Corn cob vs walnut media for vibratory Tumbler?

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I remembered to bring that rcbs tumbler I found at the dump home from my dads. Got me thinking since I have to get some what media do you like and what polish do you use. I've only ever used corncob but the walnut is so cheap. And you can get it anywhere.
 
If you would of brought this up before we came to Walton to see you i could of brought you some walnut hull media. My brother bougjt a 25 pound box of coarse walnut hulls from harbor freight.

I have the same box of walnut hulls and several of the plastic containers of Lyman corn cob media.

Since I bought the Frankfort wet tumbler i havent used the dry tumbler.
When I got the wet tumbler I retumbled brass that was dry tumbled and the water came out black.& dirty.

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I'd like to do the wet but this rcbs is brand new and free. I'll probably just go to the pet store and for the walnut if I decide on that. I still can't see why someone would throw a brand new tumbler out. Maybe some old guy died.
 
I just get the walnut media from harbor freight, i use the frankford aresenal brass poslish if i have it. If i don't it isn't a huge deal. I do vibratory wet clean them first though - 5 gallon bucket with a lid bungee corded to my lawn mower when i cut the grass, filled with deprimed brass, hottest water i can get , some tide and a little lemi-shine . Don't know if the vibration helps but it doesn't hurt and it's multitasking :thumbdown:.
 
I just get the walnut media from harbor freight, i use the frankford aresenal brass poslish if i have it. If i don't it isn't a huge deal. I do vibratory wet clean them first though - 5 gallon bucket with a lid bungee corded to my lawn mower when i cut the grass, filled with deprimed brass, hottest water i can get , some tide and a little lemi-shine . Don't know if the vibration helps but it doesn't hurt and it's multitasking :thumbdown:.
What do you do in the winter strap it to the snow blower. I'm not to worried about the shin just cleaning the inside.
 
Depending on the grit I always liked walnut for cleaning the dirtier brass and like corn cob media more for polishing. I add a little Nu Finish car finish with corn cob and get really nice bright brass.

Ron
 
I prefer Corncob for the wet tumbling-like bling.....(on the outside). I get mine from Zoro....lots for cheap. 20/40 grit so no clogged flash holes. One order lifetime supply for me.

Takes longer for the mirror finish, but I turn mine on at 8 am and run it all day while I'm at work. I Turn it off when I get home at 5 pm....bling! I use a capfull of Dillon Polish per load.

1 40lb sack for $33.78 (2 5gal buckets & some change) https://www.zoro.com/zoro-select-blast-media-corn-cob-20-to-40-grit-crn3-40/i/G2165387/
Oh....I also cut up a couple of used dryer sheets into 1 inch squares and add them to each load....cuts dust quite a bit.
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► If you have Prime, then a lot of these medias are available on Amazon with no shipping. Not as good a deal as Zoro.com, but great for sampling different types.

► Most of these guys are talking corn cob or walnut. The Reloading Police will not knock on your door if you'd like to mix them. Sometimes you can get the best of both worlds that way.
 
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I used to use a half-and-half mix, but the corncob likes to get stuck in the primer holes in .45ACP, so I switched to straight walnut. It takes a little longer to get a nice shine. As our friend Reloadron mentioned above, some NuFinish helps a lot.
 
Harbor Freight selks a small pick set for $1.99. It has four small picks, one looks like a small ice pic, one has a 90% bend, one is circular and anither one has a angled bend.
I use the straight ice pick looking one to get the media out of the flash hole in the primer pockets. I will edit a picture of it when I go up in my gun room.

Also you will need a plastic bucket and a sifter to seperate the brass from the media. Any of the local grocery store bakerys will have them in the baking dept either for free or for $1.
 
Wet tumble now, but when I dry tumbled I decided walnut cleaned better and corncob polished better.

Debated on spending the money for a wet tumbler, I thought how much better can it be?

Answer is yes it is $150 better.
A little more work but not that much, you don't have to replace media.
Does really nice clean brass make ammo that shoots better?
Probably not, but it makes me smile and I like having clean fingers.
 
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