Experience with tumblers

[stetam]

My son and I would like to try cleaning some of the clad we found. We have a tumbler already- where do you purchase the media/beads to put into the tumbler? I have read aquarium gravel, plastic triangles from HF or plastic beads with some sort of soap and water. Any suggestions from experience? Just looking to clean up clad- not the "good" stuff LOL.

Aquarium gravel with water covering the gravel/coins and a drop of dish soap is all you need.

 

[Fishincontrol]

Fact.

 

[KingTotsalot]

Steam just mentioned one method, but being a reloaded, here is what KT recommends. KT suggests crushed dry walnut hulls, you can find them at most gun stores, because they are used with water and a few drops of Dawn liquid to clean brass ammo casings. Should work fine with coins and take off the corrosion without affecting the metal.

 

[njdetect]

Thanks for all the feedback- my son is with me this weekend and might give aquarium gravel a try. How long do you let the tumbler run for?

 

[airbornebob]

I use the aquarium gravel, dawn and I add a drop or two of CLR

 

[stetam]

Thanks for all the feedback- my son is with me this weekend and might give aquarium gravel a try. How long do you let the tumbler run for?

Run it about an hour and a half and see what you think

 

[Wgan]

My son and I would like to try cleaning some of the clad we found. We have a tumbler already- where do you purchase the media/beads to put into the tumbler? I have read aquarium gravel, plastic triangles from HF or plastic beads with some sort of soap and water. Any suggestions from experience? Just looking to clean up clad- not the "good" stuff LOL.

I use play sand it’s cheap