I use a cheap ultrasonic cleaner. Does a great job of cleaning inside and out and does a brilliant job of the primer pockets.
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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.