markr6754
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I was pretty happy to discover the Frankford Arsenal magnet...until I used it for the first time. Unbelievably, 1/3 of the pins aren't magnetic. I'd blame it on the magnet...except a magnet either is or isn't. Same with the pins...and a large quantity aren't. Doesn't matter now as I picked up the Hornady Media Separator. It works exceptionally well, and I can leave the pins in the bottom until they're dry.They sell magnets for handling the pins which is well worth buying.
My extended wet process:
Put in a crap ton of brass, add pins, add cleaning solution (now using the Hornady solution as my Frankford Arsenal quart is now empty).
Fill the drum with hot water
Tumble - FART is in the garage so I run it the full 3 hours
Open the drum, Install the FART mesh screen
Dump the dirty solution, refill with hot water, agitate, dump the still dirty water - repeat several times
Install second screen, flush through with warm water
Refill the drum with cold water, seal the drum, tumble for 5 minutes (or so)
Drain with screens back in place
Dump brass and pins into Hornady Media Separator...spin spin spin, reverse direction, spin spin spin, check that brass is free of pins
Dump brass onto extra large Orange Edward Jones Region 72 Summer Regional 2010 commemorative beach towel and dry the brass
Load semi-dry brass into Waring Pro, 5 tray food and herb dehydrator and set on Hi for 45 minutes...or until I remember it's running. Turn to Air Only for 5 minutes
Dump trays of brass into Sterilite 6qt locking bins (#1492) designated for the caliber, sort by headstamp or set aside to sort later
Place dry paper towel in pin container and cover with wet pins. Wring out paper towel multiple times, then leave pins to air dry - it helps to leave a corner of the towel exposed. Transfer to square peanut jar when dry.