Mixed Media in Tumbler

[tbhupe]

Does anyone have experience mixing media in their brass tumbler?

I usually use treated corn cob in my Lyman Turbo 1200 but if I have really dirty range pick ups, I will run them through crushed walnut. While I was switching over to clean the crud off of some old 9mm brass, I started to wonder if mixing the media 50/50, I can get the best features of both. I really like the polished look but the walnut can really scrub out cases that have been outdoors for a while.

I am not entertaining switching over to hydro sonic or wet stainless steel pins at this point.

Thoughts?

 

[WilliamSussman]

Does anyone have experience mixing media in their brass tumbler?

I usually use treated corn cob in my Lyman Turbo 1200 but if I have really dirty range pick ups, I will run them through crushed walnut. While I was switching over to clean the crud off of some old 9mm brass, I started to wonder if mixing the media 50/50, I can get the best features of both. I really like the polished look but the walnut can really scrub out cases that have been outdoors for a while.

I am not entertaining switching over to hydro sonic or wet stainless steel pins at this point.

Thoughts?

I mix corn and walnut. Brass comes out clean.

 

[BRDAVISAUTOREPAIR]

I found the walnut beat up the corn or the other way but a whole lot more dust. I know wet is not your thing but it really does rock, I mean 1 hour, stainless pins small and big, dawn soap and pristine cases from black, heavily corroded. More cases more time and change the water/soap accordingly. Then it into walnut very fine loaded with car wax, stores for years with no oxidization at all or load same day and they look better than factory. Loaded round made then back into the tumbler, walnut/car wax mix for a couple minutes and now bullet protected too and no fear of copper turning dull, oxidised in storage. I did experiment with stainless dry pin tumbling, worked pretty good. Left a lot of nasty dark dust on everything. I guess the most important thing I learned over the years getting to where I am now with brass is with the wet the grime goes down the drain, brass is as new presented to polish of my choice. Walnut media last's forever now, before 1 or 2 range runs would darken the media quickly then I was buying more because dirty walnut makes dirty brass. Just a few thought's,

 

[tbhupe]

I found the walnut beat up the corn or the other way but a whole lot more dust. I know wet is not your thing but it really does rock, I mean 1 hour, stainless pins small and big, dawn soap and pristine cases from black, heavily corroded. More cases more time and change the water/soap accordingly. Then it into walnut very fine loaded with car wax, stores for years with no oxidization at all or load same day and they look better than factory. Loaded round made then back into the tumbler, walnut/car wax mix for a couple minutes and now bullet protected too and no fear of copper turning dull, oxidised in storage. I did experiment with stainless dry pin tumbling, worked pretty good. Left a lot of nasty dark dust on everything. I guess the most important thing I learned over the years getting to where I am now with brass is with the wet the grime goes down the drain, brass is as new presented to polish of my choice. Walnut media last's forever now, before 1 or 2 range runs would darken the media quickly then I was buying more because dirty walnut makes dirty brass. Just a few thought's,

Thanks. Gives me something to think about for sure.