Are mall tumblers created equal ?

[Hengehold]

I am looking at stainless steel tumblers and I see that the tumblers model B comes in a variety of price ranges. $110 from Walmart

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Thumler-...53398&wl11=online&wl12=19395615&wl13=&veh=sem

To $195 at Midway USA...

http://ads.midwayusa.com/product/42...r's-_-426185&gclid=COeU653unc8CFdcUgQod6UUELA

Is there A functional difference between the two ?

Does anyone have experience and suggestions for either one ?

Thanks,
-Trevor

 

[JRS]

Buy the Model B from Midway.

 

[Hengehold]

Buy the Model B from Midway.

What makes the model B $80 better than a seemingly identical SS tumbler?
-T

 

[JRS]

Read the specs on both models. You'll quickly realize the difference.

 

[Biggabe]

One's high speed the other doesn't appear to be. One has a 3 pound capacity the other is 15. Two different products. Personally I'd go with the bigger one. I started with a rotary tumbler years ago. It cleaned the brass so slowly I ended up selling it and getting a vibratory tumbler. It cleaned much faster. That's what I have been using for the last 25 years.

 

[dickn52]

I still use my Tumbler, but with dry walnut and a spritz of polish. 2 hours later everything is cleaner than new almost. I have a turbo 1200 lyman too. Every now and then I'll dump in a double handfull of 45 ACP brass.

 

[shoot4fun]

You might want to take a look a t the Frankfort Arsenal version. You can find the entire kit for less than $200 on sale. The biggest difference is that the Frankfort is gear driven and, as a bud who uses one says, the tub has some nice features for convenience when emptying.

 

[rardoin]

I have the Frankfort and it works great. It is very easy to rinse the contents/remove most pins using the tumbler drum and the supplied sieves. It seals well also.

 

[1lnbrdg]

I hate the mall to start with and if it's now full of tumblers . .. .. . .

 

[dickn52]

I hate the mall to start with and if it's now full of tumblers . .. .. . .

Give him a break. Probably typing with one hand and clutching his Bible with the other.

 

[Archis]

A lot of the "rock" tumblers (similar to the one you linked to from walmar) are a simple cylindrical drum. There is nothing to help agitate the pins and cases inside the drum as it rotates. The Thumlers model B has a (as stated before) larger drum that has flat sides rather than a cylinder. You see this on most other commercial SS tumblers. The flat sides help agitate pins and cases to get a thorough cleaning.

The Frankford Arsenal, Lyman or Thumlers B should work well for you. FWIW, I use the Lyman and can load that sucker up with 500 cases of .223, .243 and 6.5 Lapua and in 3 hours they are shiny bright and ready to go.

 

[Hengehold]

Thanks. I appreciate the info.

 

[Hengehold]

Thanks. I appreciate the info.

 

[1shot]

Give him a break. Probably typing with one hand and clutching his Bible with the other.

Do you have a problem with someone clutching his bible?
Just askin'

Lloyd

 

[Joe R]

The model B red tumbler is a rock tumbler that reloaders use to tumble brass. The FART is designed to be a brass tumbler. There is a world of difference between the two. I mention the red tumbler there.

Here's a video I made for the guys at my range using the FART Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler

Its a 2 part.

Joe

 

[HTSmith]

Do you have a problem with someone clutching his bible?
Just askin'

Lloyd

No Sir!

 

[Hengehold]

If using a stainless steal media and water Tumblr to get your cases down to the naked brass, using moly powder and shot to apply a dry lube to the case neck will not be effective. I find that the moly doesn't like to stick to the neck until a case has been fired and there is some carbon on the inside for it to cling to. Needless to say, the expander ball has a rough time moving through the neck without an appropriate amount of lube. This has been the main reason I have not moved to SS media.

What do you guys use to lube your naked case neck after tumbling with stainless steel media?

-T

 

[1shot]

You can either brush the inside of the necks with powdered graphite, or shoot moly bullets. Both will solve the problem.

Lloyd

 

[Big Mc]

I am looking at stainless steel tumblers and I see that the tumblers model B comes in a variety of price ranges. $110 from Walmart
Look at Harbor Fright..
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Thumler-...53398&wl11=online&wl12=19395615&wl13=&veh=sem

To $195 at Midway USA...

http://ads.midwayusa.com/product/42...r's-_-426185&gclid=COeU653unc8CFdcUgQod6UUELA

Is there A functional difference between the two ?

Does anyone have experience and suggestions for either one ?

Thanks,
-Trevor

 

[rardoin]

If using a stainless steal media and water Tumblr to get your cases down to the naked brass, using moly powder and shot to apply a dry lube to the case neck will not be effective. I find that the moly doesn't like to stick to the neck until a case has been fired and there is some carbon on the inside for it to cling to. Needless to say, the expander ball has a rough time moving through the neck without an appropriate amount of lube. This has been the main reason I have not moved to SS media.

What do you guys use to lube your naked case neck after tumbling with stainless steel media?

-T

If seating uncoated bullets, I use the Imperial dry lube/ceramic balls applicator tub. It works fine for me. With HBN treated bullets I don't use anything in the clean neck.