Nebwake Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I picked up a hornaday sonic cleaner and really like the idea of it, but was wondering if it is a true replacement for media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee blackman Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I would say no. I have the magnum sonic cleaner, and it works pretty well, but its more of a pain than old fashion tumbling. Having to wash off the solution so it doesn't leave etch marks on the brass is a pain, and waiting for it to dry. In some ways it gets the brass cleaner, but it doesn't polish the brass. Its way easier just to throw it in the tumbler, then dump the contents into a media separator, and start loading. I like using it for cleaning my AR Bolt. I also use it to pre-clean nickel plated brass before I put it in the tumbler for a short time in clean media. It makes it super shinny without excessive wear of the plating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gungeezer Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yeah, not a single solution, I use both also because a tumbler just works best in some circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Stainless pins work best !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I got a sonic cleaner for use with my long range .308 brass and it works quite well for that. I don't find it works that well for pistol brass and is definitely more trouble. I do like the sonic cleaner for small parts that need a good cleaning. More recently, I picked up a Thumler liquid tumbler on sale and it works quite well for either kind of brass. The one downside to it is that, if I follow the recommended procedure for use with stainless pins, it takes longer than dry media and doesn't hold as much brass as my regular tumbler does. On the other hand, it is quieter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiley Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I only use sonic. You need to use hornady one shot though! I ruined brass with the Internet solution. I have however done about 900 in about 45 minutes with the hornady one shot! I love it. (I use the harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlnel Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 i tried sonic on 223 range pickup, just got the dirt off/out of them, really didnt do and cleaning like my tumbler would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I think the sonics are good for parts cleaning, but, not so good for brass. It'll clean but not polish at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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