McCandless Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Not doing a large quantity, just 120 - 240 cases a week. What Rotary Tumbler are you having good results with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Ozzy Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Started with Harbor Freight double drum for 2 seasons. Adequate when shooting smokeless and 38. Changed to 45 and BP went to Frankford. Excellent product good volume better cleaning BP loads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Creek Kid Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series. With stainless steel pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Head Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Thumlers Tumbler Model B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Bruce Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 harbor freight... ive cleaned over 500 cases at a time with it... works great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Sawmill Mary got a Frankford Arsenal Platinum for Christmas. Works great and never used then pins. Shortly after they came out with "Lite" version that would have been plenty big for us. https://www.grafs.com/catalog/product/productId/77903 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Rebel 17 https://stainlesstumblingmedia.com/shop/reloading-products/tumblers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Rebel 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Thumlers Tumbler Model B & ceramic with a bit of dish soap for many years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Saint Paw Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Also Rebel 17 https://stainlesstumblingmedia.com/shop/reloading-products/package-kits/stm-complete-package.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I've had a Thumlers for years but if I were buying new it would be a Rebel because of the better bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 FA. Works fine. Caught a sale at Cabelas. RCBS and Lyman have them now but I don’t seem to see good pricing on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Shooter Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I'm using the smaller Frankford Arsenal for both 38's and 45's with the stainless steel pin media. I'm very happy with it. The cases come out looking almost brand new after about 3 hours in the tumbler. Be sure to run each size separately those 38's fit perfectly inside the 45 cases and keeps them from getting clean and makes it a real pain to separate. Using a large magnet makes getting the media out pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 FA,, why? because I found it on craigs list for $75 as new, with seperator too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Monger Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Lyman. Does a good job with SS pins but leaks water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Traveller Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I use the FA as well and have been very happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major BS Walker Regulator Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Thumlers Tumbler B. When I bought mine, FA didn't make one and the Rebel 17 didn't exist. I wash 250 brass at a time. If I had to buy another I would get the Rebel 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Montana Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 The Frankford Arsenal Platinum. I generally clean about a 2.5 quart paint buckets worth of pistol brass at a time whether it be 38, 45, or 9mm. I also like the screens FA come out with to use on the end caps for rinsing, before they did I had used little sink strainers which fit in the caps ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Thumlers B or Lortone <x>12, 'cause either was less than $50 from Craigslist. Prefer Lortone because only one thumb screw to remove/tighten. Old rockhounds may just petrify, but their stuff still gets sold off; unfortunately, more often, nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Dillons CV750, been running 26 years now almost 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Holiday Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 4:57 AM, Boomstick Bruce said: harbor freight... ive cleaned over 500 cases at a time with it... works great!!! Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Smoken D said: Dillons CV750, been running 26 years now almost 27. I didn't realize Dillon made a rotary tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Rebel 17 with SS chips https://www.facebook.com/southernshinetumblers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Thumblers Tumbler, Model B. Here are a couple of 1-1/2-hour runs, both with 1 tsp Dawn, 1/2 tsp Lemi shine, and about 2# of SS rods. The left batch was just under 20 lbs. total cylinder weight, including SS rods and water. The right was about 16 lbs. (and yes, I tumble with spent primers in). I know these are large lots, in excess of the manufacturer's recommended max loading. I just wanted to see if the motor and belt would hold up (they did fine) and the cases would come clean enough (judge for yourself). The air temp when I ran these was over 100 F., so motor overheating risk was fairly severe. Normally I would run about half this number of cases per batch. Notice that the lighter load did come out a bit brighter. (Hope the news media pundits don't see this or I'll be one of those guys you read about, caught with "thousands of rounds......") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Got a Frankfort platinum in April. Very happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 1:59 AM, Smoken D said: Dillons CV750, been running 26 years now almost 27. Pretty sure that’s a vibratory cleaner, not a rotary. Dillon CV-750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Dusty Devil Dale said: ...I know these are large lots, in excess of the manufacturer's recommended max loading. ... I ran in excess of manufacturer's recommend max loading too. Motor and belt, no problem. One of the rubber drive rollers is deformed now, I'm guessing from excess heat generated from me loading in excess of the manufacturer's recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said: I ran in excess of manufacturer's recommend max loading too. Motor and belt, no problem. One of the rubber drive rollers is deformed now, I'm guessing from excess heat generated from me loading in excess of the manufacturer's recommendations. Thx. Good to know. Like I said, this was an exception. Normally I run half that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Bruce Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 9:38 AM, Croc Holiday said: Which one? https://www.harborfreight.com/5-lb-metal-vibrator-tumbler-67617.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Holiday Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Boomstick Bruce said: https://www.harborfreight.com/5-lb-metal-vibrator-tumbler-67617.html Thank ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I've been using the Lyman Cyclone for about a year without a hitch. I like the tray screens it came with makes it easy to rinse off the brass after tumbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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