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Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:53 am I'm going to begrudgingly start wet tumbling, but without the SS pins. I'm going to do it primarily to get away from the lead laden dust. I've tried used fabric softener sheets from the dryer, but they are only marginally effective. Even if I wear a mask, the dust settles in the garage and gets stirred up when I sweep.

I'm installing a kitchen double oven in the garage to use for drying the brass, so I won't have to deal with smaller brass dryers. (The ovens will be used for other projects as well.) I'd like to build something larger than the Frankfort Arsenal tumbler, but there just isn't enough time. I have so much brass that I don't need to turn it around quickly. This means I can shoot until I have thousands of rounds to clean. Has any Forum Members built a wet tumbler?

Chas.

Years ago I took the time to make a wet tumbler. This was not something thrown together but fabricated in a nice way. I made it with a piece of 12" well casing for the barrel. Without going into a lot of detail, I will say that today I don't have the time to do another and it takes time to do it right. A few months ago a friend just had to have the old wet tumbler so I sold it to him. It was loud because it was not lined and try as one might to get a good seal, the door seeped water. In time he cured those issues and is happy with it. I had been using my Dillon (CV-2001) tumbler. A few months ago I broke down and bought a Frankfort. I am pleased with it. To date I have not used any pins, just soap, lemi shine and water and my brass shines like a silver dollar. Personally I think you would do fine with one. If you have a lot of brass, just continue the process load after load or as time permits until you catch up. I haven't counted how much brass goes into the Frankfort but it's a lot. Believe me this unit beats the heck out of the time you are going to spend building one. And, I feel certain it will do a better job.