Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I was thinking of adding the steel pins from the wet tumbler into my crushed walnut media. Has anyone tried that and if so what were your results? I am a darksider so my brass is a bit stained on a good day. Thanks in advance Hochbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I suspect that the steel pins will fall to the bottem of the vibrator and stay there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Just a caution from book learning... Make sure your pins are the right (not wrong) size for your brass, so stray pins do not get stuck in the cases. Have not come across mixing media but maybe you are on to something; would be interested in a 3-way test of one, the other, and mixed. And if smokeless or BP (or sub). On edit: I just noticed the BP in your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchy Trigger Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Some use the walnut media to dry (and slightly lube) their brass after wet tumbling. Haven't tried mixing media myself, but I would assume that the heavy pins would all go to the bottom of the walnut media and if Murphy is around, screw up something in the vibratory mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachaug kid Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 After the cleaning, how are you going to separate the pins from walnut media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 The pins will grind the walnut into dust, don't do it. If you want to use steel pins, get a tumbler setup for the pins. You might try using the ceramic media in a vibratory tumbler, it's basically what they do in machine chops to debur and clean parts. The are bigger than the pins so they don't clean the primer pockets as well, but they are better than the walnut shells. I used them in my wet tumbler before I switched to the steel pins. Either one, steel pins or ceramic media, are going to be hard on the vibratory tumbler's plastic bowl. I would check to see how much a replacement bowl is before going too far down that path. It might be cheaper to buy a used wet tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/19/2022 at 4:05 PM, Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 said: I was thinking of adding the steel pins from the wet tumbler into my crushed walnut media. Has anyone tried that and if so what were your results? I am a darksider so my brass is a bit stained on a good day. Thanks in advance Hochbauer I used about 3# of .186 steel shot for about 10 years. Separated easily with a big magnet. Sorry - I don't remember the shot size #. Also added a smidge of liquid car wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I don’t think putting crushed walnut in your wet tumbler would work very good. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jack Black Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, Yusta B. said: I used about 3# of .186 shot for about 10 years. Separated easily with a big magnet. Sorry - I don't remember the shot size #. Also added a smidge of liquid car wax. you must mean steel shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Thanks for all of your input. Glad that I asked before experimenting. I had a wet tumbler and sold it as I found the pins to be a pain and ended up all over the place. But it did work well. Hochbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Shiny brass doesn’t shoot any better than stained brass. It’s just easier to find in the grass and dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 22 hours ago, Texas Jack Black said: you must mean steel shot. Yes - I'll go back & fix that. Thanks !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Ever try the wet tumbler with the FA solution minus pins? Works well for me, have never used the pins…but no black powder for me…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I always use my wet tumbler with "Brass Juice" and they always come out bright and shinney. I don't use the pins any more so I never have to seporate them from the clean brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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