I dry tumble, but - once I have sizing lube on the brass from resizing and whatever else, flairing etc. Before taking the prepped brass through the loading process, I just wash it in a tupperware bin with hot soapy water, rinse it off, roll the bin around a bit to run most of the water out of the brass, and dry it on 250 in an oven for a while. I don't know if it matters to wash it like this, but I do for now. I've also just wiped the lube off the cases with a shop towel after sizing, if I want to pick up the pace a bit, and don't feel like takign the time to wait for it to dry. I've also just used patches and a toothpick to clean out the inside of case necks if I want to get lube out of bottleneck cases, and don't feel like an additional wash cycle.
I'm new to wet tumbling..questions
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GHinNH
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When I buy "once fired" stuff, I love how clean including primer pockets are. I was in Harbor Freight the other day and I saw theirs. Are they any good for doing brass?
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I haven't used one but there are some people here who have and they seem to work ok. from what I have read here.
Don't for get to add in the cost of pins and a pickup magnet.
You can get pins on Amazon as well as the magnet.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+pins+for+tumbling&ref=nb_sb_noss
https://www.amazon.com/SE-Magnetic-...ords=pin+pickup+magnet&qid=1625439621&sr=8-21
Don't for get to add in the cost of pins and a pickup magnet.
You can get pins on Amazon as well as the magnet.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+pins+for+tumbling&ref=nb_sb_noss
https://www.amazon.com/SE-Magnetic-...ords=pin+pickup+magnet&qid=1625439621&sr=8-21
merlynski
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A strong magnet is of GREAT benefit, I did not realize how tiny those pins are, or how hard they are to pick up a bunch by hand.
I want a second drum for dry tumbling . . .
I want a second drum for dry tumbling . . .
I have been washing my brass for several years now, decided to just use dish detergent (just a dab) and HOT water..let it roll for about 2 to 3 hours, rinse and dry..I only load pistol, never de-prime first...Works for me...I do dry in a retired toaster oven...
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I use $2 paint straining bags from home depot to catch the pins during separation, like this guy:
(29) Wet tumbling brass & pin separation made easy - YouTube.
I use a wire waste basket as a separator and 4 buckets from the dollar store half full of water as a rinse line.
The water in the last rinse bucket has a healthy dose of Armorall wash and wax the I use over and over to lube the cleaned cases.
I get a better clean tumbling with Dawn and having the car wash/wax in the final rinse to lube.
oh yeh, I run the pins, in the bags, thru the buckets of rinse water and wash/wax before putting them back into the tumbler.
works for me,
.
I use $2 paint straining bags from home depot to catch the pins during separation, like this guy:
(29) Wet tumbling brass & pin separation made easy - YouTube.
I use a wire waste basket as a separator and 4 buckets from the dollar store half full of water as a rinse line.
The water in the last rinse bucket has a healthy dose of Armorall wash and wax the I use over and over to lube the cleaned cases.
I get a better clean tumbling with Dawn and having the car wash/wax in the final rinse to lube.
oh yeh, I run the pins, in the bags, thru the buckets of rinse water and wash/wax before putting them back into the tumbler.
works for me,
.
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Buzznrose
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I have the Frankford magnet which works great, but I also use this one a lot for final clean up:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H8M8JW...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H8M8JW...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
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