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I use lizard liner to clean brass, then use Hornady One shot to lube for resizing. After that, toss back in tumbler to remove lube and the One shot acts as a polisher as it's removed. And definitely use cut up used dryer sheets in the tumbler.
I use lizard liner to clean brass, then use Hornady OneshotSTUCK to lube for resizing. After that, toss back in tumbler to remove lube and the One shot acts as a polisher as it's removed. And definitely use cut up used dryer sheets in the tumbler.
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I have seen MANY reports of people sticking cases in dies with One Stuck.
I use Dillon lube, or make my own, which is lanolin in alcohol. I have not stuck a case in 10s of thousands of rounds reloaded.
I prefer steel pins lemon shine and dawn dish soap
I’m new to this and I’ve just ran my 1st batch of .45 through the Lyman 1200 with the red tuffnut. What’s the best way to get all the red dust off. The Lyman came with a smaller tub for wet tumbling. Should I use that and if so what liquid would I use ?
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You will.
Nushine seemed to keep the dust down for dry tumbling when I was using that. Corn media also seemed to have less dust. Id usually just blow the dust off with an air gun. I've moved to wet tumbling years ago with 1/8" diagonals (not the kind that it comes with) and a squirt of 3d wash n wax. Took a lot of experimentation to get to this combination.
For lube, I found that a lanolin / alcohol mix is the best thing for all types of reloading. I've never had a stuck case with this stuff. My recipe for this is near the bottom of my web page here. https://cockrum.net/shooting.html
They say that Brasso is a big no-no on cartridge cases because the ammonia in it weakens the brass. I'm not sure how much truth there is to this. Seems like a small amount shouldn't penetrate the surface much but ammonia is known to change the structure of the brass making it brittle. I'm not certain how much that this would actually affect it but most people seem to be against it. In media, it might not affect it that much since it's likely that most of the ammonia would evaporate.
The nut material does a good job but I was amazed at the difference with the SS media / wet tumbling. The outside is shiny polished and inside of the cases comes out with nearly zero black discoloration on it. The 3D Wash N Wax does a good job of cleaning/degreasing and also leaves a thin coating on the brass so it doesn't immediately oxidize. I found that if I just use dishwashing liquid with it, it will be so clean that it will tarnish over a couple of days. I tried a couple of other brands (mothers, turtlewax, etc.) with mixed results -- some gunky / some tarnished immediately / etc.
That's pretty awesome looking. Also looks like a lot of work to make. I got one of the Frankford Arsenal ones when they went for $150. They've got a lot of coupons that come out from their site via their mailing list if you sign up. They had a 20% off last month - I'd guess that they'll have another one before Xmas. Amazon has it for $165 right now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HTN4R6O