How is the noise compared to a vibratory tumbler? I have to plan my tumbling for times when my wife is away as it annoys the crap out of her...
How is the noise compared to a vibratory tumbler? I have to plan my tumbling for times when my wife is away as it annoys the crap out of her...
Put it this way.
Mama complains if I'm running either.
If you turn the tv or the radio up, she wont say anything about the brass getting cleaned one way or the other.
The problem there is mama hates loud music even WORSE!
If she's yelling about the music, then the tumbling should get a pass. I would say this works for me, but I think mama just stays mad at me, so good luck with that.
On a serius note, have you thought about building a box to go over it to knock the noise down a bit? A plywood box with some of the rubber squares to make a padded floor would cut it down a bit, and mama might be happy with you making an atempt to help her out.
Jeb, wouldn't that get a bit warm underneath?
If I do end up getting a wet tumbler it'll most likely go out in the garage... My wife complains about the vibratory tumbler even with the tv on and the kids making noise, I can't even hear it.
It would warm up some. I don't think it would be enough to be a problem. I guess the only way to find out would be to try. It would depend on how large the box is and how many watts the tumbler uses. I don't think it would mess with anything, and I know it wouldn't hurt the brass. If I did it, I would have to check the tumbler every half hour or so, until I knew it was ok.
My mama even complains if I'm running the vibratory tumbler. I lose either way. I try to do them when she is out of the house, since the garage is attached and she swears she can hear them through the wall.
Any way to distract her from the noise? I don't know how much reloading I would get done if my wife didn't like the noise.
Always one way to distract her, I guess.
I do my actual reloading at night after everyone goes to bed... The only time I really make noise is when I'm running the tumbler, which is usually only after a trip to the range, which is honestly not often enough...
What model Thumler's Tumbler do you use?
Ed
Works every time for me!
Ah, the Model B. I think those are about $200 new. I'll have to wait on that. However, I did recently produce the cleanest primer pockets to date (for me) using a citric acid wash and 7-9 hours in my vibratory cleaner. Still not as nice as wet-tumbled in ss media.
Ed
I believe I got mine on sale for like $129.00. So I didn't wait.
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