dajarrel Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 There was a contractor doing some sand blasting at work today and he was using corn-cob as the blasting aggregate. I went over to his media recepticle and noticed that it looked just like what I tumble in. Maybe just a little finer. I asked thier boss how much he would sell me a bag for . The bags are 50# and he sold it to me for $15. This stuff is a little finer than what most places sell as tumbler media yet nowhere as large as the corncob you can get at the pet store. You should be able to find it at any commercial painting or sandblasting outfit. The manufacture is "The Anderson Group" out of something like Mumson, Ohio. The product is called "grit-o-cob" and comes in several size grits. The one marked on my bag was 1014. In a few years when I run out, I will be looking again for the bulk buy dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 A while back the Frenchies turned me on to rice as a tumbling medium. I'm just amazed at how well it cleans. Every bit as good as corn or walnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Eric, Rice? For reals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 I kid you not. In combonation with Pine Ola it gets my brass clean *right now*. I dumped a pile of fithy 40 brass in on saturday and it was done in like 30 minutes or some ridiculous thing like that. I'm used to waiting hours or overnight. I'm using some bulk brown rice that someone gave me. It was too gawdawful to eat, so I had to do something with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Hey I'll bet a rice grain won't a clog hollow point like a walnut piece will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 rice without the rice husk? will white rice do too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 So the cheapest brown rice you can find, with just a shot of Pine Ola? I was just getting ready to buy some more corn cob media, so if this really works, that would kick butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Suber Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 OK, here's a Southern twist.......What about grits? Since grits are finer than rice, I would assume that they would clean brass well. Any thoughts? BTW, what is Pine Ola? Jack (from SOUTH Carolina) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 So the cheapest brown rice you can find, with just a shot of Pine Ola? Well...whatever brown rice happens to come in massive bulk at Costco. I think mine said "Pacific" on the bag - not that the brand should matter. I think the fact that's it's unbleached and unprocessed has something to do with how effective it is. It has a rough surface texture. It's horrible crap to eat - really chewy and gritty and tasteless. If you live in grain country, I'd bet wheat or barley would work too. I posted about the PineOla a while back. According to the manufacturer, there's no ammonia, so theoretically it should be safe. I've used it on a few tumbler loads now and not noticed any cracking, so it seems OK. It's much cheaper than the Dillon polish, so I'm much more liberal in how I use it. ============== You just know this going to start something. I can see people rummaging through the back of their cupboards already for granola, rice crispies, grape nuts, Malt-o-meal... I'm waiting for someone to put cooked rice in their tumbler and come back and bitch. The kitty litter was a trip, though. Anybody who sends me brass with kitty litter in it should just plan on getting it back freight collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Wow, Grape Nuts... Now THOSE should cut the crap right off'n the brass, like, IMMEDIATELY. Might even scratch the brass, too. (Trouble is, packaged cereal is NOT cheap). Anyone willing to try it...? Again, as a final tumble, I used a combo of heavy grit and way-fine grit corn cob. The fine grit really, really puts a shine on the brass in 35-40 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 i tried rice too but with the husk. and it works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Looked for Pine Ola last night while out shopping, and couldn't find it. Simular to PineSol? I assume this is a general house hold cleaner, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g56 Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Pineola is a metal polish, see link below: Pineola Copper and Brass Polish From the description it sounds a lot like the liquid Flitz that I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek45 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I've used regular white rice before. It works pretty well. Buy the cheap generic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venezuela Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I also use rice. Buy the cheapest, it works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer-lock Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 What next? Lima beans? Make sure that the polish does not have ammonia in it. Be safe, have fun, geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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