Cleaning cases

[223AI]

These any good, not bad price.
262801397918

No idea I'm afraid, this I would guess is a Chinese seller that is listing as being in Portsmouth so I'd be a little weary but could be perfectly good!

I got lucky and picked up a 3 x 5lb barrel one of these 181663727447 for £80.00!

[g60bv]

I can't believe how expensive tumblers are! Really want one. Some of my brass is brown!

[223AI]

These any good, not bad price.
262801397918

I'd be more inclined to spend a little more and buy something like this from a UK company

http://www.ukge.com/en-gb/Lapidary/S...-252-1193.aspx

That way if you have an issue you have uk back up, the company have the same tumbler advertised on slightly cheaper, you may be able to negotiate the price down a few quid without the rocks! The advantage of the twin drums is you can run with wet SS media (deep clean) and dry media (quick polish) simultaneously.

I have no connection to them other than buying some spare belts for my machine but they were very helpful.

[Musclefox]

£80! That's a bargain Boydy47, Thought they might be chinese as one of his negative feedback indicates..

[Musclefox]

Boydy, would you have a look at this one for me, looks good and cheap..332085620145
Thanks bud..

[223AI]

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Boydy, would you have a look at this one for me, looks good and cheap..332085620145
Thanks bud..

These look quite good, i looked at them when i was in the market, I'm no expert though! Rubber barrels are meant to last longer. i'd email them and confirm they can be used for wet tumbling, only thing to be wary of is import duty which could bump,the cost up. The media isn't the cheapest but lasts forever if you buy decent pins, buy appropriate length for the calibres (my 6.5 mm pins get lodged in 6.5x55 case necks and .22H bodies, should have got 5 mm)

[223AI]

£80! That's a bargain Boydy47, Thought they might be chinese as one of his negative feedback indicates..

The odd phrases in the description are usually the give away!!

It was, it's old but looking on the web the 3 rubber barrels alone would be £60 each! Treated it to a pair of new drive belts and works spot on (will probably burn out the next time I use it now! )

[Musclefox]

Thanks Boydy, I've mailed them the question.. I might even make one..

[Musclefox]

They got back pretty quick with this reply;
"I don't see why not.

I know people use them for Brass and stainless steel, to polish.

I dont know about deburring, or removing Slag on Steel.

The Drums are pretty small, so you can't put anything to big in it.

It always uses water. So that's no problem.

I don't see any reason you couldn't. It should work fine as long as the parts are small enough to move freely inside the barrel"

[223AI]

Thanks Boydy, I've mailed them the question.. I might even make one..

They got back pretty quick with this reply;
"I don't see why not.

I know people use them for Brass and stainless steel, to polish.

I dont know about deburring, or removing Slag on Steel.

The Drums are pretty small, so you can't put anything to big in it.

It always uses water. So that's no problem.

I don't see any reason you couldn't. It should work fine as long as the parts are small enough to move freely inside the barrel"

Sounds like a goer then! for comparison on the size side of things I can do 150 - 200 .308 in my 5lb drums.

[kennyc]

£80! That's a bargain Boydy47, Thought they might be chinese as one of his negative feedback indicates..

dont forget to allow for a 230-120v transformer

[1066]

Personally I would go for the larger Chinese one. The one from USA is really too small unless you are cleaning a few 9mm pistol cases. The drum diameter is 6", this is quite possibly outside diameter, wall thickness of the rubber drums is about 3/8th so not much room for 308 type cases when it's already half full of pins.

What's wrong with the Chinese one? Almost any machine you now buy will have a motor made in China/India or some place.

If a company orders a hundred or so motors, scopes, etc. from China they will badge them up how you want - When they are retailed in the UK they are marked up 500% or so.

These rock tumblers are designed for continuous running, polishing rocks they are left going for days at a time with very abrasive media.


Mini arbour press - $26 direct from China
https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...838.0.0.gw2MbC

£194 retail from Amazon UK - exactly the same press, made in the same factory. Sold under several names.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bald-Eagle-.../dp/B006SBC3I2

I routinely buy from china with no problems.

[Musclefox]

Still undecided yet..bought from China myself before and no problems either..

[loiner1965]

I have both a tumbler and ultrasonic cleaner which I find adequate.
One day I will make a Ss wet tumbler .
I bought some citric acid from the bay and followed the advice from cast boolits etc and was not impressed by the results to be fair....maybe they are different strengths of the acid who knows

[223AI]

I have both a tumbler and ultrasonic cleaner which I find adequate.
One day I will make a Ss wet tumbler .
I bought some citric acid from the bay and followed the advice from cast boolits etc and was not impressed by the results to be fair....maybe they are different strengths of the acid who knows

I'm the same, found sea clean much better in the US which I still use for hornet as I'm too tight to buy smaller pins!