sonic cleaner?

I have looked at all of them and they all seem messy over the corn cob, walnut media vibratory units.

No odor, no chemicals, no disposal issue.
 
For cleaning gun parts, love them.

For cleaning brass...corn cob with Lucas Oil Metal Polish and Tumbler additive...nothing better.
 
Friends with Sonic cleaners say sometimes you need
to run cleaner through 2 or 3 cycles to get cases clean

With a sonic cleaner you will also need --

cleaning solvent ( special for sonic cleaners )
best way to dry cases is a food dehydrator or case drier
( same thing different name )

I looked at them when my vibratory tumbler died
I went with wet SS pin tumbling

Solvent is dish soap and Lemi Shine ( much cheaper )
and the drier
media separator also helps
 
I use a different model Lyman sonic and love it.

I always pour the dirty liquid into another container at the end of my session... let it sit for about half a day or more so all the black gunk sinks to the bottom... Then pour off about 95% of the clear liquid to reuse again and again... only throw out the black gunk. Works like a charm.

I also give the cleaned cases a good rinse using a spaghetti strainer, then pour them on a couple big regular dinner plates, then set them in front of the air conditioner out-blow for many hours... or a hot hair dryer if I don't want to wait that long.

No problems...
 
I have an RCBS Sonic cleaner and a Lyman 1200 Pro tumbler. I agree with other posters that the Lyman is good for cleaning cases and the sonic for gun parts. I have 20:1 solution cleaner that I reuse after letting the crud settle and also use vinegar that works well.

I do use the sonic cleaner to clean off the lube on rifle cases after resizing.
 
The ultra sonic is great for cleaning gun parts and good for cleaning brass as well.

You will want to use different solutions for parts vs brass though. I use Lyman brass and parts cleaner in my Sonic.

It doesn't replace a tumbler though, it compliments it. You still need a tumbler IMO.
 
A MUST have if you repair/rebuild small engine carburetors! Heated units are nice.

I tried cleaning brass in my sonic cleaner. It will "clean" the brass but I never got results like tumbling with corncob.
 
I do not know about the quality of the ultrasonic unit displayed in your post. I have doubts about it capability and capacity. I use an L&R unit which does a great job.

For cleaning I use the Hornady One Shot mixed with specified amount of distilled water.

I de-prime and size the brass first. The ultrasonic then cleans the primer pocket and removes any sizing lube when applicable.

A word of caution is not to mix brass - brass and nickel plated brass in the same batch of cleaning solution. It will discolor the cases.

I rinse the brass in faucet water after cleaning and blow dry with a hand held hair drier.
 
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I just throw them in the media, let the vibratory run 8 hours or so (plenty of backup brass) pull them out, empty the media out of the shell and its good to go.

I don't even use an additive most of the time. Just run it longer, sparkles like a brass diamond.

Sometimes I clean the primer pickets on the prep station, usually when I knock the media out of the primer hole.

Its a quick step operation, I use a 223 Lyman pin from a hand trimmer as its the perfect size, a quick, grind on the prep station an into the container.

Quick, fast, no muss, no liquid, not good, no concentrated stuff.

I got once fired that was SS cleaned. I don't care for what it did to the brass, color is odd and off. Will see if it clears up over time.

No fault as far as function, but I do love a clean shiny round! These are duller
 
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