Anubis Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Probably the mixing action would be poor with most of the brass staying on the bottom.......but worth a try. I suppose if you really wanted to you could remove the impeller and make your own agitator thats low enough to catch everything off the bottom. Seems like it might be too much work for the result though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UW Mitch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 If someone has large amounts of brass to clean, what about using an old beater washing machine? Plenty of them out there for cheap.Now the brass might bust up the impeller, chip enamel off, or get wedged between impeller and bottom of tank( so use a beater machine)............but I'd go that route just to see what happens. Probably the mixing action would be poor with most of the brass staying on the bottom.......but worth a try. Anyone done this? BB What about a concrete mixer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 (edited) If someone has large amounts of brass to clean, what about using an old beater washing machine? Plenty of them out there for cheap.Now the brass might bust up the impeller, chip enamel off, or get wedged between impeller and bottom of tank( so use a beater machine)............but I'd go that route just to see what happens. Probably the mixing action would be poor with most of the brass staying on the bottom.......but worth a try. Anyone done this? BB What about a concrete mixer? The agitation of the brass is irrelevant. I only shook the bucket to mix the solute with the solvent to make the lemi-shine solution. The brass only needs to sit in the solution to work. I doubt agitating it continuously would yield better results. Edited June 25, 2009 by DyNo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBuzzard Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I wish I had several full 55gallon drums of brass out back.............like some I know. Then I might take it to the next level and "industrialize" the process with some of these ideas. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D. Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: concrete mixer for cleaning brass. Years ago, I frequently bought bullets from Taylor Bullets (IIRC) in San Antonio who also did commercial loading. He used a mixer which he had removed the blades & coated the inside with a rubber compound. Never saw it running or asked him about it but it did look imprressive. At the time, I couldn't imagine cleaning that much brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 You should see the tumblers Danny uses at Atlanta Arms to tumble all the range brass they take in. They look like concrete mixers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) Update - after three cycles through lemi-shine- Before 9mm & .45: After: 9mm .45 (The .45 GAP has not been treated yet and neither has the 9mm on the left end) This is all brass that had been pulled out of the ground. Some of it is older than I am. Edited June 27, 2009 by DyNo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdice Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Update - after three cycles through lemi-shine-Before 9mm & .45: After: 9mm .45 (The .45 GAP has not been treated yet and neither has the 9mm on the left end) This is all brass that had been pulled out of the ground. Some of it is older than I am. I recently had a batch that came out pink like your last photo. Do you have any idea what that is and if there's anything wrong with it? I haven't thrown them in the tumbler yet but plan to tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I think the pink is copper. here is an old thread on this topic http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...ic=43530&hl there is a good post toward the end on the hows and whys. miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justsomeguy Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 So...water and electricity don't mix?!!! Oh... they mix VERY well, but they are then not compatible with human bodies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUKE Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 This forum is a wealth of knowledge,you learn something new everyday! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.E.Anglin Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 great info, now if we only had primers to put in all that purdy brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I thought using an acidic compound to clean brass would weaken it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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