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I've only got a Lyman Turbo and walnut media but it works great with a few tricks (mineral spirits and NuFinish). I do admit though I am jealous of the SS cleaning the primer pockets for you.3x fired brass after after being tumbled for 2 hours:
Quote from: HawkCreek on July 24, 2015, 07:54:24 PMI've only got a Lyman Turbo and walnut media but it works great with a few tricks (mineral spirits and NuFinish). I do admit though I am jealous of the SS cleaning the primer pockets for you.3x fired brass after after being tumbled for 2 hours:That brass looks nice. How much mineral spirits and unfinished do you use?I have been using a combo of corn cob and Zilla fine crushed walnut shells. You can get 5 qts of the Zilla at Petco for around 8.00. After an overnight tumble it looks real nice but, I have never used anything that will clean the primer pockets like I have seen SS do.
Stainless shot is a burnishing media and not an aggressive media. I wouldn't worry about it. But it is too heavy for most counter top vibratory tumblers. I've never tried brass in our magnetic tumblers, but I have been thinking about trying it.I still use walnut most of the time. Never with polishing compound! I don't want grit on anything after tumbling. If I need aggressive removal of gunk on the shells or in the primer pockets I use an ultrasonic cleaner for that. Their cheap at Harbor Freight, though I do have a large RCBS model. Though it gets the most use as a cleaner for plastic mold inserts.
Quote from: RadSav on February 09, 2016, 02:48:03 AMStainless shot is a burnishing media and not an aggressive media. I wouldn't worry about it. But it is too heavy for most counter top vibratory tumblers. I've never tried brass in our magnetic tumblers, but I have been thinking about trying it.I still use walnut most of the time. Never with polishing compound! I don't want grit on anything after tumbling. If I need aggressive removal of gunk on the shells or in the primer pockets I use an ultrasonic cleaner for that. Their cheap at Harbor Freight, though I do have a large RCBS model. Though it gets the most use as a cleaner for plastic mold inserts.What do you use for your cleaning liquid? I just bought one of the 2.5 quart sonic cleaners, mostly for my outboard carbs after dunking them.