Separator?

[sdmc530]

How do you all separate you media after you tumble your brass? I have a lyman vibrating tumbler deal and it does a great job of cleaning my brass. A little new finish car wax, corn cob media and wha la shiny brass! But then I have issues, I use a this pan:::

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Media-Sifter-Pan/731768.uts

then I have to then go shell by shell to make sure I get the media out. Do rotary separators work better or do you still have to do it the hard way?

Any thoughts would be nice, let me know what you use and how you like it.

thanks!

[Deleted]

I use a 5 gallon bucket and a bowl with holes in it. stole it from my wife.

[milkmanjoe]

I use a 5 gallon bucket and a bowl with holes in it. stole it from my wife.

Your wife reloads too!!! WOW! Sniping her gear just ain't right...:D

[NAMVET72]

I use a 5 gallon bucket and a bowl with holes in it. stole it from my wife.

+5 to what Ed posted, ex wives here................


Clyde

[Riverpigusmc]

I use 2 colanders, set one on top of a bucket, dump the brass and media in, set the other on top upside down and hold both rims together and shake

[sdmc530]

I use 2 colanders, set one on top of a bucket, dump the brass and media in, set the other on top upside down and hold both rims together and shake

that seems simple enough.....what do you hold your media in?

[sdmc530]

I use a 5 gallon bucket and a bowl with holes in it. stole it from my wife.

can you post a pic of the set up???

[Riverpigusmc]

can you post a pic of the set up???

Picture a bucket. Now picture a colander like ya strain mac n cheese with

There ya go :p

[Riverpigusmc]

You can buy the plastic colanders from Dollar General for a couple bucks apiece. Then get a Homer bucket from Home Depot to let the media fall in

[milkmanjoe]

I use 2 colanders, set one on top of a bucket, dump the brass and media in, set the other on top upside down and hold both rims together and shake

Pics would be OK, but you shakin' in a vid might scare me....:p

[sdmc530]

ok I am over complicating this for sure but how much media do you all keep on hand???
I have only like 8 lbs and I have had that for a while still works well......

[Riverpigusmc]

I have about 5 pounds of walnut, and bought some corncob from Walmart and mixed it in...then Nufinish and cut up dryer sheets

[Riverpigusmc]

Pics would be OK, but you shakin' in a vid might scare me....:p

funny

[DrHenley]

Dillon Media Separator
I have the small one pictured below which is plenty large enough for my needs.
http://www.cotep.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=22&pictureid=746

[skosh69]

My RCBS tumbler has lids, one solid for tumbling and one slotted for dumping your media when you're done. I say give big green a call, I'm sure if you told them "your's got misplaced" they'll send ya one. Or you can buy one from them.

[Lane]

I use one of these from Cabelas, since they are right down the road: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Reloading/Tumblers-Sonic-Cleaners-Scales%7C/pc/104792580/c/104761080/sc/104661180/Cabelas-Rotary-Media-Separator/731858.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ftumbl ers-sonic-cleaners-scales%2F_%2FN-1100197%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104661180%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMM&WTz_l=SBC%3BMM%3Bcat104661180

Lane

[sdmc530]

I think I will get a enclosed separator, I make such a mess with that darn pan....$30 is not bad...a bucket is cheaper though.....