Should I Deprime before tumbling?
Knock out the primer before tumbling ( for large volume I use a dedicated RCBS de-capping die ), and a tiny kernal will get stuck in the flash hole and I use a carpenters awl to punch them out, giving each case a quick inspection at the same time. Primer pockets will also be very clean. I do prefer to de-cap first.
Do you have to Deprime brass before wet tumbling?
I deprime everything first with a universal decapper and then I wet tumble so that I only have to clean the brass once and get spotless primer pockets and flash holes. When you’re reloading you can still leave the decapping pin in your die as a “check” to make sure your flash holes are clear.
Do you resize brass before tumbling?
Deprime, clean, resize. You can use a separate depriming die, this keeps the carbon and crap out of your resizing dies which can either scratch the brass or even the die, it can also lead to stuck cases.
How long should brass be tumbled?
that’s basically what I do was watching the Dillon DVD, they say to tumble about 45 minutes after putting in 2 cap fulls of polishing compound. be interested to hear from anyone that can do a good job of polishing in about 45 minutes like the Dillon DVD.
What is tumble brass?
The Tumbled Brass effect and treatment is achieved by placing raw die cast brass products into a tumbler containing small stones about the size of a 5 cent piece. The raw brass products are then ‘tumbled’ to allow the stones to remove unwanted casting marks and to give the brass a unique worn appearance.
What is tumbled brass?
Do you tumble new brass?
No you don’t have to tumble clean brass.
How often do you change tumbler media?
There isn’t a set number of times you can recharge media before it is time to replace it. We completely change out our media when it takes more than 3 hours in a vibratory tumbler or 4 hours in a rotary tumbler to get the desired cleanliness and polish even after recharging it.
Can you use rice in Tumbler?
The rice packs inside the cases tightly, and due to the tiny neck, it absolutely will not wiggle out. That happens within 10 minutes of being placed in the tumbler. It took me about 2 hours to get the rice out of all 100pcs of .
How do you finish unfinished brass?
Scratches can be removed with different grades on Scotch-Bright Pads. Others will professionally finish the brass by polishing or brushing or staining with patina. A Varnish or Lacquer is usually applied afterwards to seal the brass and stop the oxidizing.
Should you clean new brass?
If it doesn’t stick, it’s brass. If it does stick, it’s only brass-plated—and if the object is just brass-plated, all you actually need to clean it is warm water and soap. Polishing isn’t necessary on objects that are only brass-plated, and, in fact, it could actually scratch the plating off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-PPwIgXlUQ