Tumble media

[Alpha1]

Id never really thought about that before. I'm trying to think how old how long I have had this tumbler. I don't know 25 year probably longer I really don't know. How many times have I changed the media I guess three at the most. No wonder they are not as shiny as I remember. God knows how old some of the cases are that are going through it.

[ColinR]

I decided I did not like the grit or the fine sand the cases look like they have been shot blasted. Nice and clean but no shiny shiny.

If you've reviewed the previous posts on the subject then you should have seen the photos of my results with fine walnut media (which are repeated below, just in case). You should definitely be able to replicate this with any fine grade walnut and the right polish (as long as the tumbler isn't overloaded). The fine grade Pro-rep is basically the same as the 25/52 grade walnut that I buy by the quarter ton. I would be more inclined to try an ammonia-free liquid metal polish, as I have recommended in the past, rather than jeweler's rouge, which is a little messy and doesn't seem to be delivering the results.









That looks like it might be a live round in amongst the cases - middle photo bottom left.



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