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Man, just buy an ammo casing tumbler on Amazon /w walnut shells for 60 bucks. I toss all my balls in overnight every few weeks with a little metal polish, bam, brand new balls.
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Quoted from killerrobots:Do you mean a rotary style or a vibratory?
Vibratory. Great for every bit of metal in a game if you wanna truly shop and old one. I use this one.
Frankford Arsenal Quick-N-EZ 110V Vibratory Case Tumbler Quick-N-EZ Standard Media Separator for Reloading https://a.co/d/6TZV50x
Quoted from killerrobots:I had a vibratory for old pinball hardware and I really didn't like it for various reasons. Partially because it was a cheap harbor freight one but also because it just didn't need it. I use scotch-brite on larger metal parts and I just replace old hardware. However, I figured that the balls were too heavy and would just fall to the bottom of the vibratory? I thought a rotary one might work.
How polished does it get them? My gut is that the buffer will get them to a higher polish.One thing I like about my current setup is that it doesn't get the balls hot. The leather got them very hot.
Overnight in walnut shells w/ metal polish, wipe down w/ alcohol after to remove any residue. They look like brand new chrome. Takes out minor dings and scratches; I look them over after and replace if there's any blemishes left. Simple.
Just replacing the balls is fine as others suggest; they're cheap and there's no way I'd spend the effort polishing with drills and such rather than just a couple bucks for new ones. This is super easy and can be done every week or two if you want though, could probably run a couple dozen balls at a time if you wanted. But I run new balls through before play too; makes the cheap ones look as good or better than the "fancy" ones. I suspect those are just getting tumbled before shipping anyway.
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