Dry FARTing?

Marco Califo · September 19, 2022, 01:21 PM

I have a spare FART tumbler container. What if I were to fill it with 500+ 40SW and tumble it NO PINS, No Blue FART Juice, but a good amount of dry media and NuFinish?
I am just looking for shine. Anyone ever try that?

MarkCO · September 19, 2022, 01:31 PM

I've done it with poly beads and Lucas Metal Polish. Worked fine.

akinswi · September 19, 2022, 02:21 PM

You can but it will but a thin layer of polish on your cases and will create a film over time.

A marathon session with just plain corn cob will shine it up marathon I mean 24 hrs

FITASC · September 19, 2022, 08:59 PM

Can it actually handle 500 cases? If I did that with my Thumbler's Tumbler it would overload and burn up the motor. Once the capacity is resolved, using dry mixture and NuFinish does a great job. I finally changed out the used media for some new stuff - I use half corn cob and half walnut and a capful of polish (now Turtle Wax as NF wasn't available) Two hours with a mix if my brass and some range brass with dirt and grime, they came out perfectly shiny.

Marco Califo · September 19, 2022, 10:54 PM

"Tumble up to 1,000 cases of .223 brass or up to 30 lbs."
That is from the description at https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.c...-media-tumbler)
for the original size FART. There are smaller ones.
Yes, I do process 1000 40SW at a time.

Metal god · September 21, 2022, 11:17 PM

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Can it actually handle 500 cases?

The FART capacity is based on weight not how many cases because every type of case is different . That said , since you are not using water or the 5lbs of steel pins which together weighs 15lbs-ish . That's a whole lot of extra weight available . If the cases move and separate adequately as it rotates . My "guess" is it should not have a problem doing 500 40S&W cases . I think I do 300+ 308 cases and that's "with" water and steel pins .

FrankenMauser · September 21, 2022, 11:45 PM

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I have a spare FART tumbler container. What if I were to fill it with 500+ 40SW and tumble it NO PINS, No Blue FART Juice, but a good amount of dry media and NuFinish?
I am just looking for shine. Anyone ever try that?

Dirty, grimy, nasty residue is the result. With a surface finish ranging from garbage to a dull shine (matte to satiny).

akinswi · September 22, 2022, 07:22 AM

I have an older FART, and it is way better than the new one I picked up. I use one with walnut then one with Corn Corb to polish.

Has anyone notice the older FART are better? Better as in you can really see it moving the media

Metal god · September 22, 2022, 01:06 PM

What’s old , mine is about 6 years old and thrashes everything around pretty good but I only wet tumble with it .

akinswi · September 22, 2022, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Metal god

What’s old , mine is about 6 years old and thrashes everything around pretty good but I only wet tumble with it .

15 years, Thats when I got it it was a hand me down

Marco Califo · September 22, 2022, 06:11 PM

My old one quit about 5 years ago. 10 years old. I got the new full size. Seems same to me.
I do not trust the smaller FARTs, and have no interest in trying them.

Marco Califo · September 30, 2022, 10:38 PM

I tried 1 gallon plus 45 ACP and some 40SW with corn cob and Nufinish. I think I used 2 capfuls. It works. It took 4+ hours. The brass had been dipped in RO water with citric acid. And were airdried outdoors. There had been some spots and discoloration. Very shiny now. I could smell the polish when I opened it. It did not make a mess in the drum. Will just rinse out.
Dry tumbling in the FART is a lot less work. I will still wet Tumble deprimed brass with the pins. But solely for shine this was a success.
The photo includes less than 5 nickel cases. Many that appear silver are different shades of yellow brass. Lighting by California sun.

Metal god · October 1, 2022, 02:21 AM

Right on man , glad it worked . I now know I too have that option thanks .

FrankenMauser · October 2, 2022, 05:05 AM

Tumbling for shine is primping and preening.
Purely an exercise of vanity.

Marco Califo · October 2, 2022, 01:33 PM

So FM, you are saying my shiny brass won't make the cover of "Handloaders Vogue", "Soldier of Fortune", or, "Rogue Shooters"??? I am crest-fallen.

There were two nickel plated in that hole batch. Neither was definitely in the image. I inspected and re packed the 45 ACP brass. I pulled a couple with small primer pockects,, and 10 or so for pocket scrapping.
My brass is now clean enough that I will now handle it for resizing. I have been using NEW Starline in 45, 40, 9mm, and that has upped my standard for handling range brass. My 40 SW, sized, inspected and culled, and passed through a bulge buster will get FART-ed today.

akinswi · October 2, 2022, 03:55 PM

I always wear nylon gloves to prevent that shiny brass getting finger prints on them

Marco Califo · October 2, 2022, 05:54 PM

I purchased a box of Nitrile gloves to wear while de-priming because that dark residue on my hands is not something I want on my skin.
I think my fingerprints on my brass will help confirm I shot them, and anyone with solid copper hollow points in them was where I was shooting.

September 19, 2022, 01:21 PM	#1
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,722	Dry FARTing? I have a spare FART tumbler container. What if I were to fill it with 500+ 40SW and tumble it NO PINS, No Blue FART Juice, but a good amount of dry media and NuFinish? I am just looking for shine. Anyone ever try that? __________________ ............

September 19, 2022, 01:31 PM	#2
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,362	I've done it with poly beads and Lucas Metal Polish. Worked fine. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

September 19, 2022, 08:59 PM	#4
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,646	Can it actually handle 500 cases? If I did that with my Thumbler's Tumbler it would overload and burn up the motor. Once the capacity is resolved, using dry mixture and NuFinish does a great job. I finally changed out the used media for some new stuff - I use half corn cob and half walnut and a capful of polish (now Turtle Wax as NF wasn't available) Two hours with a mix if my brass and some range brass with dirt and grime, they came out perfectly shiny. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

September 19, 2022, 10:54 PM	#5
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,722	Big FART "Tumble up to 1,000 cases of .223 brass or up to 30 lbs." That is from the description at https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.c...-media-tumbler) for the original size FART. There are smaller ones. Yes, I do process 1000 40SW at a time. __________________ ............ Last edited by Marco Califo; September 19, 2022 at 10:55 PM. Reason: Add Facts

September 22, 2022, 01:06 PM	#9
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 7,135	What’s old , mine is about 6 years old and thrashes everything around pretty good but I only wet tumble with it . __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .

September 19, 2022, 02:21 PM	#3
akinswi Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Posts: 725	You can but it will but a thin layer of polish on your cases and will create a film over time. A marathon session with just plain corn cob will shine it up marathon I mean 24 hrs

September 22, 2022, 07:22 AM	#8
akinswi Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Posts: 725	I have an older FART, and it is way better than the new one I picked up. I use one with walnut then one with Corn Corb to polish. Has anyone notice the older FART are better? Better as in you can really see it moving the media

September 22, 2022, 06:11 PM	#11
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,722	My old one quit about 5 years ago. 10 years old. I got the new full size. Seems same to me. I do not trust the smaller FARTs, and have no interest in trying them. __________________ ............

October 1, 2022, 02:21 AM	#13
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 7,135	Right on man , glad it worked . I now know I too have that option thanks . __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .

October 2, 2022, 05:05 AM	#14
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,774	Tumbling for shine is primping and preening. Purely an exercise of vanity. __________________ -Unwilling Range Officer -Unwilling Match Designer -NRL22/PRS22/PRO -Something about broccoli and carrots

October 2, 2022, 01:33 PM	#15
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,722	So FM, you are saying my shiny brass won't make the cover of "Handloaders Vogue", "Soldier of Fortune", or, "Rogue Shooters"??? I am crest-fallen. There were two nickel plated in that hole batch. Neither was definitely in the image. I inspected and re packed the 45 ACP brass. I pulled a couple with small primer pockects,, and 10 or so for pocket scrapping. My brass is now clean enough that I will now handle it for resizing. I have been using NEW Starline in 45, 40, 9mm, and that has upped my standard for handling range brass. My 40 SW, sized, inspected and culled, and passed through a bulge buster will get FART-ed today. __________________ ............ Last edited by Marco Califo; October 2, 2022 at 02:04 PM.

October 2, 2022, 03:55 PM	#16
akinswi Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Posts: 725	I always wear nylon gloves to prevent that shiny brass getting finger prints on them

October 2, 2022, 05:54 PM	#17
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,722	I purchased a box of Nitrile gloves to wear while de-priming because that dark residue on my hands is not something I want on my skin. I think my fingerprints on my brass will help confirm I shot them, and anyone with solid copper hollow points in them was where I was shooting. __________________ ............ Last edited by Marco Califo; October 2, 2022 at 06:15 PM. Reason: Typos