SS pins and/or other

[DeanoBeanCounter]

SS pins in a barrel tumbler seems to be the best way (or neer best) to shine brass. I was just wondering is other metal pins would do the same job. Stailess steel is kinda soft, but I wondered about brass pins, aluminum pins, bronze pins, or any other metal pins. Not wood, that would not do much.
Thanks
Dean

[17nut]

What SS pins brings to the table is that they dont corrode in the acidic enviroment of a brass tumbler.
I'm sure everything imaginable has been tested and found unsatisfactory.

[Shawlerbrook]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

[MUSTANG]

Ceramic is another item some are using for wet tumbling.

[jmorris]

I was just wondering is other metal pins would do the same job. Stailess steel is kinda soft, but I wondered about brass pins, aluminum pins, bronze pins...

All of those are softer than stainless steel.

[labradigger1]

Stainless pins can also be picked up with a magnet. Makes cleanup easier.

[Walter Laich]

I've moved to SS chips https://www.facebook.com/southernshinetumblers/

for me it cuts cleaning time in half

[mold maker]

Why try to reinvent the wheel while the wagon is moving. The SS pins just plain work.