How Do You Get The SS Pins Out Of Your Brass?

[Willy 1]

Just curious are you filling your tumbler full of water to tumble them? Only time I have had real issues with the pins inside the brass was when I didn't fill the tumbler full of water or tried to do a very small batch of brass. I also empty them into a dry media separator and spin them pretty vigorously. After they are dry I usually tap each one on my counter top to check them. Very seldom find any.

 

[Smokinyotes]

I use the Frankfort arsenal media separator. After using it on 130 223 Rem brass there was only 1 case that had a pin stuck in it.

 

[FLHTCUI]

The only method I have been 100% comfortable with it shaking each one (or couple at a time) upside down submerged in water.

In the past, I bought one of those Franklin Arsenal plastic tumbler-things that mounts on top of a pail which is filled with water. Found it wasn't completely reliable to remove them all.
I have let the brass dry and then try tumbling them out, but the odd one "dries in" and sticks.

I'm a little anal about it because I live in fear of dropping one into my AMP annealer...which might not be the end of the world, but I don't want to find out.

I use crushed walnut media...a little dusty at times , but I dont worry about steel pins drying to the insides.

 

[lmh1022]

try a tablespoon of varsol in your media, really cuts the dust

 

[old303]

I use crushed walnut media...a little dusty at times , but I dont worry about steel pins drying to the insides.

That's for outdoors, working from the upwind side of the table.

 

[Butcherbill]

try a tablespoon of varsol in your media, really cuts the dust

Varsol and a little bit of NuFinish liquid wax and you won’t have dust at all.