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Posted: 3/20/2016 11:59:01 AM EDT
| Any issues with case damage using the larger pins. |
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Quoted: i was unaware of there being multiple sizes of pins? Waiting for dimensions OP gives, so I can say if my pins are "large" or "small". Then can answer question. I've been wet tumbling since 2011, almost from the start. I believe smaller pins are now available from what I have. Mine work very well and no reason to buy new pins. |
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Waiting for dimensions OP gives, so I can say if my pins are "large" or "small". Then can answer question. I've been wet tumbling since 2011, almost from the start. I believe smaller pins are now available from what I have. Mine work very well and no reason to buy new pins. Quoted:
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i was unaware of there being multiple sizes of pins? Waiting for dimensions OP gives, so I can say if my pins are "large" or "small". Then can answer question. I've been wet tumbling since 2011, almost from the start. I believe smaller pins are now available from what I have. Mine work very well and no reason to buy new pins. Sort of OT, but I have had my wet tumbler in storage for a year, pins still in the drums. Am I going to open it up and discover them rusted? Stainless isn't stain-proof Ive always been told. |
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Quoted: Sort of OT, but I have had my wet tumbler in storage for a year, pins still in the drums. Am I going to open it up and discover them rusted? Stainless isn't stain-proof Ive always been told. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: i was unaware of there being multiple sizes of pins? Waiting for dimensions OP gives, so I can say if my pins are "large" or "small". Then can answer question. I've been wet tumbling since 2011, almost from the start. I believe smaller pins are now available from what I have. Mine work very well and no reason to buy new pins. Sort of OT, but I have had my wet tumbler in storage for a year, pins still in the drums. Am I going to open it up and discover them rusted? Stainless isn't stain-proof Ive always been told. Check them and report back. |
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Sort of OT, but I have had my wet tumbler in storage for a year, pins still in the drums. Am I going to open it up and discover them rusted? Stainless isn't stain-proof Ive always been told. Quoted:
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i was unaware of there being multiple sizes of pins? Waiting for dimensions OP gives, so I can say if my pins are "large" or "small". Then can answer question. I've been wet tumbling since 2011, almost from the start. I believe smaller pins are now available from what I have. Mine work very well and no reason to buy new pins. Sort of OT, but I have had my wet tumbler in storage for a year, pins still in the drums. Am I going to open it up and discover them rusted? Stainless isn't stain-proof Ive always been told. I leave mine in the drum with the lid sitting on top of the studs (for air flow) in the garage all the time and have never had any rusted pins in the past 4 years of using and storing them this way. |
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Any issues with case damage using the larger pins. All SS pins damage the brass cases with impingement. If you look closely at a case you can see it is not smooth and polished. However there are no issues with the damage from the pins. I use the larger (.047) than the standard (.041) pins to end the possibility of stuck pins in the flash holes. My findinings is the smaller the pins will clean better and faster but not worth the occasional possibilty of a stuck pin to me. There is also SS satellite/Saturn media and the latest fad, SS chips which may soften the blow to the brass cases. |
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Quoted: Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I use .047x.255 and I am looking at the .062 x .495. If you are having problems with 2 pins sticking in the flashole, there is an easy fix. Problem is you have a small amount of out of spec pins. Do not return them to the drum, throw them away. Keep this up and after 6 or 7 batches, you will have solved your problem. I kept the bad pins just to see how many bad ones I had. I started with 10 pounds of pins, the out of spec count is about 60-65 pins. Now days, no stuck pins. |
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