Rocks In Steel Pin Media Hack

[peeplwtchr]

Hi All-

During last week's range session, I was picking up my reloaded brass from the range scraps in the dirt in front of the bench, and then I saw that live fire was about 1 minute away. I just started quickly grabbing handfulls of dirt and brass, and throwing it in a ziploc bag. I wet tumbled it all for decapping, and after I dumped the cases out of the tumbler, I noticed the steel pins were full of small granite pebbles. I tried picking them out by hand, it wouldve taken me an hour, if I could even grab them.

So I looked around my garage for a tool I could use.

I gold panned the steel pins about 5 times, and every rock floated to the top, and out of the pan.

The pick with the rocks in the bucket is only about 5% of them.

 

[Blue68f100]

At least you figured out how to separate them.

 

[troy fairweather]

Don't magnets pick up them pins.

 

[dh1633pm]

They do. I use a magnet to clean up when I spill a few.

 

[peeplwtchr]

Don't magnets pick up them pins.[/QUOT

Good idea. I have pins on my front porch in a little pile that I kicked together, for about 2 weeks now because I have been trying to figurs out an easy way to pick them up, thanks.

 

[troy fairweather]

Good idea. I have pins on my front porch in a little pile that I kicked together, for about 2 weeks now because I have been trying to figurs out an easy way to pick them up, thanks.

Put a plastic bag over the magnet, much easier to remove things stuck to it.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Frankfort Arsenal

 

[lordpaxman]

Panning for steel? I use the FA magnet, it works just fine. I don’t enjoy any kind of tumbling, but wet tumbling best suits my needs and anything to make it easier or faster is desirable. Good Luck!

 

[Johnnyd]

I put my brass in a mesh bag.

 

[Highland Lofts]

I have a harbor freight magnet for picking up my steel pins, i also use it at the gravel pit we shoot at to pick up the shotgun hulls and steel rifle & pistol cases other people leave behind.
$14

 

[Rule3]

In the future, perhaps sift you range brass through either a shell sorter of just a simple mesh of hardware cloth. All the dirt will fall out. Then clean how ever you want.