've yet to run it with cold water. I can tell you not to put too much lemishine in there, can leave a film on the brass. The biggest problem for me is figuring out a better way to dry. I saw a nice peg board someone made that I think I might try, but too many other projects right now so the oven is the way I go.

[goatsie]

I also add the One SHot case cleaner and it gets them REALLY clean and shinny.