Ultrasonic Case Cleaner Vs Tumbler

My ultrasonic cleaner is the harbor freight model.

Ultrasonic case cleaner vs tumbler.

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. 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. And at the finished 24 minutes you can see some ever more slight dirt discoloration in. I got it at harbors freight for 80.

Ultrasonic case cleaning 16 minutes. Some more at 16 minutes. Back to articles page. I made up some wire mesh baskets to put the brass in to allow for air movement.

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. An average ultrasonic cleaner 2500 ml capacity can clean up to 900 9 mm cases under 15 minutes. Ultrasonic cleaning 24 minutes. Honestly the tumblers don t do much to get the cases clean.

Case cleaning ultrasonic vs tumbler with ceramic media tumbler with stainless steel pins by wayne mclerran. The basic features of this ultrasonic cleaner for a brass machine which makes it efficient includes its 3 2 quart stainless steel tank which can hold a good. For that new brass shine i use the tumbler. The ultrasonic cleaners are really good for cleaning the primer pocket flash hole and getting them clean not shiny.

You can get reloading faster when you use this machine for cleaning. I love my ultrasonic cleaner. Rcbs ultrasonic case cleaner is one most suitable machine for cleaning the brass case at home without any problem. They re really more for shine.

I have been using both lately 1 rcbs ultrasonic cleaner w rcbs solution and 2 tumbler w lyman corncob green media.