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  • Choosing the Correct Tumbling Media

    by Michael Wakefield
    Choosing the correct tumbling media depends on several factors, including the material you are tumbling, the finish you want to achieve, and the eq...

  • Benefits of Aqueous Parts Washing

    by Michael Wakefield
    Aqueous parts washing is a cleaning process that uses water-based solutions to remove dirt, grease, oil, and other contaminants from various types...

  • Is Centrifugal Disc Finishing Right for You?

    by Michael Wakefield
    Centrifugal disc finishing is a type of mass finishing process that utilizes centrifugal force to apply abrasive particles onto the surface of the...

  • How Does Ultrasonic Cleaning Work?

    by Michael Wakefield
    Ultrasonic cleaning is a cleaning process that uses high-frequency sound waves to agitate a cleaning solution. This agitation creates tiny bubbles ...
    Posted in manufacturing, ultrasonic, ultrasonic cleaning

  • Tumbling Brass Shells

    by Michael Wakefield
    Tumbling brass shells is a process used to clean and polish them. Here are the steps to tumble brass shells: Gather your materials: You will need ...
    Posted in ammunition, brass shells, bullets, tumble brass shells

  • Benefits of Vibratory Tumbling

    by Michael Wakefield
    Vibratory tumbling is a popular process used in metalworking, automotive, jewelry making, and other industries to clean, deburr, and polish parts a...

  • Cleaning & Polishing Tarnished and Spent Bullet Casings

    by Michael Wakefield
    Re-using spent ammunition is a great way to save money and explore the process of making your own rounds.  When a pistol, revolver or rifle has di...

  • Save on Labor and Improve Quality with Used Automated Equipment

    by Michael Wakefield
    Why do most large companies prefer to automate their cleaning and deburring operations?  Easy, they save money on labor and improve quality contro...

  • Polishing Small Brass Parts with a Raytech CMF-610 Magnetic Finisher & ViChem VL-557

    by Michael Wakefield
    We had some small brass parts come through our lab this week, and took the opportunity to showcase the cleaning and polishing power of ViChem VL-5...

  • Ultra-Matic Vibratory Bowl Restoration

    by Michael Wakefield
    We restored an older UltraMatic 3.5 cubic foot vibratory bowl in our shop a few weeks back.  Our shop manager Lou really got into this project. ...

  • Cleaning and Polishing Oily Stainless Steel Parts

    by Michael Wakefield
    Today we took in some stainless steel parts that needed to be cleaned or petroleum based forming oil and then polished in our steel media tumble...

  • Restoring a High Speed Finishing Barrel

    by Michael Wakefield
    We recently took in a good customer's 20 year old MFI HZ-30 high speed finishing barrel.  They wanted us to go through the machine and make sure it...