Thread: Case cleaners .... Who uses what ??

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

Originally Posted by scoped

I have an ultrasonic cleaner, with hot water and citric acid

Good ??


Tim

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

Originally Posted by P38

I still use the tumbler and walnut media.

Works well for me.

Cheers
Pete

Whats walnut media? Is it just walnut chips or something complety differnt

Originally Posted by Toby

Whats walnut media? Is it just walnut chips or something complety differnt

It's the same granular stuff, like the corn cob stuff? 1-2mm sized grains?

Um, I have a slightly over-engineered case cleaning setup

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

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.

Originally Posted by ebf

If you just want to wash cases without polishing, use warm water, citric acid (baking section of supermarket) and dish soap.

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.
Just dry fully!

Cheers.

lactic acid. is what I use.

Do you gain much from cleaning cases? ive wonderd about it,dose it benefit the brass life or something.just curious

Originally Posted by kiwi39

Looking at getting my first one ... And thinking of getting a sonic cleaner.

Anyone else got one ? Are they good ?


Tim

Yes I have a cheap Hornady one of tm,
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

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