Newest Pen Tool

[Gary Max]

Yahhh that's right ------this is my newest Pen making tool---Mr Brown just dropped it off. I did a bunch of reading and found out that the Blue ones where better than the Red ones---of course they also cost twice as much. It ain't a monster but she will hold 6 lbs which is a bunch.
Heck if my plan works-------real shinny caseing and no buffing involed.
I already have a patch running----just for the heck of it I am useing corn. Heck learn something new every day I guess. I had no ideal that they used corn to polish with.

 

[LostintheWoods]

The two most common polishing media for shell casings are corn cob and crushed walnut shells--the walnut being slightly more aggressive.
And you can go further and "spike" your media with polishing rouge for an even brighter finish. Nice tumbler, btw.

 

[airrat]

I thought that was a hamster wheel to power the lathe!! [)][}]

 

[Gary Max]

Shannon this is all new for me. I will see how they come out of the first attempt. I have the drum about half full of caseings and corn after it runs for a couple of hours I will check it. Thanks

 

[Sylvanite]

Originally posted by LostintheWoods
<br />The two most common polishing media for shell casings are corn cob and crushed walnut shells--the walnut being slightly more aggressive.
And you can go further and "spike" your media with polishing rouge for an even brighter finish. Nice tumbler, btw.

Crushed walnut shell has sharper edges than ground corncob and does clean brass more aggressively. It also results in more of a satin sheen. Corncob will yield a higher polish. The cheapest source of tumbling media I've found is Petsmart - where it's sold as bird cage liner. I like to use walnut for cleaning, and corncob for shine.

A dash of mineral spirits in dry media will help in the cleaning. You can use rouge which will speed up the polishing, but it's messy. I add a few tablespoons of brass polish (Frankford Arsenal brand) to corncob when polishing.

I also use a vibratory (rather than rotary) tubmler. It's noisy but much quicker. You may also discover that you want to give the cases a wipedown with brass polish on a rag afterwards for the most shine.

Regards,
Eric

 

[Gary Max]

Eric I am glad you posted----we are useing cracked corn for bird feed.
I figured they wouldn't miss a cup of corn.
I am going to see if I can find some rouge over at ebay.
Thanks

 

[Sylvanite]

Originally posted by Gary Max
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I am going to see if I can find some rouge over at ebay.

You might just want to try some Brasso (a brass polish available at your local supermarket) first. It will be just as effective as rouge, and won't get red dust all over.

As a reloader, I don't use Brasso because it contains ammonia. I use a citrus-based polish instead. Ammonia dissolves copper out of the brass alloy and weakens it. That is bad for ammo, but insignificant for pens.

Good luck with the tumbler. You might need to leave it running overnight for a full polish.

Regards,
Eric

 

[Gary Max]

I just bought 4oz of Red Rouge off ebay---I think that should take care of the tumbler part.
I have been useing Mother's Metal Polish with real good results.

 

[PenWorks]

I use Dillon's polish with walnut shells for my tumbling, works great. Here is a link.
http://dillonprecision.com/template/searchResult.cfm?product=Case%20Preparation%20Equipment%20%26%20Supplies&sort=style&dyn=1&