View Single Post
Old March 27, 2013, 12:49 PM   #59
oldmanFCSA
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 8, 2010
Location: WISCONSIN
Posts: 283
SS Pins

OldmanFCSA...

What equipment are you using to tumble with?

TIA...


Thumlers Tumbler Model B Hi-Speed,
Fill barrel to 2/3 full of brass,
Add 5 pounds SS Pins,
Fill to within 1/2" of top with cold water,
HEALTHY squirt of Dawn dish soap,
Big dash of LemiShine,
Tumble 8 hours.

I run 3 barrels, so I can run 24 hours a day. Tumbler very seldom shuts off, pull a barrel, put another on, .....

If when you open, you don't see suds, you need more Dawn to keep dirt in suspension with water.
If you do not get the shine you want, its a combination of time, soap, and Lemishine.

I've done up to 750 223 casings at once, but normally would recommend 500.
Straight wall cartridges, fill barrel 2/3 full.

After pin separation - many methods work - read and watch videos.

Rinse in cold water, tumble in beach towel to remove exterior water, then put in colander, set at an angle so air flow will go thru, lay desk fan on top of brass. Bag when dry. I've found use of heat tarnishes brass way faster.
__________________
OldmanFCSA = "Oldman" at www.fcsa.org
FCSA Member, SCSA Member, NRA Member, & AMA Member
"Oldage & Treachery will overcome Youth & Skill"
oldmanFCSA is offline  
 
Page generated in 0.03643 seconds with 8 queries