DaveB
Well-Known Member
We have a supply of 9 and 223 brass that need cleanup and flash hole picking of media gets old. So I got a Frankfordf SS setup. All is well except I like my brass to have back-up functionality as signalling mirrors. When you FL size carbonized brass the lube stops the pins from polishing. The brass is clean but gray-ish in color.
Did some small lot testing and have two solutions:
1. Dump cases (I did 700 .223) into some kind of container with a lid. Put 1/4 teaspoon of Dawn in container, fill container with water tighten lid and shake like mad. I found this produces a fair sweat so you can get the kids to help as a form of exercise. After 5 minutes of shaking drain, rinse, rinse, rinse, SS tumble.
2. Dump cases into tumbler. 1/4 teaspoon dawn. 6 prays of this purple stuff, fill to top, secure and tumble. For some brass I do both based in how dirty the brass is.
I also tumbled for an hour just water and the purple stuff to clean the pins and container.
My Brass is back to standard
Did some small lot testing and have two solutions:
1. Dump cases (I did 700 .223) into some kind of container with a lid. Put 1/4 teaspoon of Dawn in container, fill container with water tighten lid and shake like mad. I found this produces a fair sweat so you can get the kids to help as a form of exercise. After 5 minutes of shaking drain, rinse, rinse, rinse, SS tumble.
2. Dump cases into tumbler. 1/4 teaspoon dawn. 6 prays of this purple stuff, fill to top, secure and tumble. For some brass I do both based in how dirty the brass is.
I also tumbled for an hour just water and the purple stuff to clean the pins and container.
My Brass is back to standard