Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler and Accessories with Media Separator, Cleaning Essentials, for Brass Cleaning, Reloading, and Gunsmithing

So far so good! It does a great job at cleaning brass. It doesn't leak and I bought some strainer screens to go with it and a magnet and some steel pins for media. I have been using dish soap and a little bit of citric acid then rinsing well. It is kind of noisey but doesn't bother me. The cases I am showing in the photos were only in there about 25 minutes. It can easily hold a few hundred cases. I think it's a good value compared to the other ones I saw. I am glad I bought this one instead of the one that uses dry media cause I don't have to keep buying the media. And there is no dust. It is strong and good plastic. Nice and thick.

Will never go back to dry tumbling brass again. Cleaning with this and the stainless steel pins will even get aged range brass looking brand new. Removing primers prior to cleaning will also polish the primer pockets, if steel pins used. Read many of the older reviews. Have a lot of use on this and zero leaks from the lid. As you would expect, it’s not quiet when it’s doing its thing.

Works great and fast. I am happy I bought it. I'm getting back into reloading now and this really helps in my case cleaning process. Once you get familiar with it the tumbler is easy to use. I should have bought this years ago. The build quality is fine and should last me forever.

Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Rotary Tumbler: This tumbler works wonderfully, I used it upon receipt. I had brass from years ago that I had cleaned using a ultrasonic cleaner I ran through with Dawn Ultra a couple of tablespoons, and one quarter teaspoon of Lemishine. I ran the brass for 1.5 hours. WOW! It came out looking like brand new! There is no substitute for being able to see and inspect brass for imperfections and damage. The media is a bit messy but worth the trouble. I also purchased the FA magnet to help with cleanup of those works ok but needs a stronger magnet. I had no issue with the media getting stuck in the cases because it is 45 acp (straight walled cases). I do not shoot any high powered rifles or handguns that use this kind of ammo, so I cannot speak for those. Over all I am extremely please with the way it works and would certainly buy it again. Now, for the not so good issues. The shipper "AMAZON" should have more sense than to ship a product in the Manufacturers Box! When I received the box from the USPS It had been opened, retaped, the box had tears in it as well. The packet of FA cleaning solution was empty and absorbed by the cardboard packing in the box. Fortunately, there was no damage to the mechanical part of the machine. The packet of solution had been attempted to be taped shut. lol! Nope! It didn't work! There were two pieces missing from inside the box and that was the strainer for emptying the drum. I talked to a rep at FA and he was more than glad to send me out the missing parts. Thank You to him! Over all the function and quality is there, we will see about durability, but I believe it will last me many many years. I will not go into my disappointment in amazon, especially since I have had a Prime account and put up with them not getting me my purchases when they say they are to be here. As in not being here in their predicted time. Like next day if you order within the time noted on the page for the item. I may just cancel my prime account because it is No different that if I was not a prime member. Buy this tumbler and watch and listen to videos and articles on how to get it to work best, especially the part about using some silicone spray or lube on the gaskets for the drums. Not a losing prospect if you like clean brass!

Love this rotary cleaner. Saves money because you can use Dawn Dish soap and a small amount of Lemi-Shine. And compared to say a sonic cleaner and the cost of brass cleaner for it, as well as the amount you can clean each time, the rotary is by far the best choice. Plus, my Lyman 6000 Ultrasonic cleaner leaks and there's no way to fix it. However, the Frankford Arsenal isn't perfect. If you don't tighten the lids just right, it can and does leak also. The other issue I've found with the accessories that came with mine is, the two plastic strainers, where the rubber seal meets the face of the strainers, each one is warped. But since they're just used to drain the drum and I drain it into a 5 gallon pail, it's no big deal. Again, based on cost of the unit and what all you get, and once you factor in you can use a tablespoon of Dawn and a 9mm case of Lemi-Shine, the cost to amount of brass cleaned compared to an ultrasonic cleaner is by far way cheaper! So in the end, yes, I highly recommend this rotary cleaner. And after you've drained and dried the cases (I bought an old handheld hairdryer at the thrift/Salvation Army store and use it with a spaghetti colander churning and mixing them around by hand to dry them and you'll know when they're dry because they'll be too hot to handle). And no, you can't ruin them because a hairdryer can't heat them to the temperature that would ruin them. Anyhow, then once dried, I throw them in the vibratory tumbler, using a 50/50 mix of corn cob and walnut media with 3 capfuls of Dillon polish and I get brass gold at the end. And I only 4 stars because the strainers are both warped and even with the clear plastic windows it can and does sometimes leak until you get it tightened just right. I didn't give it any stars for longevity because I've only had it about a month. But I have used it several times in that month. But as I said, it's leaked a few times until I got the lids tightened just right. But as for longevity, time will tell. But it does seem to be well made/built!!!

Gostei das peneiras

Great and so far sturdy product

Sehr gutes Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis. Ich habe das Gerät bei mehreren Anbietern verglichen. Amazon war der günstigste Anbieter. Das Gerät nutze ich als Ergänzung zu meinem FA nass Tumbler. Ich nutze im Tumbler die Polier-Pins. Zunächst gieße ich nach dem Reinigen den Inhalt aus dem Tumbler in das Lyman Hülsensieb. Eine Nacht im Heizraum trocknen lassen. Am nächsten Tag dann umfüllen in den Separator. Beim Schleudern lassen sich restliche Pins (und es sind tatsächlich noch viele) herausfiltern. Die Trommel eignet sich auch gut um die Hülsen weiter zu trocknen.

Would give this less if possible, took forever to ship and then the tumbler burnt out on first use. Luckily I hadn’t walked away else it would have caught on fire.

... attention, l'appareil est en 110 v et la prise nécessite un adaptateur, ou un transfo 220 110 déjà équipé (500 va largement suffisant) La difficulté survient lorsqu'on doit séparer les étuis des aiguilles inox ... utiliser un aimant ! et beaucoup de patience ! je n'ai pas acheté le "panier"