Post subject: have walnut shells used on brass can I use it for silver?
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:22 pm
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newbe question.
I just completed a set of dops for my facet machine out of brass. I finished them in a vibrating machine with walnut shells with some metal polish added. Can I use the same shells when I do silver work, or will the brass in the material cause problems?
I have enough walnut shell to use fresh material, but did not want to switch it out if I did not need o=to.
Probably not a good idea tumbling silver in the used Walnut Shell. It's just begging for trouble knowing it's already contaminated with Brass flakes. Walnut is really cheap media ! Toss it and rinse the bowl really well !
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