Stainless Steel Ammo Reloading Kit - Rebel 17 Tumbler - Stainless Steel Media - Detergent

I have been reloading for 30 years and still use my Thumbler vibrator that I bought 30 years ago. It works fine but I don't like the dust inside the brass and truthfully, it doesn't do squat for cleaning the primer pockets.I sprung for a Harbor Freight $40 and some stainless pins $25 and was really impressed with the way the brass looks. Clean inside and out, shinny and the primer pockets rarely need anything done to them. For small batches this works fine and I will continue to use it.So being newly retired, I am going to have more time for my hobby so I decided to spring for a bigger unit and was torn between the Franklin Arsenal and the Stainless Steel model. About $100 difference in price and I cannot say which is actually better but I decided to go with the Stainless Steel model.This thing weighs 31 pound shipping weight. Packaging is excellent. The motor and parts ship inside the drum so nothing to bang around.Easy to assemble. Parts bag includes an open end wrench and an allen wrench so you have everything you need. Also included was a spare belt and an extra shaft bearing and mount. To me that says a lot about the company.It is a good design and a quality build. The shaft retainers have two set screws. Most companies would have only used one so a nice touch.The hardest part of putting it together was adjusting the individual leveling feet but that could have been operator error.Not loud at all considering what it is doing and very little vibration. The motor does get quite warm but the instructions say, the motor gets hot and it was designed that way. Being anal, I may use one of my computer take out fans to blow a little air across. It may not actually help but it won't hurt.It does not leak a drop. Just hand tighten the know in a cross pattern like lug nuts on your car and you should be fine.

cleanest brass I've every seen. Was old school until I got this thing. Get a dryer as well, you will need it. Easy to use and does an excellent job inside and outside. Capacity is great and no leaks.

Well made, easy assembly (even though the instructions leave a lot to be desired), quiet, and still going strong after 20K+ casings of 9mm, 40S&W, 45 ACP, and 223. I de-prime by hand using a Harvey Deprimer (which is another of my best purchases) in order to sort casings and make sure primer pockets get cleaned. Along with the pins, I found my best results are with 4lb max of de-primed casings, water an inch or so below the top, 2-4 oz. of ArmorAll Ultra Shine Wash & Wax plus 2 large finger-pinches of Lemishine, and set the little timer I bought for 4 hours. (Note: don't let them sit after cleaning for over a couple of hours before rinsing or you get "red" brass. Still work fine but look out of place) I pour off water, do 3 rinses, dump into the laundry tub with enough water to cover and use the Frankford Arsenal Transfer Magnet (that I sealed to keep the water out) to pick out the SStl pins. I spread the brass out on an old screened bread tray, wipe with a rag, and put them beside the dehumidifier in the basement. A bit labor intensive, but the results even impressed the guys at my LGS, and that's saying something. This is really the only way to go.Update 3 July 2021... Rubber rollers finely gave out after 4 years of avg. 1 load per day - est. 600,000 cases. I could have ordered new rubber but decided on buying a complete new base from STM StainlessTumblingMedia.com (they have most replacement parts for the Rebel 17). Drum and motor still going strong. I still use the same formula, but have dropped the tumble time to 3 hours and bought a Frankford Arsenal Platinum Wet/Dry Media Separator instead of separating by hand in the laundry tub. I have also been using SS chips instead of pins for now. They work fine but, since it is like working with glitter, I bought a rare-earth magnet to put by the tub drain. After 4 years, his tumbler is still one of the best purchases I have ever made.

The media could not be loaded. As a case cleaner it does a perfect job. Inside of case, primer pocket, even the flash hole look brand new. Its built well, not too noisy.BUT THE RUBBER ROLLERS ARE WAY TOO SOFT AND DEFORMED (they are egg shaped). Now the tumbler bounces on the rollers. It will only get worse with time. Am I the only one who has had this problem? If they come up with a new roller I will repurchase this case cleaner. Also the feet are not sticky enough and even before the roller problem it walked on my counter. The line cord is stiff plastic and the switch is junk, a rocker switch mounted on the machine would be more appropriate on a $200+ machine. Please fix these four issues on future machines. Its a shame as I really like the way it cleans. (please note how loud the tumbler is and it is EMPTY no casings ss media or water)