Media Separator Advice

[uzzo2]

I recently added a case tumbler to my portfolio of reloading equipment. Someone please tell me that there's an easier way to separate the media from the casing than sitting there with a pick trying to get it all out. I looked at a frankford arsenal rotary style setup, but it didn't get very good reviews.

 

[Chuckdog]

I use a simple sifter over a plastic pan. Pour it in the sifter tray, shake them around a bit and pour the media back in the tumbler. Mine is very simple.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/878190/lyman-turbo-media-sifter

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/731116/frankford-arsenal-standard-media-separator

 

[uzzo2]

I use a simple sifter over a plastic pan. Pour it in the sifter tray, shake them around a bit and pour the media back in the tumbler.

Thanks Chuck, are you talking about just a regular old flour sifter?

 

[MacMan]

I tumble before I deprime. Then if needed, I tumble later with walnut. As for separating, I just use the same wooden frame with welding wire that I have used for 20+ years.

 

[Chuckdog]

The catch pan I use is just something from Wally World. Those sifters were only $5.00 or $6.00 when I bought them, but they works fine for no larger batches than I usually do at one time.

 

[uzzo2]

The catch pan I use is just something from Wally World. Those sifters were only $5.00 or $6.00 when I bought them, but they works fine for no larger batches than I usually do at one time.

I've gotta do something else for sure, I've been working on a couple hundred 223 for the last couple of hours with an o-ring pick.

 

[Shovelhead]

Are you talking separating media from brass or getting media out of the primer pockets?. Sifter and a pin to poke primer pockets... I go with steel pin tumbler for most or ultra sonic. I hate picking out media.

 

[Shrek926]

I use the Lyman sifter over an old popcorn bucket. Simple and effective.

 

[uzzo2]

Are you talking separating media from brass or getting media out of the primer pockets?. Sifter and a pin to poke primer pockets... I go with steel pin tumbler for most or ultra sonic. I hate picking out media.

Both, I'm using an o-ring pick to do it all right now. At this rate it would be a helluva lot faster the way I was doing it before I got the tumbler. The chuck and shell holder in my cordless drill with a piece of emery cloth.

 

[Chuckdog]

I load in my garage, so I can use my air compressor to blow the excess/stuck media out.

A can of air with the pin point tube works well too.