Originally posted by Mike D
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Lol, Larry. I like the primer catcher on the left press. 
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Gotta improvise when the original bottle got stepped on.
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Originally posted by cajuntec View Post
Glenn -
Can you go into detail about how, exactly, you're cleaning your media? I'm still struggling to find a quick and easy way to clean my SS media. Would love to try out your method! I'm about in that "what have I done?" stage, lol! I do love that shiny brass, though!
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Nick,Originally posted by Horitexan View Post
After writing it down, man… it seemed like a long process. But it really isn’t. I guess I’ve become accustomed to doing it, so it takes me no time at all. But here is my process:
After running my brass in the tumbler, I move the drum over to the bathtub, where I have a 5 gallon bucket with this strainer installed on the top:
I turn on the hot water as hot as it will get, and I dump the drum contents into the media separator. I fill the drum partially with hot water and slush it around to get the remaining media and suds out. I’ll pour that into the media separator as well. Remove the other cover, and run hot water through the drum until everything is removed. It doesn’t take long. Set the drum aside.
Run hot water over the media / brass in the separator, while its still on the bucket, while moving around everything with your hand. This will remove most of the media, as it will fall into the bucket below.
Stop up the bathtub and continue running hot water into it, filling it about two inches. Remove the media separator from the bucket and set it and it’s contents into the hot water bath. Put the bucket with the media and dirty water aside. Slosh the brass around while moving the contents by hand. This removes all remaining media. Occasionally, I’ll find a piece or two remaining, but usually, it’s just clean brass remaining in the separator, with the stainless pins now in the bathtub. Set the media separator and brass aside. It’s clean now, ready to go in your dehydrator for dying, or a lay-out in the sun (however you prefer to dry it).
I put this magnet right near the drain. I sealed mine up with silicone along the bottom and sides so water doesn’t get in when I dunk it in that shallow bath. After I have everything separated, I’ll run this back and forth along the bottom of the bathtub, picking up any remaining stainless pins:
Drain the bathtub.
Keeping the magnet close to the drain to catch any stray pins that may flow out with the water, slowly dump the dirty water from the 5 gallon bucket into the bathtub until just the pins and a little bit of dirty water remains. Refill the bucket partially with hot water and slosh the pins around with your hands. Repeat as necessary until the water is coming out clean and suds free. Usually two or three rinses and my pins are clean.
Set out a large tray of some sort. I bought a boot tray, but any kind of tray / baking pan will work. Something like this is what I have:
I put a towel in it, and then use the media magnet to pull the pins out of the bucket and deposit them onto the towel in the tray. I spread them out with my hand and allow them to dry. Then I’ll use the magnet to pick them all back up and deposit them into a plastic paint cup for storage.
All the best,
GlennLast edited by cajuntec; 12-27-2016, 06:46 AM.Comment
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I'm still pretty new to it as well. I've got older RCBS everything, but it works fine for me. New dies, but an older press. I just got a hornady ultrasonic cleaner yesterday and it works great
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Glenn
Your media separation is similar to mine.
I don't dump the brass from the FART bucket , until I have rinsed though. I fill, and pour off the bucket several times, installing the lid and shaking it until all soap is gone, then I pour it all into the media separator.
I used a couple of the bucket separators, and was disappointed. Then I found the Dillon. https://www.dillonprecision.com/cm-2...8_8_23662.html
It is spendy, but oh so worth every penny. Extremely rigid basket, and a big sturdy tote that it rests in. I spin my brass slowly to drop out all the pins, then put in the dehydrator. It usually only takes 15-30 minutes to have perfect dry brass.
I can go from filthy range brass decapped, to ready to load in 3-4 hours, depending on how long I run the tumbler.
I will rinse the pins in the Dillon tub, and leave them in there to dry, then transfer to the FART. I use the Frankford Arsenal transfer magnet.
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