Review Details

Rebel 17 Tumbler

Product Review (submitted on July 22, 2015):

I purchased the Rebel 17 when it first came out and experienced some of the learning “annoyances” that have been described.
After I had replaced a couple of drive belts & repaired the rubber drive bar………it dawned on me to reduce the weight of the tumbler.
I leave the water level down about 2” from the rim………and put about 2 lbs of brass in at a time.
Since then, I have NOT changed the drive belt and only have minor wear on the rubber bar.

If you want clean brass…………..here are some tips. Deprime the brass if you want CLEAN primer pockets. Add water, ¼ teaspoon “Lemishine” & liquid Tide. (I used Tide because it was handy)
Run the tumbler at least 4 hours. (longer for really dirty brass)
Then I take the bucket out in the driveway and pour off most of the water (without loosing the pins) Then, using the garden hose I fill the container about half way and using a rubber glove………agitate the contents. Pour off the water and repeat several times.
If you don’t use a glove, the pins are going to end up under your fingernails.
After a through rinse, pour the contents into the “media separator” and rotate until the pins are in the bottom.
NOW……..take 3 or 4 sheets of “shop grade paper towel” and put them in the basket with the brass and ROCK the basket back & forth for about a minute.
Remove the paper towel and hang it on a broom stick to dry & reuse.
The brass will be at least 80% DRY. Lay it on a pan in the sun…………OR on a towel in front of a frost free refrigerator. (on the floor)
Store your clean/dry brass in one quart “zip-lock” bags (or some kind of airtight container)

Customer service is second to none……………and they have all the parts……….if you didn’t follow my instructions !!