Sonic cleaners?

[WhiteyMacD]

Well during the night I had decided on the Lyman but I was more then a little surprised when I got up to find a package from Midway sitting on my porch. The wife went and ordered me a Lyman Turbo 2500 Pro Magnum a couple of days ago without telling me. Guess she knows what I want before I do.

Anyway I set it up and so far all I can say is WOW!! Half as loud as my old Franklin and seems to be moving the media and brass about 4 times as fast if not more.

Years ago I had an old rotary and this thing seems to be giving as much cleaning action. I threw in some 40S&W cases along with a couple of grungy 30.06 range pickups at 3:30. I will check them after 2 hours to see how they look. My gut says they will be clean or very close to it.

Sounds like it worked out. Good deal, rick.

 

[Roadking Larry]

Ultrasonic cleaners are neat and definitley have there place inteh shooting world but as a brass cleaner I think it may be over kill.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

Ultrasonic cleaners are neat and definitley have there place inteh shooting world but as a brass cleaner I think it may be over kill.

This is what I've been sayin forever. I really just dont need my brass to look "new". Why? Its just going to get fouled again. Clean of debris, sure. Clean of carbon, sure. Glimmering in the sun.... bah.

 

[RickN]

I have found two problems with the Lyman, neither one serious.

1) The sucker walks a lot. It almost walked off my work bench and on a concrete floor it walks itself around in circles winding the cord around the machine. If you get one make sure it can not fall off a bench or something.

2) The threaded rod that comes up through the tub and holds the lid, has a wingnut at the bottom. The cases and media move fast and hard enough that is a case hits the wingnut it will put a small dent in the case. I will fix this with a standard nut.

 

[DRSNINER]

Been out of pocket awhile, yes it definitly was a RCBS unit and it did clean the brass? Well kinda. Gonna stick with the tumbler.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

RCBS only makes a rotary and a vibratory. They do not make an ultrasonic.

 

[OKCHunter]

Been out of pocket awhile, yes it definitly was a RCBS unit and it did clean the brass? Well kinda. Gonna stick with the tumbler.

I think you may have confused an RCBS rotary with an ultrasonic cleaner. As WhiteyMacD said, RCBS doesn't make an ultrasonic unit.

 

[DANNY-L]

I've got the lyman turbo 1200,never had a problem with it walking,for awhile I had it sitting on a piece of carpet then later reading in the manual not to I guess because of fire hazzard. I now place it on a 12"x12" ceramic tile, works good. My only problem is when it comes time to clean it the base pan is packed so hard I need a butter knife and lots of hot water to get it loose,does anyone know of an easier way. The media I use is Lyman tufnut.

 

[criticalbass]

Don't buy the cheepie Harbour Freight ultrasonic rig. I got one for reel parts, and it was a PITA. CB

 

[djcorrell]

ultrasonics with the right cleaner are way better to clean guns than brass. quick easy and little effort.don't get a cheap one. but for most people a good one is overkill.