Media Seperation Help

[Markus]

So I fired up my rcbs vibratory case tumbler for the first time the other day and the brass came out all nice and shiny however, when it came time to get all that brass out I ended up getting a bit on the floor. I was using a bucket and one of those sifter like round things which ended up with most of my brass standing straight up with media in them. There has to be a better way than this.... Anybody got any suggestions?

[freonr22]

http://www.google.com/search?q=media+separator&start=10&hl=en&sa=N&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=xSPVTs_bLOeeiAL41ajFBw&ved=0CDkQsAQ4Cg&biw=1280&bih=899

[Markus]

I was kind of hoping for something more specific? If anybody had a particular recomendation of one brand or type?

[Flyin Brian]

My tumbler came with a slotted cover so I have used that to separate the media a few times. I just leave the vibrator running and turn the whole thing over above a bucket and let it shake all the media out of the cases. Of course i only do it this way on pistol cases, with bottleneck rifle i just pick them out individually and turn them over one by one and hold the case against the edge of the tumbler bowl as it is still running. It's not the best procedure but works OK until I get a real separator.

[Bill Steele]

I have this separator:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/176956/rcbs-rotary-case-and-media-separator

It works great.

In any case, whatever brand you decide on, if you use it indoors, get one that closes before tumbling to separate, it will greatly cut down on the dust.

[Markus]

Anybody have any experience with the grafs one? Its 32 shipped and looks to be the same thing as the rcbs one.

http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/5379

[Lead Waster]

I use a colander and a slotted spoon, held over a small wash tub thing. I just pick up the brass and flip it, then mix it around, etc, until the cases are empty. They tend to sit upright and hold media in them, which is a pain, so I scoop them up and dump them over a few times (all over the wash tub). Works pretty good. Not the best, but whatever, it cost me like $5 for the colander.

[Fishslayer]

Well, ya gotta get it outta the strainer thingie somehow. I wear nitrile gloves and do it by hand. I dump 'em out & visually check 'em as I transfer from strainer to tub. That way I KNOW all the media is dumped out.

A clump of media/polish stuck in the bottom of a .357 case that get's loaded to max can make for an interesting day....

[damndave]

Anybody have any experience with the grafs one? Its 32 shipped and looks to be the same thing as the rcbs one.

http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/...productId/5379

This is the one I use. Works perfectly. Exact same thing as the Cabelas & RCBS models.

[xrMike]

I use a colander and a slotted spoon, held over a small wash tub thing. I just pick up the brass and flip it, then mix it around, etc, until the cases are empty. They tend to sit upright and hold media in them, which is a pain, so I scoop them up and dump them over a few times (all over the wash tub). Works pretty good. Not the best, but whatever, it cost me like $5 for the colander.

Similar method here...

I use a collander from the dollar store, which sits nicely in the top of a 2 gallon bucket I have, then I dump the shells and media into the collander, run my gloved hands through the shells and pick them up and drop them over and over for about a minute, and the media is all separated and falls into the bucket.

[FLIGHT762]

Dillon media separator. A bit pricey, but well built ant the best one out there.

I use the small one. Been using it for many years.

http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/23663/catid/8/CM_500_Case_Media_Separator

I haven't used/seen the Graf's. It looks like it would also work.