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Posted: 3/25/2014 10:36:01 AM EDT
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I got this one from Stainless Tumbling Media.com and it works great!
seperator.... I have a Frankford Arsenal separator that's garbage, I hate using that thing. -ZA |
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I got this one from Stainless Tumbling Media.com and it works great! seperator.... I have a Frankford Arsenal separator that's garbage, I hate using that thing. -ZA I have the same one pictured, but in purple and sold by grafs. |
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Quoted: I got this one from Stainless Tumbling Media.com and it works great! seperator.... I have a Frankford Arsenal separator that's garbage, I hate using that thing. -ZA |
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I use the same one as ZA and the others, but it''s orange - Lyman I think.
I use the Harbor Freight tumbler. I dump the excess water off, then dump the brass/pins into the separator and spin. I have never noticed a problem with pins sticking, they all fall out pretty easy. To rinse the pins, I dump most of the black water out a corner, the pins settle in the bottom. Add some clean water, stir and dump it off again. Then I lay a towel down, put one of those screen, flat fryer covers (like a flat wire strainer about 12-14" in diameter) on top of the towel and dump the clean pins on top, spreading them out to dry. To get the soap off the brass, I put it in a Tupperware container and run water over them, filling the container. Stop when there are no more suds over flowing and the water is clear. The brass then goes into a dehydrator. |
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I use the same one as ZA and the others, but it''s orange - Lyman I think. I use the Harbor Freight tumbler. I dump the excess water off, then dump the brass/pins into the separator and spin. I have never noticed a problem with pins sticking, they all fall out pretty easy. To rinse the pins, I dump most of the black water out a corner, the pins settle in the bottom. Add some clean water, stir and dump it off again. Then I lay a towel down, put one of those screen, flat fryer covers (like a flat wire strainer about 12-14" in diameter) on top of the towel and dump the clean pins on top, spreading them out to dry. To get the soap off the brass, I put it in a Tupperware container and run water over them, filling the container. Stop when there are no more suds over flowing and the water is clear. The brass then goes into a dehydrator. That's kind of what I do, but I simplify a little. I use the HF tumbler. I drain off the black water, fill the tumbler again and drain again. That gets most of the dirty water out. Then I dump the brass and pins in the media separator and fill it with water up to the level of the basket and spin. The pins fall to the bottom and I drain the media separator which takes the rest of the dirty water out. Then I fill it again and spin some more to give the brass a final rinse. I drain the water off the pins and the brass goes in the dehydrator. I've rinsed the soap and dirt off the brass and pins in one step instead of two. I also just split the pins and put them back in the tumbler drums without drying. I've let them sit for 4 months without a rust issue. |
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