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Matt_G
Curmudgeon in training
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
For the last 40+ years the Model B Thumler's Tumbler served my needs. Can use wet or dry. Only time I wet tumble is when I purchase 308W military range brass. Then it's Lemishine and a dash of Dawn.............one and done. Over the years, I have tried plain corn cob and also green treated stuff. Then plain crushed walnut shells, and also the rouge coated shells. The rouge worked well but gets into all the nooks and crannies of your firearms after years of use. Especially building up in the rims of brass cases. Finally, settled on Lizard Litter (plain crushed walnut shells). I rejuvenate with Iosso, when cleaning takes longer than normal.
Dust isn't a issue with enclosed water tight tumblers. For added protection, place a used dry sheet inside and discard after every batch of brass.
Not a fan of the vibrators. Too noisy and open lids let dust escape. If your worried about the dust and or noise, run them outdoors or in your garage. The vibrators do have a use. I run my Lyman Turbo when I have only small batches to do. I use a full size paper plate, with a centered hole, covering the lid slots. Seems to contain a lot of it and I'm sure the dryer sheets add to that effect.
I usually vacate the shop, when tumbling/vibrating brass. Nothing to reload till brass is clean, anyways. Don't want to listen to the noise, either. I use appliance timers on both units. I have the option to run them outside, if desired. Covered porch is just outside the basement shop door.
I don't worry about lead poising in our hobby. Live long enough, something is going to kill you. I worked for 30+ years in an industrial pipefitting setting. We use to toss asbestos pipe insulation around without regard, when I was an apprentice. Not to mention the constant oil and cutting fluid mist exposure in the auto plants, where I was employed.
Dust isn't a issue with enclosed water tight tumblers. For added protection, place a used dry sheet inside and discard after every batch of brass.
Not a fan of the vibrators. Too noisy and open lids let dust escape. If your worried about the dust and or noise, run them outdoors or in your garage. The vibrators do have a use. I run my Lyman Turbo when I have only small batches to do. I use a full size paper plate, with a centered hole, covering the lid slots. Seems to contain a lot of it and I'm sure the dryer sheets add to that effect.
I usually vacate the shop, when tumbling/vibrating brass. Nothing to reload till brass is clean, anyways. Don't want to listen to the noise, either. I use appliance timers on both units. I have the option to run them outside, if desired. Covered porch is just outside the basement shop door.
I don't worry about lead poising in our hobby. Live long enough, something is going to kill you. I worked for 30+ years in an industrial pipefitting setting. We use to toss asbestos pipe insulation around without regard, when I was an apprentice. Not to mention the constant oil and cutting fluid mist exposure in the auto plants, where I was employed.
CWLONGSHOT
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Yea I have used "NUFINISH" since the 1980's in my media and do not see dust and generally I wont even cover the tumbler!!
But generally I dont see brass anywhere near this tarnished. It was almost as it was kept outside.
This brass now.
CW
But generally I dont see brass anywhere near this tarnished. It was almost as it was kept outside.
This brass now.
CW
Mitty38
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Any more.
I just throw my brass in a laundry bag and wash it with my work clothes. Then lay it out to dry.
If any has those deep black tarnish stains, and they are something I am running low on. I might soak them in vinegar and ketchup solution for 2 hrs before laundering them. Anything looks too weird toss it.
Brown brass never bothered me.Don't seem to effect accuracy, or function. So do not bother. I just want clean. Not polished.
Of course I do not detail my vehicles either. Figure it is a waist of precious time and money.
I just throw my brass in a laundry bag and wash it with my work clothes. Then lay it out to dry.
If any has those deep black tarnish stains, and they are something I am running low on. I might soak them in vinegar and ketchup solution for 2 hrs before laundering them. Anything looks too weird toss it.
Brown brass never bothered me.Don't seem to effect accuracy, or function. So do not bother. I just want clean. Not polished.
Of course I do not detail my vehicles either. Figure it is a waist of precious time and money.
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CWLONGSHOT
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We had a visitor the other day too!!
Rough legged hawk. Never saw one before.
We ha e a RedTail family across the field they are larger but not seen that day.
CW
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Holy smokes, what a day! The high today was -7F. Gord and I hit the woods at about 10. Matt called just as I got the first load hooked up to drag back to the splitter, his car wouldn't start. So Gord went to help him and I played lumber jack. We have scads of dead Red Oak to cut, so I took some easy stuff first, none of it over 10" or so at the butt. Took that to the landing then decided to go into a harder to get to area I hadn't been into for several years. Took down enough for decent hitch and found out I had forgotten just how to get outta there! I had 2 choices and both required some sliding down an ice covered slope. I chose the wrong one! Couldn't get back out, so I ended up bulling my way across some ice covered ledge and carefully getting the tractor off some edges and into a ravine that gave me an out. If we'd had 3 foot of snow, it would have been a breeze. Without much snow it's a bear! Decided that was enough of that fun and went back into the easier terrain. Took down some good sized stuff and tried pulling it out tree length. They're maybe 40' long, but the twists and turns mean you can't always make it. Cut and drag, cut and drag. Finally got that done. Matt showed up about then and went to cutting and as usual he cut the biggest stuff he could find. This thing was about all the tractor could handle and the log I ended up with was only about 10 feet long. Couldn't get up an ice covered slope, so I was going to unhook and get to a gentler section of hill and run some additional chain out to it. Well, I let the tractor back and started sliding and high centered the drawbar on the log and there I sat. Gord got a come along and he winched the tractor 4" ahead and I peavied the buttlog to the left and we were good. Got that monster out and went back for more. Got Matt to start cutting smaller stuff until we get some snow and I can use the crawler. Took a mess more wood out and Gord blocked up what was suitable for tossing into the basement. The other stuff is decked by the splitter for next year. I still have at least 3 more loads of blocked wood to go, wish I realized he was doing too much since we ahve a snow storm coming with forecasts of 8-16'! Guess I'll toss it all in a pile I can at least find. After the wood we did chores and I dropped Gord at his girls. I'm officially tuckered right out! 6 hours of wood cutting and no one got killed, that's a win!
CWLONGSHOT
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I got allot done in the loading room I also found a the bottle of fancy BO substitute I couldnt find before the season. It was like good aft bad cause I didnt want to buy it. I was convinced I needed to try it. But OMGOODNESS ITS EXPENSIVE!!! I found a bottle that was cheaper and bought it. Then "lost it" now. I found it! Hahaha
But I got allot condensed labeled and packed in ammo cans!
I also tore into the jackets bullet shelves. Found a few boxes that got behind and mixed.
Moved some old ammo from firearms I dont own and moved into 50cal cans. But I found a Uniflow, scale and trickler! I knew I had this scale!!
Good productive day!
CW
But I got allot condensed labeled and packed in ammo cans!
I also tore into the jackets bullet shelves. Found a few boxes that got behind and mixed.
Moved some old ammo from firearms I dont own and moved into 50cal cans. But I found a Uniflow, scale and trickler! I knew I had this scale!!
Good productive day!
CW
Saw 4 flight of geese/duck headed south during 20 min of the soccer game yesterday. They knew cold was coming in. Wind chill 20ish so this 8am game called off. Wasn't going to go anyway. JV1 won 15 zip, Varsity 4 zip yesterday. Both GKs coming off covid, both scored, one missed a PK but popped it in on the goalie bounce.
Tossed 4# 145gr PB into the PC bucket this afternoon, coated real easy in the low humidity. Too cold in the garage to cook.
Tossed 4# 145gr PB into the PC bucket this afternoon, coated real easy in the low humidity. Too cold in the garage to cook.
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Started on a new HP project. Cold in the garage. At least I have the hardest part done- centering the cavity on the mill.
Used an indicator to get it where I was pretty sure it was right then used a snug fitting pin the the Chuck and it entered the cavity. Good enough for me.
Final test is seeing if the rod I will use for the pin will lay in the groove on either block. If the hole is off center by much the pin won’t lay in the slot.
Used an indicator to get it where I was pretty sure it was right then used a snug fitting pin the the Chuck and it entered the cavity. Good enough for me.
Final test is seeing if the rod I will use for the pin will lay in the groove on either block. If the hole is off center by much the pin won’t lay in the slot.
JWFilips
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Very cold today & waiting for that southern storm!
Put away my Late season hunting clothes and Cleaned my 54 Caliber 1750's Flintlock Rifle. hunkering down for tomorrows snow storm and
Mondays freezing rain and rain event...Should be interesting !
Kills me because all day long on my property I had a 4 point buck and a 6 point buck hanging out in my yard!
We are in city limit! Yes on the fringe! Grit my teeth and watched them enjoy themselves!
Put away my Late season hunting clothes and Cleaned my 54 Caliber 1750's Flintlock Rifle. hunkering down for tomorrows snow storm and
Mondays freezing rain and rain event...Should be interesting !
Kills me because all day long on my property I had a 4 point buck and a 6 point buck hanging out in my yard!
We are in city limit! Yes on the fringe! Grit my teeth and watched them enjoy themselves!
fiver
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CW....... anneal.
done a bit of mold work, then cleaned up some newer molds and cast with 2 of them.
got them all lined out so i can just warm them up and go.
I got the one i worked over again up to the point where i can probably PC it exactly to groove depth or slightly over.
so [shrug] there's another next summer project.
need to setup one of the star's for 30 cal. again, i'm about out of the RCBS silhouette bullet and i know i got about a third of a 5 gallon bucket of them under the shot shell bench, plus i have a couple hundred LEE 30 cal soup cans i need to do now too.
Littlegirl was here for the end of the casting session, and was holding the G-baby, watching me, the Baby was totally fascinated by the silver stream and by the ssss thunk in the pail.
Bubbs was havin nuthin with touching any of the bullets even from the bucket he was 100% convinced they were still hot even coming from the water..... yep, he learned.
done a bit of mold work, then cleaned up some newer molds and cast with 2 of them.
got them all lined out so i can just warm them up and go.
I got the one i worked over again up to the point where i can probably PC it exactly to groove depth or slightly over.
so [shrug] there's another next summer project.
need to setup one of the star's for 30 cal. again, i'm about out of the RCBS silhouette bullet and i know i got about a third of a 5 gallon bucket of them under the shot shell bench, plus i have a couple hundred LEE 30 cal soup cans i need to do now too.
Littlegirl was here for the end of the casting session, and was holding the G-baby, watching me, the Baby was totally fascinated by the silver stream and by the ssss thunk in the pail.
Bubbs was havin nuthin with touching any of the bullets even from the bucket he was 100% convinced they were still hot even coming from the water..... yep, he learned.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
10-4 on the ethanol. I run into a lot of people that think that because they are buying E10 they won't need any dry gas in the winter. I don't think many of these folks have ever dipped an in ground gas storage tank. I've done a lot of it and we could have 2 1/2- 3" of water in the bottom of the tank! And that was a small 1K gal tank. What do they think happens in an older 8000 gal tank when you dump a load of E10 in it? That "E" sucks up the water in the tank and you are buying water laden gasoline! And they wonder why theres so much white steam coming out the exhaust! I bet that really helps those O2 sensors and the other exhaust system pieces-parts.
On running small engines in real cold weather- several guys up here have related that they had issues with carbs icing in cold weather, this was a big issue when the power went out. Clever solution was to stick a large cardboard box over the genset with a hole on one side for exhaust and one on the other for fresh air intake. The heat from the engine would warm the inside of the box and cut the icing down. Never done it myself, but I've seen it working. Quiets the generator too. I have stuck a chainsaw in the exhaust flow of a tractor to warm it up enough to start. It works. When it's real cold the gas doesn't vaporize the same as when warmer and makes for hard starting. Warm the engine/fuel and it's easier.
On running small engines in real cold weather- several guys up here have related that they had issues with carbs icing in cold weather, this was a big issue when the power went out. Clever solution was to stick a large cardboard box over the genset with a hole on one side for exhaust and one on the other for fresh air intake. The heat from the engine would warm the inside of the box and cut the icing down. Never done it myself, but I've seen it working. Quiets the generator too. I have stuck a chainsaw in the exhaust flow of a tractor to warm it up enough to start. It works. When it's real cold the gas doesn't vaporize the same as when warmer and makes for hard starting. Warm the engine/fuel and it's easier.
L Ross
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Fresh scones just came out of the oven, one cup of coffee down. Not much goin' on today I don't believe. I see a few flakes fallin' past the yard light. I plowed everything yesterday including the neighbors deer camp driveway.
I have a couple of Tom Cat mouse traps set by the back door, I should say had. Even though I have J weight decoy anchors affixed to them something has dragged them off during the night. I found one a week later only to have it taken again. So yesterday I wired a pintail head to the trigger of a 220 Connibear and made a cubby set. We'll see what I got if anything after daylight. I think I'll prop the 788 by the back door when I'm home just in case I see a prowling trap snatcher during the day.
I have a couple of Tom Cat mouse traps set by the back door, I should say had. Even though I have J weight decoy anchors affixed to them something has dragged them off during the night. I found one a week later only to have it taken again. So yesterday I wired a pintail head to the trigger of a 220 Connibear and made a cubby set. We'll see what I got if anything after daylight. I think I'll prop the 788 by the back door when I'm home just in case I see a prowling trap snatcher during the day.
Cindy doesn't arise till a few hours after me. I'm not about to wait that long for breakfast.