Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials
A couple good squirts from the bottle. First time I ran it, I used no soap and that didn't go well at all
Suitable magnets are available at pretty much any local hardware store, Home Depot, etc.
Somewhere susaponte has a video of how he does it with a modified rotating media separator. I do it by hand, FWIW.
Simple version:
Add media to tumbler, add brass (~100rd .308 Win). Add water to ~1" below top of tumbler and bolt on the lid. Tumble 3-4 hrs.
Open up over deep (laundry/utility) sink. Run magnet around the mouth to grab any pieces hiding in the area. Sluice off the foam and top couple inches of water - basically until you get close to the media/brass mix. Fill with clean water and repeat several times to get the worst of the black stuff out. Dump in a Rubbermaid dish pan (~4-5" deep, ~10" wide, ~16-18" long), and repeat the fill with clean water and sluice off the dirty water routine a couple times. Fill pan with water a couple inches deep. Fill second container (I use a second pan) with clean water and set along side.
Pick cases out two at a time, inverting them to dump the media out and check the primer pocket and flash hole for any stuck pins. Have a pair of needle nose pliers handy just in case. Drop the empty cases in the clean water pan for a rinse, grab a couple more, etc.
When all the cases have been cleaned and the media separated, I stick them mouth down in a red MTM case tray (with drain holes drilled in the case holes) and put 'em in the oven @ 140F for about an hour on convection (causes some air movement and dries them out better than just radiant heat).
Pull 'em out, and take a quick look at the primer pockets again to check for any pins you might have missed before. Now you have clean and dry cases. Ta-da.