Tumbling vs sonic cleaning

[archangel]

What are your thoughts I live in an apartment and the tumbler is kinda loud I have been thinking about going to a sonic cleaner but not sure how effective the sonic cleaning is

[NFATrustGuy]

What are your thoughts I live in an apartment and the tumbler is kinda loud I have been thinking about going to a sonic cleaner but not sure how effective the sonic cleaning is

I'm not that impressed with a sonic cleaner for cleaning brass. I purchased a really nice (Crest) sonic cleaner last year--mostly to do a thorough job of cleaning my handguns. I had always heard of folks using them on cases, so I gave it a try. Don't get me wrong, it worked, and the brass was clean, but it wasn't fantastic and I'm not sure it was as clean as when I use my normal stainless tumbler setup.

For my money, I'm still using the stainless wet tumbling as my first choice. I wouldn't think the tumbler would transmit much sound through apartment walls as most of the noise is a higher frequency. In my times of shared-wall living, I remember hearing the low frequency stuff from neighboring activities... Cabinet doors thumping closed, bass from stereos or TV, etc.

Just another data point.

[Great-Kazoo]

Tumbling is way better than sonic. Wet is better than tumbling. It depends on what price range you want to stay in. AND how much work you want to do for super clean brass.

[asmo]

Some HDPE standoffs for your stainless steel tumbler sitting on some fatmat or similar will really quiet down the noise. You beef up the deadening by putting some acoustic foam/rouxal around the tumbler as well.

Big thing is sound transference via the base into the surrounding structure (e.g. floor/workbench). Minimize that and you could be good to go.

[KS63]

Wet tumblers with a rubber lining are pretty quiet and they do the best job at cleaning brass IMO.

[SA Friday]

Just put it out on the porch. That's what I did when in an apartment. No need to spend hundreds of dollars on wet cleaners and SS pins and ultrasonic cleaners. Wow.

[Irving]

Sounds like he already has a wet tumbler, but if not, better cover the tumbler on the porch. I had the exact same question years ago, put my tumbler on the porch, and squirrels chewed through the top to get to the walnut shells.

[Great-Kazoo]

Sounds like he already has a wet tumbler, but if not, better cover the tumbler on the porch. I had the exact same question years ago, put my tumbler on the porch, and squirrels chewed through the top to get to the walnut shells.

What's the issue with you and squirrels, eating your nuts?

[KS63]

Sounds like he already has a wet tumbler, but if not, better cover the tumbler on the porch. I had the exact same question years ago, put my tumbler on the porch, and squirrels chewed through the top to get to the walnut shells.
What? I'm calling BS on that LOL! You have the worst luck with animals.

[SA Friday]

Sounds like he already has a wet tumbler, but if not, better cover the tumbler on the porch. I had the exact same question years ago, put my tumbler on the porch, and squirrels chewed through the top to get to the walnut shells.
Rat traps filled with peanut butter. End of problem.

[Irving]

What's the issue with you and squirrels, eating your nuts?
It's not an ongoing problem, I just keep telling the same lame story over and over.


What? I'm calling BS on that LOL! You have the worst luck with animals.
Here is the original thread, with some familiar faces/posters! Page two post #30.
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/35521-Reloading-in-an-apartment-few-questions?highlight=reloading+apartment


Rat traps filled with peanut butter. End of problem.
I went to the store for traps and bought a house instead.

Here is a picture taken two minutes ago. Son of a Bitch squirrels...

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[KS63]

^^^^^You got me. You do have bad luck. I thought you were using a wet tumbler that is sealed. I can see those bastards going for the vibratory tumbler. I've got some rat poison if you want some.

[Irving]

Thanks but that was like four years ago now. :D

[cstone]

Don't you have a chicken guarding your tumbler from the squirrels?

[NFATrustGuy]

Do you have eyes glued to your tumbler? That's freaking hilarious! My mom used to put those on kids dolls she made in the 70's.


It's not an ongoing problem, I just keep telling the same lame story over and over.


Here is the original thread, with some familiar faces/posters! Page two post #30.
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/35521-Reloading-in-an-apartment-few-questions?highlight=reloading+apartment


I went to the store for traps and bought a house instead.

Here is a picture taken two minutes ago. Son of a Bitch squirrels...

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[brutal]

Do you have eyes glued to your tumbler? That's freaking hilarious! My mom used to put those on kids dolls she made in the 70's.

He puts googly eyes on everything. It's like Frank's Redhot with him.

[Irving]

Do you have eyes glued to your tumbler? That's freaking hilarious! My mom used to put those on kids dolls she made in the 70's.

Yes sir.