Ive used corn cob & walnut shell in my vibratory and steel shot (wet tumble) in my thumlers..

I was just reading about coal slag blasting media (tumbler media) and its super cheap.

Tractor Supply has a bag of fine for less than 10 bucks.. Anyone tried it yet?

I've never heard of it but it sounds interesting.
I go to a pet store and get walnut hulls ground fairly fine used for lizard bedding. Sometimes I think something more aggressive would be better but what I have works fine albeit not rapid.
Let us know how the new stuff works.

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Originally posted by Pa.Frank:
Ive used corn cob & walnut shell in my vibratory and steel shot (wet tumble) in my thumlers..

I was just reading about coal slag blasting media (tumbler media) and its super cheap.

Tractor Supply has a bag of fine for less than 10 bucks.. Anyone tried it yet?

Interesting possibilities here. If I needed media I'd try some but I'm loaded up on SS pins and they work so well I see no reason to try anything else.

Sorry Guys, I should have posted a link in the OM..

Here it is.. at only $8 for 50 pounds, it worth a try..
http://www.tractorsupply.com/t...rasives?cm_vc=-10005

I tried it once....

It was faster but left matte finished brass

In my only use of the media it plugged primmer holes badly and was far tougher to un-clog over traditional corn cob or walnut

The other downer was the abrasive dust factore and the ability to possibly badly scratch a die

Yes it's cheap.......mine was free

I don't recommend it

If you want an abrasive media you can buy 5lbs of this stuff for under $20 and it will last forever.

https://www.riogrande.com/Prod...edia-Fine-Cut/339410

I just purchase a sonic cleaner 2.5 liter size. I put 250 nickel 357 mags in filled with water, 1/2 ounce of lemishine, and 1 ounce of purplepower. Had to run 3 cycles at 180 second then 3 more at 420 second with heat. Water did finally look dirty, but cases, inside and primer pockets were still dirty and cases did not shine. What is the secret? After drying I put them in 50/50 cob and walnut shells treated for 1 hr and they shine like a new piece of chrome. Clue me here guys.

No secret.....ultrasonic is the least efficient way to clean brass

I used my Hornady unit for a year with every home brew and store bought cleaner before I sold it with no regrets

Black Beauty or coal slag is used to sand blast steel; I use it all the time on my WW2 vehicle restorations; BJT, never use it on brass; it is super sharp and will cut your brass up, meaning make it super rough. Stick to the traditional corn cob, or walnut media. And yes, the new environmentally friendly cleaners, don't work.

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Originally posted by ted thorn:
I tried it once....

It was faster but left matte finished brass

In my only use of the media it plugged primmer holes badly and was far tougher to un-clog over traditional corn cob or walnut

The other downer was the abrasive dust factor and the ability to possibly badly scratch a die

Yes it's cheap.......mine was free

I don't recommend it

Thats just the kind of info I was looking for.. clogged primer pockets is a real hassle, so I'll cross this one off my list!

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:

I go to a pet store and get walnut hulls ground fairly fine used for lizard bedding.

Exactly what I do as well.

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Originally posted by Johral:

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:

I go to a pet store and get walnut hulls ground fairly fine used for lizard bedding.

Exactly what I do as well.

Me also - finely ground and does not clog flash holes

Do you add BRASSO cleaner to lizard walnut shells to help clean?I saw that on you tube ..I just use BRASSO on rag to clean my shells but I do not shoot a lot.

Some say thats not good making your shells slippery as it will not hold walls on chamber when fired so I use a solvent GOOF OFF after rubbing shells with BRASSO to make it not so slick...

I read some use cat litter for cleaning shells also...

I've used Brasso and corncob media for years in my rotary tumbler and never had any problems.

I also use Naphthalene paint thinner in my corncob media with good results. I use the paint thinner most of the time these days. It's cheaper and probably does a little better job than the Brasso.

I bought 50#(lifetime supply) of ground walnut shells from a pet store. I don't remember but I think it is about 1.00$/pound. It is a very fine grind but it works well. I just add a bit of Maguire's Swirl remover 2.0 to each batch and it cleans cases nicely. One tub full will clean many thousands of 9mm cases.
C.G.B.

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Originally posted by cgbach:
I bought 50#(lifetime supply) of ground walnut shells from a pet store. I don't remember but I think it is about 1.00$/pound. It is a very fine grind but it works well. I just add a bit of Maguire's Swirl remover 2.0 to each batch and it cleans cases nicely. One tub full will clean many thousands of 9mm cases.
C.G.B.

Yep. You can get 50# of almost any king of media you want from this place https://www.kramerindustriesonline.com/WS.html for a little over a buck a pound for walnut... about a nickle more for corn cob.