Best brass sifter I have ever used.

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briandg

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Cat litter sifter. takes up less space than buckets, as it stands flat. Dump brass and media in, shake the sieve, dump media back in tumbler, repeat until brass is spotless. Usually less than $20 at stores that have pet supplies. Even works pretty well on rifle brass.
This is not the exact one I use.

http://www.amazon.com/Hometec-Lift-...=1454818956&sr=8-5&keywords=litter+box+sifter


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I use a plastic colander. Presently I shake it by hand but intend to punch a small hole in the center so it slips over the threaded rod which secures the top then turn the tumbler back on for a few minutes. On another note, after shifting the media out I put the brass into a bucket of water and stir so as to get all the dust off, I then place the brass mouth down for a few days to drain/dry.
 
Rifle brass- Turn tumbler upside down over catch pan, 90% of media comes out. Place back rightside up, take cover off, Brass will vibrate bass down neck up. Grab by hand fulls, hold against center bolt, vibrating will make rest fall out
Pistol Brass- Same thing except scoop by hand fulls in to vibrator cover and shake over catch pan.

Vibrator is on while upside down.
 
I'm glad you found a solution that works.

I tried the sift pans and colanders, while I found they worked fine for pistol brass
Rifle brass was another matter. After I got tired of holding then against the vibrating center bolt in the tumbler, or shaking them like a salt shaker I got a dillon media separator as I wanted good hinges, a good latch, and robust construction. The basket does not rotate when you dump the contents of the tumbler in it, as the roll pin keeps it from spinning.


For wet tumbling I'm using one of the berrys clamshell units, its ok for light duty.

For me the dillon was $$ well spent, and I should have done it 2 years ago.
 
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Those of you who use buckets and colanders would be surprised. 400 rounds of pistol and rifle, dumped into the square pan shoot out completely. It's because of all of that space, you can get a real serious shake going. Larger rifle, I used 243,shook clean. .223 fits into my grid, them I just grab by the handful and slip them into the grid.

Anyone who hasn't already got a perfectly functioning system ought to look into it. I can't imagine anything quicker or easier.
 
I use a plastic colander.
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& I use 2 back to back. Hinges from tie wraps, clamp from paper clip, total cost? About $5.oo
Simply 1/2 fill, close & rotate over bucket. Voila!:)
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