# Cheap DIY Case Media Separator **URL:** \ **Category:** Ammunition & Reloading\ **Created:** [December 12, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756 "2024-12-12T21:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/1 "2024-12-12T21:47:53Z")
Case Media Separator basically made from junk. I got tired of knocking the walnut media out of each case by hand so I made a media separator out of junk. Bonus, my Lyman tumbler fits in the bucket perfectly for storage. Materials 2x Five gallon buckets (can prolly use 2.5G buckets) 1 10” diameter piece of perforated sheet metal Glue gun. Tin snips Saw Using an oscillating multi-tool, I cut the bottom out of bucket A, leaving about an inch around the perimeter. I then cut a 10” diameter piece of the perforated sheet metal (originally I wanted to use wire mesh but the 223 casings slipped through). Because I am impatient, I used a glue gun to attach the metal to the inside bottom of the bucket. ![DSC_2145](https://njgunforums.net/uploads/default/original/1X/1b3f5dc4ffb024869f8d3fdd9f46eb23ad4a86af.jpeg) ![DSC_2156](https://njgunforums.net/uploads/default/original/1X/4f43e6362f7137b19c159297ede790a44dcdfc5a.jpeg) ![DSC_2142](https://njgunforums.net/uploads/default/original/1X/6d06c91aee4b025e6536c4cb50ed3a8da9231f90.jpeg) I separated a batch of about 100 pcs of .223 and it worked beautifully. Put bucket A into bucket B, dump the cleaned brass in, and shake the ever liv’n crap out of the casings. It makes a terrible racket but only takes a minute or two to get all the media out. ![DSC_2143](https://njgunforums.net/uploads/default/original/1X/dd5f78965877213b18ff51aad7d1eb40e12357a5.jpeg) ![DSC_2138](https://njgunforums.net/uploads/default/original/1X/38764d6aaa9cb3d8529de1a01aa912bafed2312b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sudsy](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/sudsy/32/113_2.png) [@Sudsy](https://njgunforums.net/u/Sudsy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/2 "2024-12-12T21:54:26Z")
That’s a hell of a good idea ! I may be off to Lowes this weekend ---
**Author:** ![PopPop](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@PopPop](https://njgunforums.net/u/PopPop)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/3 "2024-12-13T03:01:34Z")
Nice! Now if you only had a recliner with a built in massager to set the buckets on. ---
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/4 "2024-12-13T03:04:48Z")
> [@PopPop](#): > > a built in massager to set the buckets on. Yeah, no. You gotta shake the bucket pretty violently and twisting sifts the media. A recliner like that would hospitalize me. ---
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/5 "2024-12-13T11:37:50Z")
Forgot to mention this in the OP. The walnut media I’m using is from Harbor Freight and is **made in the USA**. $28.00 for a 25# carton, by comparison, Lyman and Hornady media is 2x to 2.5x more $$$. ---
**Author:** ![Handyman](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/handyman/32/58_2.png) [@Handyman](https://njgunforums.net/u/Handyman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/6 "2024-12-14T12:55:14Z")
> [@scorpio64](#): > > A recliner like that would hospitalize me. Maybe you could use a mechanical bull. ![](https://njgunforums.net/uploads/default/original/1X/cce18bbea54d39160c4ea95cfb2552593e7e59b1.gif) ---
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/7 "2024-12-14T20:28:35Z")
> [@Handyman](#): > > Maybe you could use a mechanical bull. So, y’all _ARE_ trying to hospitalize me then… ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyB](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/johnnyb/32/61_2.png) [@JohnnyB](https://njgunforums.net/u/JohnnyB)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/8 "2025-07-02T01:07:45Z")
What pisses me off is that one piece of the media that always gets jammed in the primer pocket! 😡 ---
**Author:** ![plumbshotsam](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@plumbshotsam](https://njgunforums.net/u/plumbshotsam)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/cheap-diy-case-media-separator/756/9 "2025-11-26T22:11:23Z")
Nice job, will try.