Looking at getting my first one ... And thinking of getting a sonic cleaner.
Anyone else got one ? Are they good ?
Tim
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Looking at getting my first one ... And thinking of getting a sonic cleaner.
Anyone else got one ? Are they good ?
Tim
I have an ultrasonic cleaner, with hot water and citric acid
I used a sonic cleaner. Did about 50 at a time let them dry over a few days and then tumbled them. Only prick was getting all the media out of the cases, but a toothpick and some patience worked.
I still use the tumbler and walnut media.
Works well for me.
Cheers
Pete
Good ??Quote:
Originally Posted by scoped
Tim
Um, I have a slightly over-engineered case cleaning setup :sick:
It's called a Nova DVR XP lathe...
Actually, it is a plastic bucket from Mitre-10, with wooden base plate and chuck ring bolted thru, runs sweet at 100 rpm.
Cleaning media you ask ? Er, rice with a splash of autosol :D
P.S. Don't use Brasso or any ammonia based metal polished on brass - turns it brittle
If you just want to wash cases without polishing, use warm water, citric acid (baking section of supermarket) and dish soap.
Do you gain much from cleaning cases? ive wonderd about it,dose it benefit the brass life or something.just curious
Yes I have a cheap Hornady one of tm,Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi39
Yes it's very good, cleans up brass sweet as, cleans out primer pockets, and all in about 40min on really dirty brass.
Here's today brass drying by the fire:)
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Hey Brad what solution you using in yours??ive tried all sorts of brews not sold on any yet
Hornady one shot sonic cleaning solution
Wouldnt mind seeing a photo of your setup ebf, might have to do something similar.
Cheers
Saw pics of a similar thing on US reloading forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6.5 Grendel
Couple of quick phone pics, but you'll get the idea...
Anything more than about 125 rpm, centrifugal force does not let the rice drop down.
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Yup, that's what I've got. Works magic!Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Thumbler model B and stainless pins
I use a cheap ultrasonic cleaner. Does a great job of cleaning inside and out and does a brilliant job of the primer pockets.
Lyman Turbo 1200 Pro Tumbler. Makes my brass nice and shiny. :cool:
Would like to get an ultrasonic cleaner, but as I mainly work in batches of 25/50, it doesn't take long to clean primer pockets and inside the necks. Just a few twists with the tools for each and onto the next.
I tend to tumble the brass quickly before running them through the die, then tumble again once all the brass prep is done to make them super shiny. :thumbsup:
Really like your DIY setup ebf. Think I'm going to have to build something similar but unfortunately I don't have a lathe. Do have a 1hp 230v motor kicking about though.
How long does it take to clean them up in that rig?
30 mins max nibblet.
1hp should be more than enough, it's only a 4lt bucket.
You'd need to get the speed down, that's the main thing, otherwise it does not tumble, only sticks to the side of the bucket :)
There is an interesting clip on YouTube about a DIY sonic setup made by bungee-ing a 1/4 sheet sander to the side of a flat sided bucket.
Whats walnut media? Is it just walnut chips or something complety differntQuote:
Originally Posted by P38
It's the same granular stuff, like the corn cob stuff? 1-2mm sized grains?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
Yep this is what I use, it fine for me, I don't polish the cases. You just need to get the crap off the cases so they don't crap in your dies or plug up your primer pockets. I usually do 250 9mm cases at a time-easy as! The primer pocket cleaning tool gets any left over in the pocket. I find this method cleans as well as a tumbler and there is no media or dust in the case to clean out after tumbling.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Just dry fully!
Cheers.
lactic acid. is what I use.
