Finding crushed walnut shell media

[dan2116]

Have been looking for crushed walnut media at the best price and someone replied in another post (that I can't find) that Harbor freight had it. I found that they had two sizes ( course & fine). Anyone use the harbor freight media and what size works the best?
Also found Zilla reptile bedding (crushed walnut shells) in town. Anyone tried it?

 

[jhelmuth]

I've used the Zilla and it works as expected - good stuff. You can order it in a 40# bag cheap on Amazon

 

[dan2116]

Thank you jhelmuth. I have a friend that uses corn cob media in a vibratory tumbler and loves it.I just bought a new vibratory and will try the corn cob media also. Thanks again for your reply.

 

[LarryDScott]

A 50/50 mix of walnut and Corn cob with IOSSO liquid polish, makes cases gleam !!!! Larry

 

[Scotsman1]

Harbor freight does have it. The first bag I got was the coarse. I tried it out with Lake city brass first and found that it cleaned the brass spotless. However, after four hours in a vibe tumbler they had a matte finish. I then used the (fine) with a table spoon of Brasso, four hours later and a "new batch" of LC brass, and wow! Beautiful, I then felt more than confident to put my good brass in.

I'd go with the (Fine).

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[dan2116]

OK great.Now where to find corn cob . I looked at Petco and they have it for bird cage bedding but I think it is treated with something ( scent absorbent maybe ). Found an on-line great buy of corn cob 14/20 which is the same that Midsouth sells but a 40lb bag. Geeeeez I'd need to find a recipe for the stuff and start eating it to buy that much!!

 

[wwbrown]

Another good source of corn grit and walnut hull polishing grit is a local sand blasting supply company, I get corn grit for $14 for a 40 pound bag.

 

[260Ravage]

I use the lizard bedding from Petco.

 

[DogBuster]

Get mine at Petsmart in the bird isle...then add polish

 

[fm1947]

I really like Lyman Tuff Nut that is crushed walnut in red jewelers rouge makes brass new looking.

 

[Sully2]

I use the lizard bedding from Petco.

Yepper.."Reptile" bedding. They always have it in stock

 

[Rustystud]

I buy walnut hulls from a sandblasting vendor in 40 pound bags by the pallet. 24 bags to the pallet.
This is somenthing that would make a good group buy. Fourty pounds of walnut hulls is a lot of walnut hulls.
Nat Lambeth

 

[articmp]

Gotta watch rouge. It likes to set in and build up. Rouges now are supposed to be water soluble, but from my days with the 3rd Inf Regt (TOG), we used charcoal lighter fluid to cut it off the brass. If anybody here has saw the sentinel at the tomb of the unknowns, or one of the various other members of the nation's dog-n-pony show prior to 1999, you have seen brass work at it's finest. Now they use that stay brite junk.