The part material and what process is needed to be performed ie.
Ceramic tumbling media for brass.
Because brass is a soft metal so it does not require much effort to get it clean and polish.
Great for cleaning and polishing brass.
So that leaves plastic polishing media that does not scratch but just cleans and polishes the brass perfectly.
You can see ceramic media in action in this video.
Brass firearm cartridges are the most popular parts to be tumbled.
A tumbler and ceramic media is not recommended for bottleneck cases and may not be a good solution for smaller cases unless smaller ceramic media is used.
Deburr polish clean ceramic media is best for heavy cutting and hard metals like steel.
Do not buy the oxide media because in addition to cleaning it scratches the brass.
The cutting rate would be so excessive that you would not realize a cleaning effect rather a batch of cases that will be consumed by the media.
Brass and ceramic media does require tapping and checking the inside of each case to ensure no media is stuck inside.
Aluminum oxide is harder than brass.
The smaller sizes are ideal for intricate finishing jobs.
The following are some of the things to consider when selecting a tumbling media.
There is 2 types of ceramic media aluminum oxide and plastic.
Premium ceramic tumbling media is designed for specific applications where precision deburring and polishing is required.
Use these in your tumbler with soap and water for a brilliant shine.
25lbs 4mm ceramic polishing beads.
Please note that the media in the video may not be the same size as the media being.
Works very well for straight wall cases.
Fine polishing media for aluminum brass and soft metals often used as the final step after other media to create an extremely shiny finish.
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Tumbling media for brass includes porcelain media stainless steel pins corn cob as well as walnut shell media.
Use dry in tumbling and vibrating machines.
Whether you have large media or small media will make no difference.
Ceramic media will better support very heavy parts than plastic media.
Ceramic media will be extremely abrasive to brass.