Ron Brooks Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 In the thread "I am Killing Dies" it is mentioned that dirty media can cause, well, ruined dies. Okay so how do you tell when it is too dirty? Now I have been using plain Lizaard Litter and always run something in it to absorb the dust, be it strips of dryer sheets, paper towels, or what have you. I have just been tending to throw out my media when, well, the mood strikes me. Oh, I do tumble range picups but I clean the cases up of mud and such before tumbling them. Any tips on when I should be tossing the media? Thanks, Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Personally, I just look at the color... when it gets too dark I toss it.. at $13 for 50# (from the feed store).. it's not enough to be cheap about. I'm sure people have all levels of 'dirty' when they change.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Are you using any case polishing liquid with it? I change media when is starts leaving a ring around the top of the polisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Brooks Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Are you using any case polishing liquid with it? I change media when is starts leaving a ring around the top of the polisher. No, I used to, but quit it a while back. I've just been using plain Lizard Litter. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Throw in a used dryer sheet with each load. Pull it out first. Be very gentle as it will be full of ugly black stuff you don't want to breathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aedavis Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I usually toss my polishing media when it seems to take too long to get a nice shine on the cases. I don't know how many cases this equates too, but I generally get 20 or so tumbling runs out of my polishing media. I use cut up dryer sheets in every load and this seems to extend the life of the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aedavis Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I should add that I use corn cob instead of walnut. The corn cob seems to last longer than the walnut and doesn't get dusty like the walnut does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I go by cleaning time. If it takes more than 4hrs to clean - new media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA Friday Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I go by color of my media and if it's leaving residue on the inside of the bowl. I also use dryer sheets and it will extend the life of the media. I would go by time, but I usually tumble 4-6 hours every batch regardless. I like really shiney brass. Another way to determine if the media has ran its life is to look at the cleaned brass and see if it has small black particles imbedded inbetween the primer and brass or in the case rim areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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