Tuesday, December 24, 2024

As much brass as I have laying around, I should probably consider this

 



6 comments:

  1. That sucks compared to the Franklin Arsenal large tumbler. A 1 hour run with a small amount of dawn, citric acid and the steel pins and you have the cleanest brass you'll ever get

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    1. Does it "suck," Gromit? You an expert on this? Do you enjoy pissing on CW's posts?

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    2. Don't forget some Lemi Shine.
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      The problem with sonic cleaners is that they do not have much of a capacity but they do clean well. I have one but rarely use it. I rely on a Lyman Turbo 1200 PRO Tumbler where I can easily process 500 cases in 3 hours. One hour with walnut shell to clean and 2 hours with corn cob media and a tablespoon of liquid car wax will get the cases clean and shiny.

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    3. Gromit is right, but I'd use crushed corn cobs or walnut shells.
      Steel pins on brass? I shudder to think....

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  2. Harbor Freight is less money, works good.

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  3. I have used both a professional ultrasonic cleaner and the pin tumbler and have found that the ultrasonic cleaner does, indeed, suck compared to the outcomes achieved with the FA pin tumbler. No pissing on the post, as pissing on a post would start with something personal and directly insulting "Wow, what a shit product you have recommended" and much worse. Cutting to the chase by stating my opinion that a product sucks is just that. Internet opinion, From someone who has experience and does use both types of machines. Citric acid is the generic for Lemi-Shine brand. The ultrasonic cleaner is good for small firearms parts, and other small components. Fired brass does much better with stainless media in a tumbler, decap, sort, tumble, pour water and pins into 5 gallon bucket, empty brass onto a large towel, turn on fan to speed drying. pour off wash water, pour pins back into tumbler for next round. I have processed hundreds of pounds of brass this way, with great results.

    Suck it annonymouse - your mom said Hi.

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