Ultrasonic Case Cleaners Vs Tumblers

For that new brass shine i use the tumbler.

Ultrasonic case cleaners vs tumblers.

I use us now. Honestly the tumblers don t do much to get the cases clean. Ultrasonic case cleaning 8 minutes hornady l lyman r a little dirtier in both but much more easily seen in the lyman since it s a lighter plastic color. Back to articles page.

I tumbled for years. I got it at harbors freight for 80. 1 frankford arsenal quick n ez 110v case tumbler kit 2 lyman pro 1200 tumbler 115 volt 3 dillon cv 750 case cleaner 4 lyman pro magnum tumbler 115 volt 5 hornady 050202 m 1 case tumbler 110v 6 frankford arsenal platinum series 110v 7l rotary tumbler a 7 lyman 7631550 cyclone rotary tumbler 8 rcbs vibratory case. Frankford arsenal ultrasonic brass cleaning solution is another good liquid that can be used for ultrasonic cleaners and rotary tumblers.

Rotary tumbler ultrasonic cleaner. Ultrasonic case cleaning 16 minutes. I made up some wire mesh baskets to put the brass in to allow for air movement. Ultrasonic cleans inside and out in about 15 20 minutes for 100 308 cases.

As for pros cons vs tumbling tumbling takes a lot longer hours vs minutes. In addition to how much cleaner i seem to be able to get the brass i find my ageing eyesight can pick up flaws in brass much easier when the brass is eye watering shiny. I am thinking of what i want to tell the misses to get me for christmas. Case cleaning ultrasonic vs tumbler with ceramic media tumbler with stainless steel pins by wayne mclerran.

5 6 16 for several years i ve been using dave maurer s 4mm x 5mm angle cut ceramic media to clean 40 65 45 70 bpcr cases in a tumbler s model b tumbler. I use hot water with a bit of dish soap and sprinkle of citric acid. To dry i put em in front of our gas fireplace which is always on at night in our basement this time of the year. This frankford solution is scientifically formulated to quickly remove all the carbon build up tarnish and oxidation deposited on the brass cases and gun parts.

The ultrasonic cleaners are really good for cleaning the primer pocket flash hole and getting them clean not shiny. I have used dry vibratory tumblers hand cleaned and even dabbled in the art of ultrasonic but i seem to be able to get the cases much cleaner with wet tumbling. Ultrasonic cleaning 24 minutes. Tumbling never cleaned primer pockets or the inside of the case even after hours.

My ultrasonic cleaner is the harbor freight model. And at the finished 24 minutes you can see some ever more slight dirt discoloration in. Some more at 16 minutes. I run three 8 minute cleaning cycles on the ultrasonic cleaner rinse it off blow it off with shop air then stick it in the convection oven for 20 minutes at 212 degrees and i m good to go.

I love my ultrasonic cleaner. The tumbler makes em shiny but the ultrasonic gets the primer pockets and insides of the case better than the tumbler the water is always filthy after ultrasonic ing. I like the idea of the ultrasonic. My two choices are.