Sonic cleaners...yay or nay?

[emerald]

s a wet tumbler really faster when you consider the extra PITA that goes into making sure your brass is dry enough to load?

I just spread the brass on an old baking sheet and put it in the oven on the "warm" setting. Seems to work. Haven't burnt any yet. ; )

 

[trickg]

I just spread the brass on an old baking sheet and put it in the oven on the "warm" setting. Seems to work. Haven't burnt any yet. ; )

Riiiight - my point is, if you were dry tumbling, you wouldn't have to do any of that. As soon as you separated the media you could be on your merry way making reloads rather than fiddling with baking sheets, the oven drying, etc. Then, you'd have to wait for them to cool sufficiently, all the while checking to make sure that they were, in fact, dry - inside and out. And for what? For brass that's extra shiny or has clean primer pockets, neither of which is actually necessary?

 

[emerald]

Riiiight - my point is, if you were dry tumbling, you wouldn't have to do any of that. As soon as you separated the media you could be on your merry way making reloads rather than fiddling with baking sheets, the oven drying, etc. Then, you'd have to wait for them to cool sufficiently, all the while checking to make sure that they were, in fact, dry - inside and out. And for what? For brass that's extra shiny or has clean primer pockets, neither of which is actually necessary?

Guess just different approaches. I've never had to turn my brass around in a time frame it made any difference. I accumulate piles, which I then clean, and at some future point, I reload them. It's also been so long since I bought my cleaners, I honestly can't remember what made me go the direction I did. I think it was something like I had nothing, Midway had a great clearance price reduction, and I bought one. It then worked well enough, I never looked back. You know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. ; )

 

[outrider58]

Riiiight - my point is, if you were dry tumbling, you wouldn't have to do any of that. As soon as you separated the media you could be on your merry way making reloads rather than fiddling with baking sheets, the oven drying, etc. Then, you'd have to wait for them to cool sufficiently, all the while checking to make sure that they were, in fact, dry - inside and out. And for what? For brass that's extra shiny or has clean primer pockets, neither of which is actually necessary?

Exactly.

 

[trickg]

Guess just different approaches. I've never had to turn my brass around in a time frame it made any difference. I accumulate piles, which I then clean, and at some future point, I reload them. It's also been so long since I bought my cleaners, I honestly can't remember what made me go the direction I did. I think it was something like I had nothing, Midway had a great clearance price reduction, and I bought one. It then worked well enough, I never looked back. You know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. ; )

I can appreciate the idea of different approaches - that's really what reloading is all about.

I've been on the fence a few times about whether or not to delve into wet tumbling. After doing some Google-fu it seems that there's more lead in media dust than a person would think 600 ppm according to one reloader who works with a company that does environmental remediation, so he had the equipment to test it. (400 ppm is considered the hazardous level in bare soil where children might play) I do keep dust at a minimum though with the use of used dryer sheets and a bit of mineral spirits, but that doesn't mean that the lead isn't there.

I suppose if I reloaded a lot - I go through periods of time where I haven't touched my reloading equipment in a good bit because I get busy with other things - it would be more of a concern to me, but as it currently is, I can live with it the way it is for the moment, mainly because I like to keep things simple.

 

[emerald]

I can appreciate the idea of different approaches - that's really what reloading is all about.

I've been on the fence a few times about whether or not to delve into wet tumbling. After doing some Google-fu it seems that there's more lead in media dust than a person would think 600 ppm according to one reloader who works with a company that does environmental remediation, so he had the equipment to test it. (400 ppm is considered the hazardous level in bare soil where children might play) I do keep dust at a minimum though with the use of used dryer sheets and a bit of mineral spirits, but that doesn't mean that the lead isn't there.

I suppose if I reloaded a lot - I go through periods of time where I haven't touched my reloading equipment in a good bit because I get busy with other things - it would be more of a concern to me, but as it currently is, I can live with it the way it is for the moment, mainly because I like to keep things simple.

Yep, and it's good to see what others are doing. I have never really thought about lead exposure. I guess it's something we need to keep in mind. I don't think I'm doing anything that would generate too much exposure. How much more exposure comes from handling hard cast bullets versus FMJ? Always figured something else will get me first. I think back to some of the solvents I worked with in the past. Yikes. I wear an organic fume respirator now, but back in the day, I don't want to even think about all the stuff I've breathed in.

 

[outrider58]

Yep, and it's good to see what others are doing. I have never really thought about lead exposure. I guess it's something we need to keep in mind. I don't think I'm doing anything that would generate too much exposure. How much more exposure comes from handling hard cast bullets versus FMJ? Always figured something else will get me first. I think back to some of the solvents I worked with in the past. Yikes. I wear an organic fume respirator now, but back in the day, I don't want to even think about all the stuff I've breathed in.

Same here.

 

[spoon059]

Some of y'all need more brass if you're worried about the amount of time it takes to dry. I don't think I've got that much brass, but I've got enough that I can wait for it to dry...

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