I know, I'm old-fashioned. But I've never seen the need or advantage to tumbling another way. My brass comes out very nice, with just the media and a squirt of Frankfort Arsenal polish I've had for many many years. I've generally been able to get 5-10 years out of a couple of bags of the walnut/corncob media, but had to replace it last year because it was so dirty.
I was astonished how much the price has increased, likely due to shipping costs. It's like $2/pound with shipping! But I sucked it up, got 2 bags of each, and resolved to make it last as long as I can.
I saw somewhere somebody said throw a dryer sheet in there. Well, our dryer doesn't accept dryer sheets (Miele), but on a whim I cut an old t-shirt into 4x4" sections and threw 4-5 of those in there.
And it works! The dirt/carbon sticks to the t-shirt and there is no longer a pile of black dust on the center pedestal of my vibratory case cleaner. (I used to vacuum this off to try to keep the media clean for longer.) I discard the dirty rags after each session (rather than wash them).
Just a tip for those Boomers among us who are still using traditional media for case cleaning.
I was astonished how much the price has increased, likely due to shipping costs. It's like $2/pound with shipping! But I sucked it up, got 2 bags of each, and resolved to make it last as long as I can.
I saw somewhere somebody said throw a dryer sheet in there. Well, our dryer doesn't accept dryer sheets (Miele), but on a whim I cut an old t-shirt into 4x4" sections and threw 4-5 of those in there.
And it works! The dirt/carbon sticks to the t-shirt and there is no longer a pile of black dust on the center pedestal of my vibratory case cleaner. (I used to vacuum this off to try to keep the media clean for longer.) I discard the dirty rags after each session (rather than wash them).
Just a tip for those Boomers among us who are still using traditional media for case cleaning.
