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Thread: Sand as tumbling media
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May 19th, 2010, 04:03 PM #11
Re: Sand as tumbling media
I been using walnut and it gets dusty, I'll give rice a try.
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May 20th, 2010, 06:27 AM #12Senior Member
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Re: Sand as tumbling media
Of course it gets dusty - it is supposed to.. It is expendable. I use a mix of 50% walnut shells from PetSmart (might be called lizard bedding or something like that) and 50% corn cob media for everything except .223 brass. Then I use walnut only because the corn gets stuck.
Each time you tumble brass, add a torn up and used dryer sheet to help control the dust. Periodically you toss the walnut and corn and use fresh.
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May 20th, 2010, 09:00 AM #13
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May 20th, 2010, 03:39 PM #14
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+1 on the dryer sheets, the rice is one I haven't heard before, I will have to try that one.
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May 21st, 2010, 09:39 AM #15
Re: Sand as tumbling media
I never heard of using rice, but I don't see where it would hurt. I do use the dryer sheets, though & they help keep the corn cob media cleaner for longer.
I've heard very good reports about the Lyman pre-treated media. A bit expensive, but everybody who has used it won't switch back to regular stuff. I'll be needing new media pretty soon, so I might give it a try."It's hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong."
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May 21st, 2010, 09:51 AM #16
Re: Sand as tumbling media
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May 23rd, 2010, 06:12 PM #17Banned
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Re: Sand as tumbling media
i use the lyman treated stuff (green) it works great and brass stays shiny... i tried it all ... walnut, corn, different treatments, plain, vibrators, tumblers... the lyman green in the vibrator does the best that i found
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May 31st, 2010, 12:54 PM #18Active Member
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Re: Sand as tumbling media
I have the lyman green stuff that came with my lyman tumbler. I've been using it a few times a week for the past 6 months or so and it works just great. I'll probably buy more when it wears out, but I would like to try some other options too (the rice sounds like something to try). My one problem with the lyman media is it gets stuck in all the flash holes and I have to poke it out with something (I generally tumble before decapping; however, I like to tumble for 30 min or so to get the lube off my rifle cases).
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May 31st, 2010, 01:45 PM #19
Re: Sand as tumbling media
A great mixture is 45% rice, 45% walnut or corncob, and 10% baking soda, which also helps to neutralize any remaining acids.
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June 1st, 2010, 12:19 AM #20
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