Tumbling with SS pins

[DizzyJ]

Wait, lemon or lime?

Damn. You beat me to the punch....

 

[jordanka16]

Damn. You beat me to the punch....

Ha, I always proof read after I post

It was a pretty funny slip considering the subject matter, I should have left it.

 

[DizzyJ]

Ha, I always proof read after I post

Quickly too it would appear.

 

[jordanka16]

Lemishine is supposed to just be citric acid and lemon essential oil, should be easy to make and with the amount I use I've thought about it.

 

[rick benjamin]

Ok, so what's your guys recommendation on how much Lemi-shine to use?

I think I didn't use enough last time, and I know if I overdo it, it can leach the brass and make it unuseable....

Between the pads of your forfinger and thumb, pinch a 1/8 teaspoon (remember the squirt of liquid dish soap into warm water) aaand, DON'T DRINK THE DIRTY WATER!

 

[DizzyJ]

Between the pads of your forfinger and thumb, pinch a 1/8 teaspoon (remember the squirt of liquid dish soap into warm water) aaand, DON'T DRINK THE DIRTY WATER!

Thanks Rick. Noted.

 

[DLS]

Lemishine is supposed to just be citric acid and lemon essential oil, should be easy to make and with the amount I use I've thought about it.

Just head out to Amazon.com and purchase a small pack of food grade citric acid. This is much cheaper than Lemishine and a small bag lasts a very long time.

 

[jordanka16]

Just head out to Amazon.com and purchase a small pack of food grade citric acid. This is much cheaper than Lemishine and a small bag lasts a very long time.

That's what I should do, the lemon oil probably doesn't make a difference at all.

 

[dangerranger60]

Cow magnet?

I grew up on a dairy!

Hardware disease - Wikipedia

 

[Member 5605]

Doesn't that do the same thing as the lemishine?

yes, but Lemi- is more concentrated and is ONLY citric acid.... taste it I dare you.

a 9mm case is sufficient for amount.

If you find your brass black with stuff that wipes off, you didn't use enough soap.

2-3oz of Armorall with Caranuba wax is enough. Experiments have been done to find out the minimum amount of that soap to use.

 

[Camelfilter]

Lemishine is pretty cheap at Walmart, available on the shelf, and lasts a long time for the volume used per tumble.

 

[DizzyJ]

Well I've been resizing some Lake City 7.62 brass and DAMN these things are difficult to size! Guessing they are once fired from some sort of military rifle who's chamber was extremely forgiving! At least for feeding and extraction, not for resizing.

I think these 7.62/308 rounds will be the first ones I run through the SS tumbler since they're all lubed, but also they had a bit of green oxidation/corrosion in the primer pockets and inside some of the necks.

 

[DizzyJ]

I grew up on a dairy!

Hardware disease - Wikipedia

Interesting. Never heard of them before.

 

[DizzyJ]

Just head out to Amazon.com and purchase a small pack of food grade citric acid. This is much cheaper than Lemishine and a small bag lasts a very long time.

I'll keep this in mind next time I need to stock up!

 

[DizzyJ]

yes, but Lemi- is more concentrated and is ONLY citric acid.... taste it I dare you.

a 9mm case is sufficient for amount.

If you find your brass black with stuff that wipes off, you didn't use enough soap.

2-3oz of Armorall with Caranuba wax is enough. Experiments have been done to find out the minimum amount of that soap to use.

Wax!!?? Now I'm supposed to use wax in the mixture!!?? Where does the insanity end??!

 

[DizzyJ]

Lemishine is pretty cheap at Walmart, available on the shelf, and lasts a long time for the volume used per tumble.

I think that's where I got it from last time, online.

 

[jordanka16]

Well I've been resizing some Lake City 7.62 brass and DAMN these things are difficult to size! Guessing they are once fired from some sort of military rifle who's chamber was extremely forgiving! At least for feeding and extraction, not for resizing.

I think these 7.62/308 rounds will be the first ones I run through the SS tumbler since they're all lubed, but also they had a bit of green oxidation/corrosion in the primer pockets and inside some of the necks.

Most of it has been run through MGs, make sure they will chamber in your rifle, if not you'll need small base dies.

 

[DizzyJ]

Most of it has been run through MGs, make sure they will chamber in your rifle, if not you'll need small base dies.

Great. JUST great...
Edit:
I didn't see any marks from a fluted chamber. Still a possibility?

 

[jordanka16]

Great. JUST great...
Edit:
I didn't see any marks from a fluted chamber. Still a possibility?

They don't have fluted chambers, just very generous dimensions for reliability.

 

[jordanka16]

You'll also have to remove the primer crimps if you didn't know.