Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials
So after burning up five vibratory tumblers in two years, I bit the bullet and went the stainless media route. This method works great, better than any method I have used, ever, and I have been reloading for decades. I won't bother posting pictures of my bright shiny brass, so many others have already done so.
In the almost 8 months that I have had this tumbler, I have used it so much that I have worn out the nylon bushings on the roller rods. The nice thing about this tumbler is that you can buy any part for it but the base.
I do have a question about the tumbling process for some of you guys. My friends and I all use the tumbler and reloading gear in a communal "Man Shop" (about a half dozen of us at this point), so it gets a lot of use. We jury rigged a old hair dryer hooked up to a metal box to dry the brass, but the drying process still takes a while, especially the flash holes (they seem to get film of water that seems to take a while to dry) So, yesterday I was at the store to pick up a couple of bottles of Dawn for my tumbler and I happened to notice a big bottle of Jet Dry. Thinking that it may help speed up the drying process I went ahead and bought that also. So I took a batch of brass out of the tumbler and went to rinse it in clean water and added some Jet Dry to the water. After putting the brass in the drying box for about 20 minutes I checked the brass and it looked dry as a bone, including the flash holes.
My questions are:
Has anyone used a drying agent like Jet Dry and if so what is your experience with it?
Are there any negative effects to the brass by using a drying agent like Jet Dry?