Stainless Pins and Cleaning Times for dirty clad

[1willi4]

Can someone give me a tried and true recipe and tumbling time with stainless steel pins? I have a reloading tumbler and a small harbor freight tumbler and stainless steel pins. I have a lot of dirty clad that my local coin stars don’t like.

 

[aj0421]

Can someone give me a tried and true recipe and tumbling time with stainless steel pins? I have a reloading tumbler and a small harbor freight tumbler and stainless steel pins. I have a lot of dirty clad that my local coin stars don’t like.

I would guess it would be almost the same amount of time as using sand or some other media. Check it after 30 mins and if not done let it go for another 30 mins. Remember don't mix your pennies with your clad or the copper/zinc will plate with you clad.

 

[1willi4]

I would guess it would be almost the same amount of time as using sand or some other media. Check it after 30 mins and if not done let it go for another 30 mins. Remember don't mix your pennies with your clad or the copper/zinc will plate with you clad.

Thanks.

 

[mindmeld1]

Can someone give me a tried and true recipe and tumbling time with stainless steel pins? I have a reloading tumbler and a small harbor freight tumbler and stainless steel pins. I have a lot of dirty clad that my local coin stars don’t like.

Find a small supply of fish tank gravel... it performs well on dirty clad and easier to clean up than my stainless media.

 

[1willi4]

Find a small supply of fish tank gravel... it performs well on dirty clad and easier to clean up than my stainless media.

Any kind of cleaning agent? How long should I let it tumble?

 

[C-COD]

I use a harbor freight tumbler with stainless steel media. I add some dish soap to the mix and let it tumble overnight. The coins come out looking new.Then I rinse the media off real good and leave it in the tumbler covered with water until the next time.I am not sure if you could get the same results in half the time.i just let it go overnight. I do the same with penny's and get good results.

 

[cellrdwellr]

I go outside and find the closest dried up puddle. Collect as much large gravel in a cup as I can (I usually fill the drums about 1/4 full with gravel, enough water to cover the gravel, and enough coins to fill it roughly about half full) add a few drops of dish detergent and let it roll for 4 hours minimum. As mentioned above, always separate the pennies, or your silver colored coins will come out looking copper plated. This has been my method for years, and it works for me. Some zinc pennies are beyond returning, and get tossed in the garbage. Then I roll them up and turn them in to my bank. My bank doesn't charge a fee, and also doesn't spit the rejects back out at me!