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My View of Stainless Media Cleaning
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<blockquote data-quote="mdw717" data-source="post: 630603" data-attributes="member: 19722"><p>I've been using SS media for about a year now with similar results. Of course I've always made my own tumblers and never used a vibratory unit, but I believe the rollers clean brass better than the shakers. Thats comparing my roller to my brothers shaker. But this media will beat anything I've used before. </p><p> </p><p>I have 2 homemade tumblers; one with walnuts shells for polishing relatively clean brass or previously SS media cleaned brass and, one with stainless media for dirty "range" brass or thrice fired brass needing internal cleaning. Both are pretty noisy so I cover with a foam insulated cardboard box while using it in my garage.</p><p> </p><p>Tumblers are not hard to make if you can weld. An old swamp cooler fan motor works great. Need a couple pulleys and an old car engine v-belt or large rubber O-ring (i've used both). Some metal plate to build a base. Couple 1/2" rods with heater hose sheaths for rollers and brass or nylon bushings for bearing surface. The barrel you can make from 8, 10 or 12" tubing or roll/form sheet metal in to a cylinder. Seal one end and make a hand hole in the other with a removeable door. Add some baffles to the inside to force brass to tumble. I don't line mine with rubber or anything hence the cardboard silencer requirement (if I want to be in the garage while operating).</p><p> </p><p>I dump all my brass into a large plastic collander I bought at the dollar store for media and brass separation. The SS media is a little messier and takes a little longer than dry media but I think it's well worth it. After rinsing, I dump the brass on to a large bath towel and allow to dry overnight. </p><p> </p><p>A word of caution, go easy on the dish soap.....unless you want to rinse suds for hours.</p><p> </p><p>Anybody want pictures or details to build one, just holler.</p><p>MDW (<a href="mailto:mdw717@yahoo.com">mdw717@yahoo.com</a>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mdw717, post: 630603, member: 19722"] I've been using SS media for about a year now with similar results. Of course I've always made my own tumblers and never used a vibratory unit, but I believe the rollers clean brass better than the shakers. Thats comparing my roller to my brothers shaker. But this media will beat anything I've used before. I have 2 homemade tumblers; one with walnuts shells for polishing relatively clean brass or previously SS media cleaned brass and, one with stainless media for dirty "range" brass or thrice fired brass needing internal cleaning. Both are pretty noisy so I cover with a foam insulated cardboard box while using it in my garage. Tumblers are not hard to make if you can weld. An old swamp cooler fan motor works great. Need a couple pulleys and an old car engine v-belt or large rubber O-ring (i've used both). Some metal plate to build a base. Couple 1/2" rods with heater hose sheaths for rollers and brass or nylon bushings for bearing surface. The barrel you can make from 8, 10 or 12" tubing or roll/form sheet metal in to a cylinder. Seal one end and make a hand hole in the other with a removeable door. Add some baffles to the inside to force brass to tumble. I don't line mine with rubber or anything hence the cardboard silencer requirement (if I want to be in the garage while operating). I dump all my brass into a large plastic collander I bought at the dollar store for media and brass separation. The SS media is a little messier and takes a little longer than dry media but I think it's well worth it. After rinsing, I dump the brass on to a large bath towel and allow to dry overnight. A word of caution, go easy on the dish soap.....unless you want to rinse suds for hours. Anybody want pictures or details to build one, just holler. MDW ([EMAIL="mdw717@yahoo.com"]mdw717@yahoo.com[/EMAIL]) [/QUOTE]
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