beerorkid
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I have searched here and found some info, but my personal use shocked me.
Picked up a vibratory tumbler from harbor freight and 25 pounds of walnut media.
My goal was to uber polish balls mostly. I know $100 worth of equipment for shine some $1 balls does not make sense. I am actually going to be working on rebuilding some pins and wanted the new toy. It will pay off eventually.
The walnut was just too rough. I dumped polish and crap in the walnut, but it just tore the balls up worse.
I headed to a pet store for corncob media, but they did not have it. I picked up some recycled paper bedding and coated that with polish and it was a bit better, but still reduced the polish on the balls.
Decided to buy some corn cob media from amazon. I thought I ordered 7 pounds, but ended up with two 7 pound boxes. Poured the media into the tumbler and added a whole bottle of Flitz to it. They are almost mirrored now. I could only improve a bit with my buffing wheel I have been using in the past. The corncob media felt just as rought as the walnut.
So was it adding the flitz, or was it the corncob media?
I am mostly just looking to put a very high polish on parts, not saving old bits I could buy for around a buck. It is fun to have crap down there tumbling away.
Any input appreciated.
Picked up a vibratory tumbler from harbor freight and 25 pounds of walnut media.
My goal was to uber polish balls mostly. I know $100 worth of equipment for shine some $1 balls does not make sense. I am actually going to be working on rebuilding some pins and wanted the new toy. It will pay off eventually.
The walnut was just too rough. I dumped polish and crap in the walnut, but it just tore the balls up worse.
I headed to a pet store for corncob media, but they did not have it. I picked up some recycled paper bedding and coated that with polish and it was a bit better, but still reduced the polish on the balls.
Decided to buy some corn cob media from amazon. I thought I ordered 7 pounds, but ended up with two 7 pound boxes. Poured the media into the tumbler and added a whole bottle of Flitz to it. They are almost mirrored now. I could only improve a bit with my buffing wheel I have been using in the past. The corncob media felt just as rought as the walnut.
So was it adding the flitz, or was it the corncob media?
I am mostly just looking to put a very high polish on parts, not saving old bits I could buy for around a buck. It is fun to have crap down there tumbling away.
Any input appreciated.
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