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FYI, i have discovered a company that sells 50lb bags of walnut media in the $15 range. They have locations in Ontario and Quebec. The company is called Opta Minerals. There are a few locations around the golden horseshoe. Use the google and check them out.

Bill
 
If it's the same stuff I bought, it's only so-so for cleaning in a tumbler. I bought a bag of it cheap from Princess Auto, and it's the one they use in the sand blasters. The grit is too fine and it takes forever to clean brass in a normal tumber, so if you're considering the same product, make sure it's not the fine grit product.
 
LawrenceN said:
If it's the same stuff I bought, it's only so-so for cleaning in a tumbler. I bought a bag of it cheap from Princess Auto, and it's the one they use in the sand blasters. The grit is too fine and it takes forever to clean brass in a normal tumber, so if you're considering the same product, make sure it's not the fine grit product.
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the guy i talked to mentioned that they had different git sizes, larger than what you are speaking of.
 
blacksmithden said:
Check the yellow pages/Canada411 in your area for "abrasives". Pretty much every major city will have at least one place selling the stuff. Typical price for a single 50lb bag is around $25. Buy the medium grit and it'll work fine in your tumbler.
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What grit size works the best (in inches)?

I have a place near me called ren's pet depot here in ON. I picked up a bag of corn cob that I believe is around 25 pounds (would have to go check the bag), it set me back $15. They have 1/4 and 1/8 inch sizes - I went for the quarter inch.

I would think that the walnut works a little better because it must be a little harder than corn cob? The corn cob works well enough, but the walnut seems to be more popular for tumbling brass.
 
oneskilledshooter said:
What grit size works the best (in inches)?

I have a place near me called ren's pet depot here in ON. I picked up a bag of corn cob that I believe is around 25 pounds (would have to go check the bag), it set me back $15. They have 1/4 and 1/8 inch sizes - I went for the quarter inch.

I would think that the walnut works a little better because it must be a little harder than corn cob? The corn cob works well enough, but the walnut seems to be more popular for tumbling brass.
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I have tried corn cob from a pet store. It was pretty big, maybe .25". It was too light and didn't cycle in my tumbler. It just vibrated, not really moving anything around.
 
I got half a sack of crushed walnut shells off a rig I was on. It was rather dusty, and did not work as well as the cleaner store bought stuff. I still used it for a long while, until I tried using it tumbling pistol brass and reloading those brass on a Dillon progressive (carbide die) Stuck a couple of brass in the sizer so hard it ripped the rim off the brass, fugged my shell plate.I phoned Dillon, they asked if by chance i was using walnut, and recommended corn cob, and sent me my replacement parts.. I started using the corn cob, and it does a superior job over the bulk walnut I had. The brass just shine with it. The walnut left fine dust kind of ground into the brass.Never again will I use that chit. Another expensive "free" item.
 
I use an additive, usually Lyman or Dillon polish, and it works wonders, no dust and a super polish on the brass. Some people use Nufinish, but I never had much luck with it.
 
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