Tumbler Media

[slopeshunter]

I have a few questions about tumbler media:

- What media do you guys use in your tumblers for cleaning brass?

- How often do you have to dump it out and put in new media?

- Do you include any type of liquid polish in with it? If so, what and how much?

Thanks everyone.

[Homesteader]

So far I've use walnut with good results, never tried the corn. I just bought some new stuff last week as the old stuff wasn't working anymore. You can tell when you run it for more than an hour or so and your brass hasn't come clean it's time to replace. I have never added any polish chems, as the media itself does a pretty good job, I don't like the idea of chemicals if I don't need them. I know there are guys on here who do more reloading then me, so you should get some good info.

[AbAngler]

I use corn cob. It works pretty well. I just buy the big containers of it from Russles.

[honda450]

I use walnut as well. Never used corn. I put a tad of Brasso in the mixture as well. I don't really keep track of how many I put through it. Works for me. Some brass takes longer just depends how much its tarnished. RCBS Case Cleaner. I bought a 25lb bag of it years ago I think I have a third left.

[Scott N]

Apparently the cheapest stuff to use is the ground walnut available at your local pet store, sold as "lizard litter." I haven't tried it myself, but I've heard a lot of reloaders say that this is by far the least expensive way to go.

I usually just use the ground walnut, but recently tried some of the chemically treated TufNut media from Lyman. It really cleans up the brass quickly, but I'm not sure how healthy the red dust from it is for you.

I change my media when it doesn't clean as well or quick, but it usually lasts for a long time.

[Mad_Mikee]

I usually use walnut shell from RCBS but recently I tried some rcbs corn cob. It worked okay but I still prefer the walnut. Took a quick look at Petland for the walnut shell but only found corn cob. I'm hoping to get a big bag from a sandblasting supply store instead.

I've only ever added one cap full of the orange bottle Nu Finish car wax.

Brass always comes out clean and shiney.

[sullijr]

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[Unregistered user]

Lyman green cob and Lyman tuf-nut. The corn cob works quicker I think, put a couple of used drier sheets in the mix when you polish a batch, they really hang on to the crud and your media stays clean longer.

[slopeshunter]

Thanks for the info everyone!

[the hammer]

I use crushed walnut $ 30 for a 50 lb bag. I get it at a sandblasting supply shop. I tumble my brass about 2 - 3 hrs because I like really clean shiny brass. Once the media gets dirty I will put in a few capfuls of Dillon brass cleaner and use the media for about another 3 sessions of brass cleaning. I normally put about 200 rds of brass thru at a time. You can tell when the media is getting dirty when it moves slowly in your tumbler.

[gube]

Use crushed walnut from the pet store with some "flitz". I've also heard that good ole Canadian wheat works as well, with no dust. I might try that the next time I need to change mine out.

[slopeshunter]

Originally Posted by the hammer

I use crushed walnut $ 30 for a 50 lb bag. I get it at a sandblasting supply shop.

Anybody know where there's a sandblasting supply shop in Calgary?

[shirtr]

You can also get walnut (LCM) from anyone working on the drilling rigs.