chunger Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) Hello, thought I'd share my newest discovery. . . I didn't have a media separator, and was processing brass for the 1st time today. Being as I'm penny pinching for sticker shock of 1st reloading rig, I decided to go to Target and see what could be used. Cleaning walnut media case by case was a drag. I found a bucket and a laundry bag and they worked out great! This is of course from the perspective of someone who hasn't used a real media separator before. Put laundry bag over bucket. . . dump tumbler contents into bucket. . . pick up laundry bag and shake/roll the contents a couple of times. . . You can separate a ton of brass in a laundry bag, and I'm a happy camper. For 3 bucks, you can't beat it. Edited October 22, 2006 by chunger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMartin Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 When I started loading my own, ahem... years ago, I used a wooden framed window screen for a seperator. Wish I'd thought of using a coarse woven bag in a bucket! Looks great! RPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Ask Santa to bring you a real seperator. I'm a cheapskate myself, but I can't see living without one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Get er done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson7 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Chunger, great idea! Bronson7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunger Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Ask Santa to bring you a real seperator. I'm a cheapskate myself, but I can't see living without one. Santa already brought me a 550B. . . I think he's all tapped out this year This seriously works so fast I don't think I'm going to need a separator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I used a big-mesh zippered bag from my scuba days for a separator for a long while.. it works pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 This is the way I've been doing it for about 20 years. Make sure the area is well ventilated and you should not have any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Awesome, thanks for the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Whatta great idea! Ya know, you could avoid the dust and ventilation problem by putting a lid on the bucket (even loosely would be better than none) and THEN shake down the contents. Still, a great idea!! Thanks! About a year ago I scrounged a nice plastic bucket with lid from our recycling area... One of those square buckets (with lid) that dry kitty litter comes in. The previous owner had just set the bucket, lid and all--nice and clean--by the bin and I just took it home. I use it for storing bags of tumbling media and a couple of other things gun-related. But it'd make a good separator bucket, what with the lid and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malak Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 nice! wish I would have thought of that a while ago. I got a scuba 'lobster bag' and a 5gal bucket, that should work MUCH better then the sifter I am using now. thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Pay the $40 for the Dillon Rotary seperator .......... once you do, you'll NEVER go back to the bucket / screen of ANY TYPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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