Tumblers

[Ron Burgundy]

Are the Dillon tumblers worth the extra cost?

At $144 for the small Dillon tumbler, I could buy 2 of the small Lyman's. In fact, that might be preferred(one outdoor for dirty brass & one indoor for tumbling loaded rounds)?

What say you?

[Erud]

They aren't really any different. If you need a vibratory tumbler, I'd say just get whatever one you find a good deal on.


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[Seismic Sam]

Buy a cheap one, and you only need one. Media lasts damn near forever, and for really dirty cases you can do the boiling water and lemon juice trick to get most of that off.

[870TC]

Don't buy a cheap one, you'll regret that in the end.
I had the Lyman 2200 auto flow, had to send it in 3-4 separate times to have it rebuilt, which they did for free. But had to wait weeks in between time without a tumbler.

Get a Ultra-Vibe-18. Lots of places sell them. They cost just slightly more but are industrial quality. I've run mine every day for weeks at a time and had no problems. http://thumlerstumbler.com/vibratory.html
They are also the only vibe tumbler I have had that is quiet enough to leave running while I'm in the shop.

[LarryFlew]

Since I buy police range brass and sell it on line I tumble thousands of rounds and 2 Franklin cheapos have been doing great for a few years now. I do a little over 1000 POUNDS every spring and about half that in fall besides my own use.

[Sigfan220]

They are Made in the USA if that matters to you. My Lyman crapped out, I still have a running RCBS but will likely buy a Dillon when the time comes.

[bensdad]

Mine is blue. It was cheap (~$50). Had it about five or six years. Hundreds of hrs of use. No issues. There are MANY things I spend extra money on to get better quality (paint, tools, some guns, dogs, horses, coffee, etc.). A thing that jiggles ain't one of um'.

[OldmanFCSA]

Depending on your needs, GET A REAL TUMBLER, not a vibrator.

You can use corncob media, walnut media, treated walnut media, or the very best media-Stainless Steel Pins.

I have posted pics of many examples in the past for you to review,
or you can go to this website: http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com

One of our members sells SS Pins here, contact him if you need pins.

[Rodentman]

What Oldman said! If you go the SS pins route, get the Rebel 17. It's better built than the Thumlers and has a powder coated drum that won't rust. There's more effort involved with the wet tumbling system but the results are worth it.

[mzdadoc]

I took OldmanFCSA's advice and have never looked back!!!!!

[Ron Burgundy]

Priced wet tumblers. Beautiful brass, steep price.

[EJSG19]

Id guess my rcbs tumbler has done over 25,000 cases easily so far. It still vibrates.

I dont see the point of spending more for something that does the same exact job unless you change tumbling methods.

These are not high end cars. They sit and vibrate. Stupid simple machines. Sort of like beam scales (Ohaus makes scales for several companies like rcbs and dillon scales) I dont see them putting a Rolls Royce motor in a dillon tumbler and a Pinto motor in the rcbs tumbler...

[Dutch]

I have the big Dillon. I just like to be able to tumble 1000 223's in one load.

[mzdadoc]

I also have the large Dillon but since I've gone the wet route it sits on my shelf. It works great but nothing compares to tumbling with stainless.