....I'll give it a try.I too stopped using pins and am pretty happy with the results. I upped the tumble time to 2 hours for a full load and the outsides are perfect with most of the insides getting clean enough for my needs.
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Case cleaning/polishing preference ?
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....I'll give it a try.I too stopped using pins and am pretty happy with the results. I upped the tumble time to 2 hours for a full load and the outsides are perfect with most of the insides getting clean enough for my needs.
I inherited a vibratory tumbler that has glass (maybe silica) media in it. Any one use this type of media to clean their brass? Any pros or cons on using this media?
JeepHammer
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No matter what the sales propaganda says,
DO NOT MISTAKE CLEANING WITH POLISHING AND COATINGS.
Cleaning,
Removing grease, grime, carbon, dirt.
Good old soap & water.
Throw them in a jar with soap & water, roll or shake.
Polishing is a mechanical process, usually done with something softer than the brass.
Walnut or corn cob in reloading...
This can be treated with chemical agents or abrasives to remove tarnish and brighten the brass.
Coatings.
Wax to seal out oxygen so the brass doesn't corrode.
Some like to call this 'Polish'...
What I do (in large volume),
Wash, strain off the wash water,
Then dump polishing material right in the drum with the brass.
I use walnut most times, it dries the brass while removing tarnish,
And if it gets wet, it dries easily for reuse.
Clean brass first keeps the walnut shell media clean for more uses.
Once the polish media is sifted off,
I use sponges to coat.
Wax for storage, lube for immediate processing.
Sponges keep the lube out of the cases where it could effect the powder charge.
Like I said, I'm not the average home reloader, I do volume.
The cement mixer, with a screen over the opening, lets me strain off water, sift off walnut shell, ect without handling the brass several times.
It's pretty easy to size this to your needs,
From a gallon jar or water jug, to larger containers if you do more volume.
DO NOT MISTAKE CLEANING WITH POLISHING AND COATINGS.
Cleaning,
Removing grease, grime, carbon, dirt.
Good old soap & water.
Throw them in a jar with soap & water, roll or shake.
Polishing is a mechanical process, usually done with something softer than the brass.
Walnut or corn cob in reloading...
This can be treated with chemical agents or abrasives to remove tarnish and brighten the brass.
Coatings.
Wax to seal out oxygen so the brass doesn't corrode.
Some like to call this 'Polish'...
What I do (in large volume),
Wash, strain off the wash water,
Then dump polishing material right in the drum with the brass.
I use walnut most times, it dries the brass while removing tarnish,
And if it gets wet, it dries easily for reuse.
Clean brass first keeps the walnut shell media clean for more uses.
Once the polish media is sifted off,
I use sponges to coat.
Wax for storage, lube for immediate processing.
Sponges keep the lube out of the cases where it could effect the powder charge.
Like I said, I'm not the average home reloader, I do volume.
The cement mixer, with a screen over the opening, lets me strain off water, sift off walnut shell, ect without handling the brass several times.
It's pretty easy to size this to your needs,
From a gallon jar or water jug, to larger containers if you do more volume.
I ran across ceramic 3mm ball tumbling media. They say it's for cleaning brass, copper, silver parts, coins, jewelry etc.
It comes in 3mm-6mm balls that I've see so far.
I am wondering how well it would work for cleaning brass cases up.
It is easy to clean you just use soap and water, dry then it's ready for more cleaning and polishing.
I'm very tempted in trying it out.
It comes in 3mm-6mm balls that I've see so far.
I am wondering how well it would work for cleaning brass cases up.
It is easy to clean you just use soap and water, dry then it's ready for more cleaning and polishing.
I'm very tempted in trying it out.
Interesting media there.
I like using stainless pins because they get into the primer pockets and make them perfectly clean, those ceramic beads aren’t small enough to get into the pockets but I bet they do a great job everywhere else.
If you try them out let us know how they do.
I like using stainless pins because they get into the primer pockets and make them perfectly clean, those ceramic beads aren’t small enough to get into the pockets but I bet they do a great job everywhere else.
If you try them out let us know how they do.
That's the only problem I see. What size would it need to be to clean primer pockets? I just found 2.5mm not sure how much smaller they get.
