Tumbling Question

[rbahri5206]

I bought a hornaday m2 tumbler used and im not sure what type of media is in there, they are very tiny (almost grain of sand) red balls. also with this type of media what is the best way to make the brass shine, i get it clean but dull

[stand125]

I use crushed walnut shells from the local feed store and a cap of NU FINISH polish from Walmart. Shiny does not load any better than clean dull brass. I shine it up because I off load excess brass and people like shiney brass.

[DRAB_81]

Cut up 2 or 3 used dryer sheets & throw them in the tumbler too. That will keep the dust down, and helps leave less media residue on the brass.

[HighLander51]

walnut with a teaspoon of mineral oil, tumble overnight, change to corn with a teaspoon of nufinish car polish, tumble overnight, clean and shiny.

[Bill Steele]

Crushed Walnut will clean quicker but won't polish to quite as high a luster, Corn Cob will take longer and polish to a higher luster.

Right now I am using Corn Cob from here: http://www.drillspot.com/products/49...bs_blast_media

If you have a Grainger store nearby, they also carry the same stuff.

I use a little NuFinsh car polish in the media and also put a couple used dryer sheets in with each load, they kind of act as a filter for the nastiest stuff.

[kylemurdoc]

Walnut shells from harbor freight with a squirt of chrome polish, tossing in a few dryer sheets does make a big difference.

[mls204]

if you really want dat shine, u gotta use a tumbler and steel media!



(although i think it tarnishes a quicker than using corn cob and nufinish)

[ptroxx]

WHy are you guys payin 32.00 for corn cob media when you can get it from a local feed store for 7.00 for 40 lbs.. I dont understand it..

I have enough corn cob to last me a life time for 7.00

[Cowboy T]

Because it took you this long to tell us, that's why! Thanks for the tip. :-)

[DGoodale]

Buy in bulk from the source, support a CA company.

[morrow]

Crushed Walnut will clean quicker but won't polish to quite as high a luster, Corn Cob will take longer and polish to a higher luster.

Right now I am using Corn Cob from here: http://www.drillspot.com/products/49...bs_blast_media

If you have a Grainger store nearby, they also carry the same stuff.

I use a little NuFinsh car polish in the media and also put a couple used dryer sheets in with each load, they kind of act as a filter for the nastiest stuff.

+1
pretty much the cheapest yet effective way to go

[offdutyalot]

My first brass tumbling was about 50 cases in white rice .

It worked pretty darn good. I got my tumbler and wanted to try it out but didn't have media.........so rice it was.

Now it's corn cob and a squirt of chrome polish and dryer sheets....like mentioned above.

[ptroxx]

+1
pretty much the cheapest yet effective way to go

How can you say this is the cheapest way to go when you can go to the pet store and get corn cob in 40lb bags for 7.00 4x's cheaper...



And the brass cleans up just fine.. just like the high priced media.

[morrow]

How can you say this is the cheapest way to go when you can go to the pet store and get corn cob in 40lb bags for 7.00 4x's cheaper...

And the brass cleans up just fine.. just like the high priced media.

Note my words "pretty much".
My nearby pet stores did not have that option so I had to order from Drillspot or go to a nearby Grainger. Actually the 1 pet store I found that had it turned out to be too coarse of media. MANY people have this same problem. If you're fortunate enough to have a pet store that sells it by the 40lb bag, and the media is fine enough, that's wonderful.