Frankford Arsenal Vibratory Case Tumbler Instruction Manual

							Vibratory Case
Tumbler
–– Instructions–– 
						

							Thanks for choosing a Frankford Arsenal™ Vibratory Case Tumbler. You’ll be delighted
with the years of trouble-free service your new tumbler will provide. Please take time to
read and understand the safety and operating instructions.
Important Safeguards
The Frankford Arsenal vibratory tumbler is designed for use with dry media
such as ground corn cob or walnut hulls, either plain or treated with brass pol-
ish; do not attempt to use the tumbler with any kind of liquid media or for lap-
idary applications.  
THE USE OF LIQUID MEDIA OR ATTEMPTING TO ALTER OR MODIFY THE
TUMBLER WILL VOID YOUR TUMBLER’S WARRANTY.
Whenever using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be fol-
lowed, including the following:
1.  Read all instructions.
2. Operate the tumbler on a concrete surface away from all combustible materials, 
including curtains, draperies, or walls.
3. Never operate the tumbler unattended.
4.  To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plug or unit in water 
or other liquid.
5.  Closely supervise nearby children.
6. Remove plug from wall outlet when not in use. 
7.  Do not operate a tumbler with a damaged cord or plug, or after the unit
malfunctions or has been damaged. If damaged, return the unit for
examination, repair, or adjustment. 
8. Using the tumbler with attachments not recommended by MidwayUSA may 
cause fire, electrical shock, or injury.
9. Do not use outdoors.
Instructions for Use:
1. Fill the cleaning bowl about 2/3 full of cleaning or polishing media. Set the 
tumbler on a flat concrete surface and plug it in. Add any amount of brass you 
desire, up to maximum capacity. Capacity will vary with the size of the cases 
being cleaned. In general, once the cleaning media is in the tumbler, you can 
continue to add brass to your media until you see the tumbling action of the brass 
become sluggish. Obviously, with less tumbling action, you will get less cleaning 
action. If you put too much brass in and the action slows down, simply remove 
some of the brass.
2. Tumble your brass until it is clean. If you are merely cleaning your brass, 30 
minutes to an hour will normally remove all dirt and grease. If you want to polish 
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							the tarnish or powder stain from brass, you will need to use treated media or add 
ammonia-free brass polish to untreated media and then tumble for several hours. 
Just check the brass periodically for progress.
Tumbling Tips:
1. Clean your brass before polishing with “untreated” ground walnut shells. This 
simply removes the dirt, grit, or bullet lube from the cases so they can be 
inspected. This will insure that any dirt and grit left on the case wont get into 
your sizing die and wear it out prematurely.
2. Resize and de-prime your brass before polishing.  
3. The media you use to clean and polish your cases will not wear out, but it will 
become “loaded up” with bullet lube, polish, powder residue, and dirt. When it 
does, you can simply throw it out, or it can be recharged with brass polish.  
4. If you reload for a variety of different guns, you may need to obtain a few extra
buckets in which to keep your different cleaning and polishing medias while they 
are not in use. Dirtier loads will need to be cleaned with fresher media than clean-
burning loads. Shooting conditions can also dirty your brass more than normal. 
We recommend keeping three buckets on hand to contain media in different 
stages of use: #1 for untreated “cleaning media;” #2 for new, barely used treated 
“polishing” media; and #3 for well-used, “loaded-up” media. 
5. If you use your tumbler to Moly-coat bullets, we recommend using a separate 
bowl from the one you use to tumble brass.  
						

							Limited Warranty
Every Frankford Arsenal product is warrantied to be free of defects in materials and workman-
ship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase. Frankford Arsenal will, at its
option, repair or replace without charge, except for transportation costs, parts that fail under nor-
mal use and service when operated and maintained in accordance with our Instructions. This war-
ranty does not apply to normal wear or to items whose life is dependent upon their use and care.
This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied and releases Frankford
Arsenal, its affiliates, and its vendors from all other obligations and liabilities.
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