cleaning tumbling media?

[bassboss]

I've sent about 1000 or so rounds through the current bunch of lyman tumbling media I have, and being the cheapskate I am, I want to get as much mileage out of the media as I can. It is starting to leave a fair amount of dust on my brass, so I am wondering if and how I can clean it

[XDRoX]

Dryer sheets will help the media to last 10 times as long. They suck up all the dust.

[joefreas]

I have never "cleaned" media but usually if I add some mineral spirits and some nu finish it will clean the brass. I usually buy the 5 gallon buckets of media from Berrys: http://www.berrysmfg.com/product-i14...Cob_Media.aspx
and change it out when it gets dirty. They have free shipping if you spend more than $50-

^Yes, forgot about that, dyrer sheets really help keep the dust down. I use ones that have been used once in the dryer.

[morrow]

Best corn cob media deal FYI:

http://www.drillspot.com/products/499763/econoline_526020g-40_40_lbs_blast_media

there's different grit too. Free shipping.

[Fishslayer]

Used drier sheets will collect dust.

I also give the brass a short LemiShine rinse when I get home from the range.

The rinse is to cut down on the amount of lead dust from tumbling, but I've found it also keeps the media much cleaner longer.

[HighLander51]

I buy crushed walnut and crushed corn from a local feed supply. The first run is thru walnut with a teaspoon of mineral oil aded to load up the media. 2nd run is thru the corn with a teaspoon of nu finish car wax. The tumbler is out in the garage and runs overnight on a appliance timer. This same batch of media has been running about 2.5 years and I shoot about 15,000 rounds a year.

[Stoopy]

I just rinse out my stainless media in the bottom of a five gallon bucket after each use. I never get any dust and never replace the media. The cost is higher to start but works so great, and you never have to replace the media.

[roc_my_tims]

Great info, how much more is stainless stell media?

[Cowboy T]

It ain't cheap, about $40 to $50. And you need a rotary tumbler intended for wet tumbling. However, the results are beautiful. It cleans out the insides of the cases and the primer pockets (this assumes you decap before tumbling) to where the brass actually looks *new*. Seriously.

When I finally run my walnut and corn cob out, I will be going stainless.

[damndave]

You can use once-used dryer sheets to pickup some of the dust. I usually cut them in strips an just throw them in.

But I also agree that Stainless Steel Media is the way to go. It's actually fun seeing how nice the brass comes out. Expensive to start (around $225 for everything), but IMHO worth every penny.

[bobomb]

if you can run your vibratory with the lid off do it outside with a fan blowing on it and it should shake out the dust

or you could wash it in a bucket and then spread it out on a tarp to dry

[bobomb]

if you can run your vibratory with the lid off do it outside with a fan blowing on it and it should shake out the dust

or you could wash it in a bucket and then spread it out on a tarp to dry

[OldShooter32]

Why bother cleaning it? Buy it in fifty pound bags:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=552827

[ptroxx]

I got my media from my local feed supply for 7.00 for 40lbs, why in the world would you want to clean your media. ? I think ill have what I have now for a long time to come.

[Stoopy]

It ain't cheap, about $40 to $50. And you need a rotary tumbler intended for wet tumbling. However, the results are beautiful. It cleans out the insides of the cases and the primer pockets (this assumes you decap before tumbling) to where the brass actually looks *new*. Seriously.

When I finally run my walnut and corn cob out, I will be going stainless.

QFT

Check out those primer pockets!