Adrenaline Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hey so I've been reloading, didnt have a tumbler and was cleaning brass in hot water and dish soap then letting them dry. Now I'm tumbling in Lyman walnut media but not the red stuff. The tumbler I have is the Lyman 2500 magnum with the separator..is just separating the media from the brass sufficient enough or do I HAVE to wash them in water to get the dust out. I cannot even see the dust but there has to be a very small amount? What say you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Separate and load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoz Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Separate and load. If you’re going to wash them you may as well wet tumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDescribe Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) The dust acts as dry lube and does not interact with powder. It's a good thing. ALSO, just buy crushed walnut pet bedding at a pet store. MUCH cheaper than buying something made by gun/ammo company. Edited January 13, 2019 by IDescribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJB Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 A little dust is no big deal. If dust becomes an issue for you some folks will put cut up used dryer sheets in with the brass when tumbling to capture some dust. When I put car polish or mineral oil in my walnut media to rejuvenate it there is the added benefit of all dust going away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bench Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 If you have a Harbor Freight available you might find in the sand blast area walnut shells in a 25# box. Get the smaller size and you are good to go for a MUCH cheaper price for the quantity. You might also try a well stocked 'Feed and Seed' store for pet bedding. on what BJ said...cheap polish and cut up dryer sheets work great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallisticianX Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Untreated Walnut or Corn Cob...tumble, load, fire, repeat. The treated stuff like the Red (rouge) you should wash. There is an Ammonia content in the rouge. Brass tumbled in that and left to sit for a period of time tends to develop the copper color blotches where the alloy is being etched and weakened. Considering the additive does not clean any better but rather just polishes more for shiny like new finish its not worth the rinsing effort. Brass comes out plenty clean with straight walnut and I dont care how shiny it looks....It will be tarnished again anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A4ME Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 At the local pet stores I've bought from they call the crushed walnut shells "lizard bedding". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 My walnut is treated but not with the red stuff. Its Lyman and not sure what it is treated with, couch bound finally, I'll check it out in my shed tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 My decades old method is to run in walnut with a couple of teaspoons of mineral oil and then in corn with a couple of teaspoons of NuFinish car polish. Runs open top with no dust and is clean, shiny and slippery, ready to load, no lube needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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