Has anyone tried using dried and cut Scouring Rush (Horsetail or Snakegrass) as a polishing media? These plants have silica in their stalks and have been used for polishing reeds for woodwind instruments and other cleaning needs.
Has anyone tried using dried and cut Scouring Rush (Horsetail or Snakegrass) as a polishing media? These plants have silica in their stalks and have been used for polishing reeds for woodwind instruments and other cleaning needs.
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Wouldn't even know where to get it or even what it is.
I have not even considered it, but if I did, I would be sure to do some sort of a "rinse" like citic acid/dish soap/water, or something simliar afterwards. I would think that silica, which is , to me, a basic part of sand, would be quite abrasive & I would not want any of the remnants/dust to make it anywhere near my dies or even the insides of my firearms.
I will say that I have used that sort of plant for cleaning pans like it's nickname before though. It does work, and it is almost as good as sand, or better even than just plain water & a rag.
I will be interested to see if anyone has ever used any of that stuff for cleaning brass.
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I wouldn't know what that is even if i saw it.
Common Horsetail/Snakegrass (Equisetum):
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum
ContinentalsUS/Alaska/Canada range:
Source: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EQAR (< has larger map where you can see more detailed regions.)
{Looks like almost all over in certain areas, but for Louisiana & Florida. Use the link to get more details for your own area. }
More info from USDA: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pl..._arvense.shtml
2nd Amend./U.S. Const. - "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
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Restore the Republic!!!
For the Fudds > "Those who appease a tiger, do so in the hope that the tiger will eat them last." -Winston Churchill.
President Reagan tells it like it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MwPgPK7WQ
Phil Robertson explains the Wall: https://youtu.be/f9d1Wof7S4o
Seven counties in Arkansas, out of 75. Have never seen it.
Spell check doesn't work in Chrome, so if something is spelled wrong, it's just a typo that I missed.
Never heard of it but it sounds like fine grit organic sandpaper. ??
Personal opinion; reloaders benefit from clean cases but we really don't need sandpapered (or glittery polished) cases.
I've been doing this reloading thing a very long time now. I've used different case cleaning systems - wet, dry, shake, roll, ultrasonic - and various media. I always go back to my original vib. tumblers with standard 20-40 grit cob or fine walnut because I find no meaningful difference between them and my cases come out immediately ready to use.
Thanks, but I will stick w/ little steel thingamajigs.
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Give it a try...wash the cases good afterwards and report back. Never heard of it myself...but I'd try it if I could find it.
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Those little steel thingamajigs work great, outside and inside the cases, and some people do like them, good if you don't mind the downsides. I'd not try to change anyone's mind but I'm lazy; I find wet tumbling to be far too costly for what it does, it's messy, time consuming in the set up, operation and rinsing, then there's the put away and wipe down conclusion. And all that's before the required drying time before the cases can be safely used.
I tried the steel pins and ultrasonics but wet case cleaning is not for me. My dry tumbling works good, it's fast, inexpensive and with minimum fuss.
Mox nix, at the end of the day all cleaning methods get us to the same goal; different folks, different strokes ....
I think that just about anything would work in a pinch, shredded oak leaves, crushed acorn caps, dried seeds, wood shavings, shredded newspaper. I generally feel that the effort required to use such “free” alternatives probably exceeds the cost of the media that are commonly used.
With SS pin tumbling, the media is a one-time cost, since it never wears out.
The only consumable per cleaning cycle is water, a cap full of soap (e.g. amour-all wash+wax), and an 1/4 teaspoon citric acid/lemi-shine,
which amounts to pennies.
Sparkly clean, looks-brighter-than-new brass results
I use Lizard Litter from the pet store. It is fine ground Walnut hulls. Small enough that it does not stick in the flash hole. I add 1/2 cap full of Nu Finish Liquid Car Polish and 1/2 cap full of paint thinner to the media and let run for about 20 minutes then add the brass. I can usually run 4 - 5 batches of brass before I need to add more polish. Gets dirty brass clean and shiny on the outside in about 2 hours run time. Does not clean inside. I don't know how long a bag of Lizard Litter will last because I have been using out of my bag for about 3 years and still have more than 1/2 a bag left.
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