TreblePlink Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Okay, so I've bought a half ton of range sweepings. Be careful of what you wish for! Now for the practical problem of sorting and recycling scrap (9mm & .22) from reloadable brass. Surely there must be a standard industrial process for sorting based upon shaking through screens based on size of calibers. It would seem possible to do some kind of automatic or mechanically aided sorting rather than the traditional 100% manual method. Does anybody have any experience doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 There are some commercially available brass sorting machines on the market. Figure about $7000.00 or so. Try Scharch Mfg. THey also make a commercial roll-sizer. Jim Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traxman Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Unfortunately, the best tools for sorting brass on a non-commercial level are your won two hands. I suggest setting out a few five gallon buckets, a comfortable chair and going to town! Make sure you wear latex gloves or something similar. Lots of lead particulates on fired brass. I can sort a lot of brass while watching a movie. Good luck and happy sorting! traxman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 There is no happy sorting by hand, it is the most boring job there is to do. But unfortunatly thats probably the best way to do it. I have heard of people using strainers and such, but you will be shaking for a long time, when you wont get it all anyways. there will be cases inside of cases. like traxman said, find a nice comfortable chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Yeah it sucks, but it needs to be done. I must have done tens of thousands when I started loading for this sport! I remember it took me a couple weeks. I ended up with with a ten gallon rubbermaid container and 4-5 five gallon pails full of .40 cal alone. I also sorted the nickel as I went. But now that it is done, I don't think I will need to do it anymore! Gloves are very good advice by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Got Kids? Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Got Kids? Ivan That's what I use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 My daughter likes to sort brass, so I haven't had to for the last few years. Otherwise I think you're stuck with the 5 gallon buckets and a comfortable chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 does anyone have a link that I can post video? jmorrismetal@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz-0 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 does anyone have a link that I can post video? jmorrismetal@hotmail.com uhhh http://www.youtube.com/ perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I have never tried it before but I think the dillon 650 hopper might work?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trini Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I agree with Traxman and Paperkiller. Set up several containers, use gloves, have radio or TV on and ice chest with cold beer to sort several K of brass. I try to pick a rainy day with can't do much else. Not sure about using kids, they don't think about the lead dust, etc on all the brass.. Their safety should be a concern.... T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmitchl Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I've seen one of the commercial brass sorting machines. It has several sets of inclined horizontal driven rollers and a hopper to feed the brass. The spacing between the rollers increases as the brass travels down the gap between rollers. When the gap space exceeds the brass diameter the brass drops through to collection bins. Doesn't get you past sorting the 9X19 /9X21/9X23/30 Super/38 Super Comp but gets part of the job done. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreblePlink Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 This has been covered earlier. We've posted details and dimensions of the "screens" : http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44551 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I go with kids. Give them a huge magnet for the steel cased ones and a Dillon large media seperator. You need to supervise and help sort, but mine work reasonably well for cash. OR, give Angelina Jolie a ring. She has three children from third world countries, they will be used to that kind of crap work. Besides spending all that time with Brad and her would have driven them nuts by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphpkr Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 (edited) If you were in Texas or California, you could go to the local 7-11 and hire a couple of illegal alien day laborers. $2/hr and a case of Miller Lite would get the whole job done! But seriously, as others have mentioned, a comfortable chair and a few 5 gallon buckets are ultimately the way to go. (Disclaimer: No illegal aliens or animals were harmed during the making of this reply) Edited April 3, 2007 by Sphpkr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Like most problems, the solution is easy once you see it. Here’s a photo of a brass sorter that I built using parts laying around the shop. A friend posted a video on his site, taken when I first had it up and running (http://www.commencefiring.com/files...orterhopper.mpg) I’ll warn you the file is very large. The hopper is now 12” deep and the brass falls through the dividers into removeable plastic bins below. It will sort .22 from 25 or 32, .380/223 from 9mm etc. and is much faster than any hand. It will also separate cases of the same caliber if one was shot from a loose chamber (like a machine gun) and the other from a standard chamber. The hopper looks like a 2’ diameter 12”deep Dillon case feeder. I run mixed brass through first and make a second pass with each bin for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSmileyX Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Here is the correct link to that brass sorter video. The file is 41MB FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 That is one of the pro ways to do it right.. very slick and I like the paintbrush. How does it do for things like .40 vs 10mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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