Tumbling - What Media???

Leif Thoreson · 12-09-2013, 11:32 PM

I just started reloading. I have a rock tumbler I bought from harbor freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-dr...ler-67632.html
I use a 2lb stainless steel media "refresh" kit I bought from http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com. Works like a charm. Though it's a wet tumble. Not sure your tumbler would handle wet media. I have to say the stainless media plus a little dish soap and vinegar works great.

sheepherder · 12-09-2013, 11:57 PM

Back when I worked in the aerospace industry, we 'tumbled' all our stringer clips [aluminum] to break the sharp edges...It left a distinctive finish...The media was small triangular-rounded gray stones...IIRC, it was a dry tumble...

I can't describe the look of the finish because I don't know the words...And the 38 Special reloads I bought with that distinctive finish have all been shot off or otherwise disposed of...So I can't take a picture...

I'll have to try a lapidary supply house and see if they carry the stones/media...

12-09-2013, 11:57 PM	#2
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12-09-2013, 11:32 PM	#1
Leif Thoreson User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 24 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 1 Post	I just started reloading. I have a rock tumbler I bought from harbor freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-dr...ler-67632.html I use a 2lb stainless steel media "refresh" kit I bought from http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com. Works like a charm. Though it's a wet tumble. Not sure your tumbler would handle wet media. I have to say the stainless media plus a little dish soap and vinegar works great.