ultra sonic cleaners
 

Who has one?
What brand?
Would you buy anohter?

I am looking at getting one....just seems like something I should have....

Not I.

Phil, I did this same post a few months back and after all the replies, I convinced myself that I do not want one for the following reasons:

• I don't think they serve a critical purpose that is not served by my tumbler.
• They are a bit pricy and I can spend my money better on boolits if I can find them.
• They are electronic and that's just something else to break.
• Unless you get a big one and pay the premium, they really don't fit a lot of cases.

On the plus side:

• They're cool, and I like cool.
• And you can also put a whole frame and slide in one and do some serious cleaning.

But nothing you can't do with a little time and your usual cleaning tools.

Maybe someday when I have more disposable cash.

Tom

I have the big one from Harbor Freight, and use it. Recently, I bought a set of three AMT Hardballer 1911s which were new in the original boxes. All the original packing grease/oil had turned to a sticky tar-like coating. My usual cleaning solvents wouldn't even make a dent in that goo. A few minutes in the US cleaner, though, had everything sparkling clean. Same results for an old parkerized GI 1911 I picked up for my wife a few days ago. The mess wasn't as bad to start, but it was really nice to have a perfectly clean frame to start re-building.

Before deciding to save my bucks for a bit, this is the one I was contemplating:

http://www.amazon.com/Hornady-Stainl...asonic+cleaner

Maybe I would have been better off looking at Harbor Freight, but I've always found their stuff to be less than industrial quality :)

Tom

Well here is why I am asking....A gentelman at my church an optomatrist, thats an eye doctor Ellison had passed away. His wife is selling out his smaller buisness. He has 3 ultrasonic cleaner he had used. I asked her to give me a chance to buy one of them. She said ok..I went to him my self for exams so they are all three industreal type machines that hold 2L....no prices yet.....

Ahhh!

Sorry this has to happen because of sad circumstances!

But sounds like there might be a deal there. Industrial type machines :)

Any way to find out what they cost originally - make and model?

Tom

I have the budget ultrasonic Frankford Arsenal sells. But I don't have a tumbler to compare to.

It works and I also use it for pistol cleaning.

As for price check ebay. I was looking there the other day.

Really? Know this I did not.....

Yes you did:p



Its a BPI ultra sonic cleaner that is all I know right now. I am out of town for work and will see it this weekend. She thought maybe $25 but didn't want to rip me off. I told her that it was probably worth more than that and would be more valuable than that.

FYI he passed a year ago already.....but doesn't make it any easier for the person.

She said he paid $200 about 8 years ago for it and still works just fine. Its only a 1 liter tank not 2 like she had thought.....I am hoping to get it for less than $100. Missing the lid though.

I will keep you posted...

Take a look at this NEW one from Hornady!!! 9Liters!!

http://www.hornady.com/store/Hornady-Hot-Tub-9L

Wow!

Too big and expensive for me. If I had a couple hundred extra bucks I'd buy its little brother (link in a previous reply).

That sure is a nice looking unit! If it breaks, though, you're out over $600 :eek:

Tom

I have the Lyman unit, the 2500 model, and you can see by the dimensions of the basket (9" x 5" x 3") that it isn't a whopper by any means, but I got it at a reasonable price during a sale which I think came to about $99 shipped. I find it handy for small degreasing and deep cleaning jobs (used it to de-cosmo some surplus parts including a few magazines and plan to use it on some receivers/actions to get into the nooks and crannies that are tough to reach for the sake of degreasing and prepping for refinishing. I've yet to actually use it for brass cleaning but it does a good job at parts cleaning in just 8 minutes. I'm glad I bought it. I plan to get some cans down the road and I know it will be handy for those as well which is another reason why I anticipated this purchase. I'd say get a deal where and when you can if it suits you. The missing lid isn't too big of a hassle, I wouldn't think.

Lyman has their Turbo Sonic 6000 ultrasonic cleaner available. It can clean up to 900 9MM cases and take the grips off of your pistols and put them in the 6.2 quart size tank for a through cleaning!!!

The retail price is $349.95 but I have seen them listed for $247.99!!

My deal just fell through. It was a nice unit too, BPI industreal unit. She found out that she could sell them on ebay, well her kids did for over $125 and they wouln't sell me one for less than $150...I told them no thanks. If it would of been around the $100 mark I would have snatched it up but not for that money. I don't really need one, I am a tumbling fool now, but thought it would be a good deal for cheap enough money.