TONY BARONE Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I run the FA with FA case cleaner and no pins. I"m happy with the results. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CSEMARTIN Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 9:18 PM, Sarge said: This is troubling. On 3/23/2019 at 9:40 AM, echotango said: I won't go back to pins. On 3/23/2019 at 6:48 PM, echotango said: Mine are always stuck in the flash hole. Not sideways as shown above. Tired of broken decapping pins. I was considering tumbling with these pins. Thanks for this thread! I'm not going to use them now. Screw this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt1 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Pins are for chumps Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anachronism Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I've been tumbling with pins since the beginning of time (nearly), and I have yet to experience anything like that. I'm totally amazed! My pin supplier closed their doors about ayear ago or I'd recommend you try their pins. I was thinking of setting up a second tumbler so I'll need to make sure to get pins that match my originals. Mine won't even fit sidewats in a 45 ACP case! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yetilostnthewoods Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Someone mentioned using a magnet. Stainless steel is nonmagnetic. You may have to fish out the pins with a pair of hemostats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve RA Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I can pick up my pins with a magnet, they have to be some variety of stainless as I've had them for a number of years with no rust on the pins. Yes, they stay in the tumbler wet after use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, Yetilostnthewoods said: Someone mentioned using a magnet. Stainless steel is nonmagnetic. You may have to fish out the pins with a pair of hemostats These pins are stainless that stick to magnets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EEH Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Low grade stainless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yondering Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Yetilostnthewoods said: Someone mentioned using a magnet. Stainless steel is nonmagnetic. You may have to fish out the pins with a pair of hemostats No, some stainless is magnetic and some is not. It has nothing to do with "low grade" or quality of the material at all, just different classes of stainless steel which is really a broad category of steels, not a particular alloy. Generally, 300 series stainless is non-magnetic or very mildly magnetic, while 400 series is strongly magnetic. I suspect most all of us here own at least one pocket knife, and most of those have stainless steel in one of the magnetic alloys. Easy to check if you don't believe me... Personally for case tumbling, I avoid pins; they seem to cause more problems than they're worth. I like nice shiny brass too, so I do a dish soap & citric acid (lemon juice) bath, dry, and then tumble in corn cob with case polish and car wax. That leaves an amazing bright shine on the cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yetilostnthewoods Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Yondering said: No, some stainless is magnetic and some is not. It has nothing to do with "low grade" or quality of the material at all, just different classes of stainless steel which is really a broad category of steels, not a particular alloy. Generally, 300 series stainless is non-magnetic or very mildly magnetic, while 400 series is strongly magnetic. I suspect most all of us here own at least one pocket knife, and most of those have stainless steel in one of the magnetic alloys. Easy to check if you don't believe me... Personally for case tumbling, I avoid pins; they seem to cause more problems than they're worth. I like nice shiny brass too, so I do a dish soap & citric acid (lemon juice) bath, dry, and then tumble in corn cob with case polish and car wax. That leaves an amazing bright shine on the cases. Got it! Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laxman2809 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 You guys should use brass juice, gets your brass clean without the need for pins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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