What Brass Tumbler/polisher Do You Use

Grumpy

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what brass tumbler/polisher do you use

Ive been seriously thinking of upgrading to this Dillon brass polisher

https://www.dillonprecision.com/case-preparation-equipment_8_8.html
Ive been using a couple LYMAN vibrator/polishers that hold a bit over 1 gallon each,
and while the results are good, they are just not up to handling the volume of rifle cases Id like to process,
and they take about 3-3.5 hours to get the brass pristine even with new medium and polishing cleaner added
any thoughts here? any other options, in a high volume brass vibrator/polisher (and yeah I have 220 volt but prefer 110 volt)
Ive tried a bunch of different mediums and polishing compound mixes they all work
but Id like to dump maybe 2 gallons of medium and cases into the polisher at a time and ideally
(yeah probably dreaming) get good results in as bit under 2.5 hours a batch on 223, 10mm, 44 mag,or 308 cases
 
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I have the CV-2001 and never liked it. It just doesn’t like a large volume and very noisy. Someone I know has automotive small parts cleaner used for restoration hardware that worked very well. He’s retiring soon, I’ll have to ask him what it is
 
I really only use mine to polish I use a wet tumbler LYMAN to clean then I either use a blower from a furnace that I made into a dryer or in bad weather I have a Lyman dryer that works ok it just takes a while
 
I watch videos like this and I tend to, get jealous/FRUSTRATED & depressed
when I think of having to sell my MILLING MACHINE , simply because it was too large and heavy to move with the equipment I owned at the time as it weighed 2600 lbs and not owning a decent LATHE,has always been a failure on my part, (yes I'm an unrepentant tool junkie!)

I know I could and have in the past built similar tools and machines to use and not having access to the tools I would really like to own currently is rather depressing, simply because anyone with the experience and skills in fabrication, of custom parts and accessories looks at the low quality crap that's for sale at exorbitant prices for the quality the parts or accessories have and...if you have a machinist skills and back ground and access too the tools........
it pisses you off , thinking about how much better you could have built something for far less total cost :facepalm: :crying:
and yes I'm well aware that to those of you that are not machinist that video looks like the guy went through a great deal of work...
the truth here is that if you have the tools skill and knowledge and access to the machinist plans with the measurements required it looks like a fun "PROJECT" and there's a HUGE satisfaction in building something yourself that's far better built, by your own hands,
that the commercial flimsy crap you can buy
larger tool, wish list


 
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interesting custom fabrication project,
but I think he could easily make major improvements,
in the design and surely he could shop and get a better deal on the components he used,
but at least hes getting the experience and improving the welding skill set!
some how I think starting with a used clothes drier as a major source for parts would have saved him considerably in cash outlays
clothes-dryer-repair-and-common-problems.jpg
 
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