Stainless mechanism salt grinder

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I have been informed by an always confident source that the stainless mechanism salt/pepper grinders are trash. They wear out with pepper fast and with salt the minute you fill them, etc.
I will be making my first sets shortly after Christmas(an understanding customer:)
https://www.pennstateind.com/store/PKGRIND8.html
I had been looking at these, but they are stainless.
 
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I would be surprised if pepper wore them down but I do know they are not compatible with salt. I have sold dozens and no complaints in 4 years.
 
Surprise!!! Salt contributes to corrosion of metal!! Take a look at my 14 year old car, in snow and salt--much of the metal is gone!

I sold peppermills with American Stainless mechanisms, since 2000. Never had one returned. I have personally used a couple since then, they look and work great!

The same company uses ceramic for their salt, with anodized shafts.
 
I realize salt will contribute to corrosion.

I have also lived on the ocean and been around ocean going boats that have stainless parts that resist corrosion pretty well even with constant salt spray. I carry a stainless pistol that gets considerable exposure to salt from my sweat and it doesn't rust. Grinding salt is probably a bit of an issue, but...

Anyone know where I can find a good selection of grinders that are ceramic and anodized? "American Stainless pepper shaker didn't get me far with google.
 
I spent a dozen years in steel mill. A lot of different grades of stainless. If your pistol was made of the quality stainless the salt grinder, it may not hold up so well, either.
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I spent a few years as a machinist. At a company that specializes in "exotic" alloys. Titanium, hardened aluminum, duplex, super duplex, inconel, etc.

Firearms need to have a relatively low chrome content so they are not brittle and a higher carbon content so they can be hardened, at least as I understand it.
There are much more resistant grades of stainless that are much cheaper than those used in firearms.

I have no doubt ceramic is better than stainless in this application. There seems to be a very limited number of ceramic kits available, assuming all those not clearly labeled ceramic are stainless. The pump-n-grind one handed kit with glass window is what I want. I'd settle for any pump-n-grind style one handed, but doesn't seem to be any ceramic.

I will make one for myself and see how it holds up.
 
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