I use the paint strainer in a 5 gal bucket with the bottom cut out of my media separator. The tumbler is dumped into the separator and with the lid closed spun a few times both ways and the pins and dirty water go into the strainer and the brass is ready for rinsing. The strainer is pulled out of the bucket and emptied back into my tumbler. Hardly ever loose any pins. You have to rattle the separator on your bucket after the spin cycle to get all the pins to drop down but it is fast & efficient.