... and they are not designed to tumble rocks..... I use only Rock Tumblers , Lortone and Others. . Generally These Never go Bad . people who Tumble Rocks would never Think to By a Reloading tumbler. . Why , there Junk. . Cheap and will not last. ...
Umm...that's a pretty broad statement and one I would strongly disagree with. Thousands of reloaders are getting along just fine on an old Lyman vibro tumbler or Dillon vibro. I've been using my old Lyman for a good number of years. Still running strong and cleaning brass as good as anything else. I also have the FART, but haven't had it very long yet.Most handloader will not spend the money On quality Item. The loaders who do are the smart one's
Cheap equipment Is the answer to a Cheap public Buying. Most handloader will not spend the money On quality Item. The loaders who do are the smart one's
Have had the Frankford Arsenal for about a year and a half, no problems with the unit and does an amazing job at cleaning the brass inside and out, as well as the primer pockets if you use a universal decap first.You may be able to find it a bit cheaper ...
http://www.amazon.com/Frankford-Ars...8-1&keywords=frankford+arsenal+rotary+tumbler
... it doesn't have "it all", but it has "it most".
Originally Posted by salpal48 View Post
Cheap equipment Is the answer to a Cheap public Buying. Most handloader will not spend the money On quality Item. The loaders who do are the smart one's
I've had my FART for quite some time now and use it a lot. So far I'm VERY, VERY happy with it and it has performed flawlessly and beyond my expectations. When and if it ever gives out, I won't hesitate getting another one. I find myself grabbing and cleaning all the filthy brass I can get my hands on whether I need it or not, even calibers I don't shoot.
I love to find brass at people's places that is so filthy and tarnished that the owner was getting ready to throw it away and then to see the look on his face when I show him his (or should I say, my) bright, cleaned brass after a tumble in the FART.
OP, suggestions on what to get:
1. FART (comes with media but buy another 5 lbs of pins)
2. Lemishine (citric acid)
3. Dawn (blue bottle) or ArmorAll Wash & Wax (preferred)
4. Media separator
5. Frankfort Arsenal magnet
6. Not necessary but really handy..... a food dehydrator for drying brass and pins. (Used ones can be found cheap at many garage sales or flea markets)
I use the cheap-o HF tumbler, too, and have cleaned thousands of brass for reloading. NEVER had a problem and it's doing the job that the pricey/trendy ones do, at a fraction of the cost. I do pistol brass only, now, but have used it for rifle, too. I've switched from the Dawn+Lemi-Shine to Armorall car wash and wax and Lemi-Shine, and the results are fine. I use the stainless pins, too. Cleans the primer pockets.I have a dbl tumbler from Harbor Freight.
So far it's worked very well.
Find the 20% off coupon & it's pretty cheap.
http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-drum-rotary-rock-tumbler-67632.html
Just add stainless steel pins
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pound-Sta...705823?hash=item2a516cb79f:g:2G0AAOSwBLlVYR5P