[Cleaning Brass]

Do the dryer sheets really work?

The dryer sheet really does work. I've found it does two things; 1. keeps the dust level down when you open the tumbler and dump into the media separator, and 2. keeps a lot of crap out of the media making it last longer/more effective.

Each time I pull the dryer sheet out after running the tumbler it's very dark and dirty, so it's definitely pulling stuff out of the media during the tumble.

+1 and....Welcome to the forum! I see that the above was your first post!

Thanks!

[Cleaning Brass]

When I first started reloading I heard stories about tumbling for 6-12 hours. I quickly found out that is nowhere near necessary unless you just have to have mirror finish brass. Personally there is no guarantee I'm getting back every single piece I fire so I don't stress how shiny it is. I've found any more than 2 hours in corn cob w/ brasso and it's a waste. Brass comes out very clean and shinny. I would say anything between one and two hours is plenty depending on your personal taste.