Ultrasonic case cleaning 16 minutes.
Ultrasonic case cleaners vs tumblers.
And at the finished 24 minutes you can see some ever more slight dirt discoloration in.
I use hot water with a bit of dish soap and sprinkle of citric acid.
I use us now.
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.
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.
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.
I like the idea of the ultrasonic.
Ultrasonic cleans inside and out in about 15 20 minutes for 100 308 cases.
Because it is dual use case cleaning gun cleaning.
Case cleaning ultrasonic vs tumbler with ceramic media tumbler with stainless steel pins by wayne mclerran.
Tumbling never cleaned primer pockets or the inside of the case even after hours.
They re really more for shine.
I am thinking of what i want to tell the misses to get me for christmas.
Some more at 16 minutes.
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.
Rotary tumbler ultrasonic cleaner.
Honestly the tumblers don t do much to get the cases clean.
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.
The hornady hot tub is at least twice the cost as a high quality hig.
My two choices are.
Ultrasonic cleaning 24 minutes.
My ultrasonic cleaner is the harbor freight model.
I made up some wire mesh baskets to put the brass in to allow for air movement.
I got it at harbors freight for 80.
Frankford arsenal ultrasonic brass cleaning solution is another good liquid that can be used for ultrasonic cleaners and rotary tumblers.
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 tumbled for years.
As for pros cons vs tumbling tumbling takes a lot longer hours vs minutes.
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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.
For that new brass shine i use the tumbler.
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.
