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PBR wrote:

mr surveyor wrote:

PBR wrote:have you tried smaller batch / less media -- just thought but new one might not handle as much correctly -- i switched to wet tumbling and havent looked back, comes out super clean inside and out, primer pockets and all, great shine too -- i have the frankford wet tumble

That would be my second, and most likely next option. Just not sure I want to deal with keeping track of the pins.


jd

frankford has a magnet that makes it really easy dealing with the pins -- and honestly the brass comes out super clean without the pins, even primer pockets if removed -- the pins do seem to make the brass more shiny but even without them still comes out really clean

I have thought about the wet clean...

I think I'm going to take the plunge and get an ultrasonic cleaner. I can use it for other things like my nscale train wheels that are horribly gunked up. If I really want to have the shine I'm still keeping my current tumbler as it will still shine. It was just leaving areas dirty that I could scrape off with my finger nail. What it cleaned shined up nice it just wasn't 100% no matter the size of the batch, length of time, media or how much shine I poured in there.

So with that said...recommendations on an Ultrasonic cleaner? I've heard Hornady mentioned in this thread.

Richbirdhunter wrote:I've had a RCBS tumbler for about six years and I've been happy over all, about 2 years ago I moved to the Hornady ultrasonic cleaner and I really like that. The thing I like about the ultrasonic cleaner is no media gets caught in the flash hole.

The only thing I've been reluctant about the ultrasonic stuff is all the talk about the dull film it leaves. According to the internet you have to run them through a regular tumbler afterwards to get that high luster shine. Is this true?

My old Cabelas tumbler burned out a while ago and was replaced with a Frankford Arsenal one.

My brass doesn't get completely clean anymore. I have tried everything I can think of with the media that used to produce fantastic results in my old Cabelas but to no avail. The Frankford Arsenal one just doesn't seem to be getting the job done.

Does anyone have any experience like this? Could the tumbler really be making that much of a difference? (ie. vibration speed, bowl shape, etc...)

Thinking of just giving up and chalking this up to experience and buying something else. I only really got the Frankford because I was being cheap. Perhaps another of the Cabelas brand which only lasted about 6 years of light use or does anyone have any suggestions?