Wet tumbler/steel pins

New Avon Arms
I bought two kilos of stainless pins a couple of years ago in preparation for getting a wet tumbler. When I got around to getting a tumbler, several kilos of pins were included. I bought a magnet to aid seperating the pins from the cases and this works well with the pins supplied with the tumbler. The original pins that I already had, but not used, do not appear to be magnetic. Discuss!
N.B. My stainless rifle barrels ARE magnetic!
 
JTO said:
I bought two kilos of stainless pins a couple of years ago in preparation for getting a wet tumbler. When I got around to getting a tumbler, several kilos of pins were included. I bought a magnet to aid seperating the pins from the cases and this works well with the pins supplied with the tumbler. The original pins that I already had, but not used, do not appear to be magnetic. Discuss!
N.B. My stainless rifle barrels ARE magnetic!
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It’s to do with the type of stainless some are magnetic others are not….

Google martensitic stainless vs austenitic.
 
JTO said:
I bought their bigger one. Not sure how the non-magnetic ones can be seperated easily! A very fine sieve, I suppose
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I don't have the sifting pan, just drained through a towel for starters, but it's a faff.
 
Update. The Frankford pins could do with being a bit longer, prone to getting stuck in a 7mm neck.
 
Malxwal said:
I don't have the sifting pan, just drained through a towel for starters, but it's a faff.
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I use a fine gauze fly guard(dome), the sort that keeps flies off cakes on a tray. Very few pins get throught it. The Frankford arsenal magnet works well. Pick up the pins, put them over where you want them and pull the handle, they all drop off.
 
Malxwal said:
Haha, looked at that and thought, I recognize that. One sat in the cupboard. What does that tell you about my relationship with salad.....
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Erm, I’ll have a look later when SHMBO has gone to bed. Salad consists of tomatoes and mushrooms for me👍
 
Another vote for the Frankford Ford Arsenal tumbler - 5 years old and still using the same pins. After trying various means, I now shake each case inside the open tumbler to remove the pins - tedious but it works well and doesn’t take too long as I routinely only do batches of 50.
 
Malc I got a belter from a guy that makes them for reloaders, you could tumble granite with it .
Robust and he does spare parts too,nowhere near the price of branded units but better quality.
Will find eBay link and send it
 
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