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Tumbling Media for Aluminum, Brass, and Soft Metals

V-Cylinder

Triangle

Pyramid

Granule

Made of soft material, this tumbling media gently finishes aluminum, brass, and other soft metal parts without distorting them. Choose the shape that best matches the contours of your part and a size that’s large enough not to get stuck in recesses and holes. You can also mix shapes and sizes to tailor the finish to your part.

For Extra-Smooth Finish—Common for general use, this media deburrs and rounds edges while preserving surface details. It removes a moderate amount of material to leave behind a matte finish.

For Ultra Smooth Finish—Remove tarnish, oxidation, and light scratches to make your parts shine. Ideal for detailed or engraved parts, this media rubs the surface without wearing it down to preserve the shape and sharp edges.

For Polished Finish—Often used as the final step in finishing, this media brightens your part’s surface with an extremely shiny finish. It rubs the surface without wearing it down to preserve the shape and sharp edges.

V-Cylinder—A good all-around choice for flat surfaces, slots, corners, grooves, and holes. V-cylinders are a hybrid between cylinders and triangles.

Triangle—Reach into slots, corners, grooves, and holes without getting stuck.

Pyramid—Reach into even tighter crevices on your workpiece than with triangular media.

Wet Tumbling Condition—Use this media with liquid cleaners.

Dry Tumbling Condition—Run this media dry and it won't stick to your parts. Dry media simplifies setup and cleanup, but it takes longer to finish your parts than wet media.

Corn Cob—These corn cobs have larger particles than those used for abrasive blasting. They’re cleaned and treated for use in tumblers.

Walnut Shell—These walnut shells have larger particles than those used for abrasive blasting. They’re cleaned and treated for use in tumblers.

								5 lb.		10 lb.		15 lb.		25 lb.		50 lb.
	Lg.	Wd.	Density, lb/ft³	Recommended Media to Parts Ratio	Abrasion Type	Tumbling Condition	Material		Pkg.		Pkg.		Pkg.		Pkg.		Pkg.
For Extra-Smooth Finish







				V-Cylinder

				5/8"	1/2"	60	3:1	Medium	Wet	Plastic	47755A19	000000	47755A21	0000000	———	0	47755A31	0000000	47755A11	0000000


				3/4"	3/4"	60	3:1	Medium	Wet	Plastic	47755A22	00000	47755A23	000000	———	0	47755A32	000000	47755A12	000000




						Triangle

						5/8"	1/2"	60	3:1	Medium	Wet	Plastic	47755A26	00000	47755A27	000000	———	0	47755A34	000000	47755A18	000000




								Pyramid

								1/4"	1/4"	60	3:1	Medium	Wet	Plastic	47755A24	00000	47755A25	000000	———	0	47755A72	000000	47755A73	000000


								For Ultra Smooth Finish







												Granule

												—	—	40	4:1	None	Dry	Walnut Shell	———	0	4947A21	00000	———	0	———	0	———	0


												For Polished Finish







																Granule

																—	—	32	4:1	None	Dry	Corn Cob	———	0	———	0	47575A81	000000	———	0	———	0

Cleaners for Tumbling

Remove oil, grease, and other contaminants from your workpieces while tumbling. These cleaners trap debris as it’s removed so it won’t deposit onto your workpieces. They also act as a lubricant to improve media rolling and prevent scratches. Dilute with water, then add the solution to your media.

For Rotating, Vibrating, and Centrifugal Tumblers


Bottle	Box	Jug	Pail

Rust Inhibitor—Prevent rust from generating on metal workpieces during the tumbling process.

					1 lb. Box		5 lb. Pail		1 qt. Bottle		1 gal. Jug		5 gal. Pail
	Form	For Use On	Harshness	Features		Each		Each		Each		Each		Each
For Ceramic, Porcelain, and Plastic Media



		Liquid	Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold, Iron, Nickel, Stainless Steel, Steel, Titanium	Moderate	Rust Inhibitor	———	0	———	0	4918A901	000000	4918A902	000000	4918A903	0000000


		For Steel and Stainless Steel Media



				Liquid	Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold, Iron, Nickel, Stainless Steel, Steel, Titanium, Zinc	Moderate	—	———	0	———	0	4918A97	00000	4918A96	00000	4918A33	000000


				Powder	Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold, Silver, Steel, Tin, Zinc	Moderate	—	2148N21	000000	2148N22	000000	———	0	———	0	———	0

For Magnetic Tumblers

Image of Product. Front orientation. Cleaners for Tumbling. Jug.

Jug

				1 gal. Jug
	Form	For Use On	Harshness		Each
For Stainless Steel Media



		Liquid	Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Gold, Silver	Moderate	2148N11	000000