adwade74 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 What if you have your tumbler in the basement where you can't hear it running and leave brass run for 4 days straight. Can this have any negative effects on the brass ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 What sort of media, pins, walnut or corn ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Dry tumbling that long only hurts the tumbler motor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 that's serious first class advertising for the tumbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 that's serious first class advertising for the tumbler Yeah, that's a pretty kick ass tumbler right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenr Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) With stainless pins it would start to work harden the brass, with the constant hammering of the pins and brass together. After a couple of firing check them for signs of splitting etc.The constant hammering is what is refereed to as cold forming in metal working and jewelery work makes the metal harder. Which isn't what is wanted in reloading. Even dry media tumbling the cases bumping against each other can induce some hardening of the brass. So careful inspections before reloading is a must. We aren't talking a lot of hardening but it is something to take into consideration. Edited January 5, 2015 by glenr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I think the real question here is, "If you have your tumbler in the basement where you can't hear it running and leave brass run for 4 days straight, does it make a sound?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsi45 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 this is what i do have a timer on my set for 4hr. start it in the afternoon .let it run know u can set your smartphone to go of leter in the day or send your self a e mail to un plug it the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrconst Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Plug-in lamp timer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 My lamp timer has removable on/off pins. So it will turn of after 2 hours, and won't come back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adwade74 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Walnut media. Hornady tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddKS Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Should have no problems due to the tumbling duration. I have done the same thing before more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookman Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I thought that was what everybody did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Dry with corncob or walnut nothing happens. If you do it with stainless (in as little as 24 hours) you will have flat OD green cases that will never shine again, at least any place the pins can touch. Edited January 5, 2015 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batex Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I'm curious, how or why does the brass turn OD green? I just purchased a stainless wet tumbler and I've ever heard of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amada8 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) I am guessing that the stainless pins are passivated...in which case, the chemical reaction of the passivated stainless with the brass will corrode the brass (Cu/Zn) Edited January 5, 2015 by amada8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustbuster1 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Try a harbor freight ultrasonic w stiletto bath from Italian gun grease. Works for me! Got tired tumbler noise Edited January 6, 2015 by Dustbuster1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 4 days straight? The brass must shine like a mirror! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeactionjackson Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Dry with corncob or walnut nothing happens. If you do it with stainless (in as little as 24 hours) you will have flat OD green cases that will never shine again, at least any place the pins can touch. @jmorris.... I regularly wet tumble for 2 hour, then let the brass sit in the tumbler overnight.... then run it for another hour or so before removing it. I've never seen anything like that before, probably did 15K pieces of 9mm in just the last few months. Ultrasonic cleaning took to long, and did not clean as well as the stainless media and wet tumbling. ~g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmella Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Dry with corncob or walnut nothing happens. If you do it with stainless (in as little as 24 hours) you will have flat OD green cases that will never shine again, at least any place the pins can touch. at least you know what brass is yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) @jmorris.... I regularly wet tumble for 2 hour, then let the brass sit in the tumbler overnight.... then run it for another hour or so before removing it. I've never seen anything like that before.That is a total of 3 hours, tumble it for another 21 hours and you will.Or just tumble them for an hour and call it good. at least you know what brass is yours. Yeah if it turned them fluorescent orange I would repeat the process. Camouflage brass is not the best idea if you want to recover it. Maybe I could market the stuff as superDduper tactical brass just for zombies and vampires and make a million bucks? Edited January 6, 2015 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Load up some black bullets, and sell it as multicam 9mm. You would have the tactical airsoft crowd lining up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmella Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 @jmorris.... I regularly wet tumble for 2 hour, then let the brass sit in the tumbler overnight.... then run it for another hour or so before removing it. I've never seen anything like that before.That is a total of 3 hours, tumble it for another 21 hours and you will.Or just tumble them for an hour and call it good. at least you know what brass is yours. . Camouflage brass is not the best idea if you want to recover it. Maybe I could market the stuff as superDduper tactical brass just for zombies and vampires and make a million bucks? Tactical brass, when it hits the ground it doesnt reflect light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRush Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Jmorris brass: The ultimate in dynamic firing ejection signature reduction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniper3 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I use an Ultrasonic and a tumbler for my brass. Heres an interesting fact I found out . I use White Vinegar and a few drops of lemishine ,rinse, dry, then tumble for approx 4 hours and the brass comes out like new. The other day I put 200 rounds in the ultra sonic, ran for 1/2 hour , drained and then did it again with the same batch of brass and it left a greyish residue inside the brass case that wouldn't tumble out. I'm hopeing when is fired it will "burn" out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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