Tumbling Brass (did I completely screw up?)

[RipkinC]

I can second this. I got a bag that about 2/3-3/4 filled an 18lb tumbler that I have. I have about 2 of the gallon size Ziplok bags full as extra media for later on down the line. I think I paid about 14 bucks for it.

What 18lb tumbler do you have?

 

[DaemonAssassin]

What 18lb tumbler do you have?

The one from Harbor Freight. I picked it up for 50 bucks, because they ran out of the 5 lb one that was on sale. I asked if they would give me the 18 for the price of the 5 and the manager said ok. Took it home after saying thank you. Psycosteve was with me when it happened.

http://www.harborfreight.com/18-lb-vibratory-bowl-with-liquid-drain-hose-96923.html

 

[tony b]

timer is great idea, no harm to brass just super clean

 

[Half-cocked]

For cheap walnut media, go to Pet Smart and look for 'lizard litter'. Same stuff at a fraction of the cost.

Is this stuff finer than the corncob-based critter litter they sell at Walmart? I tried that stuff a while back (trying to be cheap), and all it did was get jammed into all the primer pockets, and inside the cartridges themselves. It was a b#tch to pick it out of 150 pieces of 5.56 afterwards.

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Is this stuff finer than the corncob-based critter litter they sell at Walmart? I tried that stuff a while back (trying to be cheap), and all it did was get jammed into all the primer pockets, and inside the cartridges themselves. It was a b#tch to pick it out of 150 pieces of 5.56 afterwards.

Yes it is.

 

[Pinecone]

There is also a corn cob bedding called Kay Kob that is finer than some of the other stuff. But it does sometimes get stuck in the case.

For empty cases, especially .223, I have gone back to Lyman Corn Cob media. MUCH finer. Occasionally get one stuck in a flash hole, but not many.

 

[jrumann59]

I put a large batch of brass in the tumbler on Wednesday afternoon...mixed 308/300 AAC brass with crushed walnut..

Meant to run for about 2-3 hours... got an emergency call to go into work...

Long story short... totally forgot it was running... ran until this morning at 8am...so it tumbled for approximately 40-42 hours....

Brass is very shiny... but did I screw up the brass by tumbling it so long? any long term damage to the brass?

I put my tumbler on one of those cheap plug in timers and turn it on when I good to bed.