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Berry tumbler question and fine grit stuck in flash hole

BobinNC
secondofangle2 said:
you want a real problem with stuff stuck in flash holes, use rice. I let Porkan convince me to try that, and I sat at the coffee table one night with a paper clip manual disimpacting about 15% of them, and they get stuck real good. Pain in the ass to remove. I also dont want errant pieces of rice stuck inside the case where I can't see them, as they will take up volume and I presume cause pressure spikes. My advice: avoid Porkan's brain child (which he sells on his website in a branded version - "specially ground" or simething like that).

I want to "screen" mine to make it last longer with less dust - gotta remember to pick up a screen next time I'm at Lowe's. For now, I've been tearing old t-shirts into small strips and throwing in 5-6 of them. They work way better than dryer sheets. you could wash and reuse if you wanted, I just throw them away.

I'm going to have to try the open tumbler outside with a fan trick next time.
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I don't know what kind of Rice you used, because it does make a difference. I get no rice of the kind I listed stuck in the flash holes on both 5.56mm or 6.5 Creedmoor cases, which is all I use nowadays.

Since you use a disparaging name for Orken I can only assume you have a personal animus against the man. A man who, BTW I've never met, and I've never bought any product from. The rice method works, without dust, and without any rice being stuck in flash holes.

IMHO and YMMV
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Bench setup and workflow help

secondofangle2
I agree with press on the rightmost of the work space if you're right-handed. I'd mount it right over the side post/support for stability.

I work on 2 different 4'x4' benches. I use 3 of 4 sides of each of them. One thing you might consider is moving the bench out away from teh wall so you could work on 3 sides of it; but I realize it's much narrower than my 4'x4' benches, so that may not work.
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Berry tumbler question and fine grit stuck in flash hole

secondofangle2
you want a real problem with stuff stuck in flash holes, use rice. I let Porkan convince me to try that, and I sat at the coffee table one night with a paper clip manual disimpacting about 15% of them, and they get stuck real good. Pain in the ass to remove. I also dont want errant pieces of rice stuck inside the case where I can't see them, as they will take up volume and I presume cause pressure spikes. My advice: avoid Porkan's brain child (which he sells on his website in a branded version - "specially ground" or simething like that).

I want to "screen" mine to make it last longer with less dust - gotta remember to pick up a screen next time I'm at Lowe's. For now, I've been tearing old t-shirts into small strips and throwing in 5-6 of them. They work way better than dryer sheets. you could wash and reuse if you wanted, I just throw them away.

I'm going to have to try the open tumbler outside with a fan trick next time.
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Gunsmithing Orange Vise/Area419 Collab

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Well, after wanting an Orange Bench Vice for nearly two years now, and missing out on one to come available in a reasonable amount of time, I committed and paid for one directly from Orange.

When I called this morning to check on availability, there was a black one that was going to be available next week, and black was what I wanted. Unfortunately, my email to commit to the purchase wasn't delivered, and half an hour passed before I sent it again, and it was sold to another person in that short time.

So what the Hell, I ordered one anyway, and will patently wait the 7-8 weeks they said it would take to build.

No worries, as my mancave, won't be ready for it for a few more months.
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