Midway Polisher Test. The Midway USA Model 1. Tumbler. A Creeker Test. Many of us use tumblers to clean and even polish our fired brass. For years I. used a rotary tumbler to clean my cases especially after resizing rifle cases. I very seldom took time to polish them. This tumbler. was hardly used for pistol cases since I usually shoot alone and care little. Well things changed and I decided to start polishing. While I was looking for larger capacity I didn't want. Perhaps something. I found several tumblers in. While going through the Midway catalog I found a tumbler. I thought would do the task.
Harbor Freight tumbler vs. Midway 1292 Since I have been picking up a lot of range brass recently, I was concerned about the health and longevity of my Midway 1292 vibratory tumbler. The old Midway machine was my dad’s. Midway 1292 Tumbler $25 FTF Sold. Looks to be good shape I bought this as part of a estate sale. Its small size this model tumbler holds 600 9mm or 350.223 cases which isn't a lot but enough for reloads who load a couple. The Midway USA Model 1. Tumbler which. came with a kit that included the Rotary 7 Brass Sifter was what I chose. I opened the boxes and laid everything out for inspection. It. was all there and the instructions were clear and easy to read. The first. thing I noticed the power cord was . I set it on the concrete floor. This model tumbler. These had been black looking for several prior loadings. I. installed the clear plastic lid, turned the machine on and went back to my. I was doing before the UPS man showed up. The. hulls were still black looking but clean. I dumped the tumbler contents into. I'd never used a rotary. I'm here to tell you it works great. After sifting the. I dumped them back in the tumbler followed with corn cob media and. White Lightning. White Lightning is an ammonia- free brass polish that's made. After. a couple hours I could hardly believe my eyes upon dumping the mess once. My brass, that was almost black, looked new. Those. W- W cases were shinny and new looking; even the head stamps were easily read. You probably wouldn't want it in the same room while eating dinner. This. gave me a lot of brass to be cleaned and polished. Let me say right here that. I've done with it. There. have been lots of nights since March (this being Sept.) my machine has run. It's went days at a time and was only off long enough to. How long will it last? I've cleaned close. Would I recommend this tumbler to my shooting friends? It has worked well for me doing something it probably wasn't designed. My hat's off to. Midway for this one.
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