Just hours after I ordered it, too late to cancel the order, I got an unbelievably generous offer from a reader in Arizona, John, who said that the had a Dillon CV-500 case cleaner that he hasn't used in a while and he'd send to me, free to good home.
The MidSouth order came in today. I put the little tumbler together and put some media in the bowl, along with a handful of .243 cases. It tumbled for about an hour and shut down. When I felt it, the base was warm, so I unplugged it for awhile until it cooled. The brass was clean. After it cooled, I plugged it back in and it started jiggling again, so maybe it will be good for light cleaning jobs.
John has emailed me several times this past week and sent a UPS tracking code. The Dillon is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to using that machine.
Thanks again, John.
3 comments:
I think the motors all generate some heat when running.
+1 on Hobie's comment. I don't like using a tumbler due to having to pick media out of primer pockets. I use a gallon jug and hot water & dishwash soap. It removes grit & grease, which is all I need.
I've got a CV-500 in use since the mid '90s with zero problems.
WRT prime pockets, I find that sizing with a primer punch installed in the die (even though I deprime with a Lee universal depriming die before cleaning) is enough to remove any remaining media from the pocket. Even if it is interlocking and jammed in, that one punch through loosens it all up and it falls into the press primer catch jar (Forster Co-Ax)
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