Frankford ArsenalQuick-N-EZ Rotary Sifter Kit with Media Separator and Bucket Adapter for Reloading

this works great, i am not sure why it has so many reviews that say it is cheap or does not secure itself on the bucket.the bucket: this locked on very securely. i thought it was going to break pushing the clips on, however, the snapped on very tight. It has not and will not pop off the bucket when i turn the handle. i am not sure why others say it does, maybe the buckets they are using are the issue. mine is from a local doughnut shop, they sell the old buckets for a buck and i picked some up for beer brewing but they did not work for that, but they work perfect for this. maybe later i will upload a picture showing how well the clips attach, but i am surprised about all the other complaints.the quality: i have no experience with other media separators, so i had no preconceptions of what to expect. my first impressions when i opened the package were nothing of the product being chintzy. I found it to be fairly well molded plastic of moderate/durable quality. I would not mind a better way of attaching the handle and post for the 'rotisserie' but i don't think it is sub par in any way.anyway, i like it. i think it is engineered around a price point and they did a great job. Any more in the construction would be welcomed but probably would be overkill and raise the price. Any more in the price and i probably would not buy it and continue with the way i have been doing things.i suspect the issue with the buckets are either the bucket is not a good match, or, the clips are not being attached all the way on (i thought i was going to break them putting them on, that is how hard i had to push them on, and they snapped in place and are very secure).... or maybe other got defective units.i recommend iti added a couple of photos,.. amazon seems to reorient the photos in landscape, so one is sideways,.. but anyway, they are there if you care

Works well, but would recommend getting with the pail or buying a pail. The clips that go on the side of a pail are too loose and the separator will keep hitting the bucket.

Got my rotary sifter a week ago and have used it once so far. My first impressions are that the clips used to secure the sifter to the bucket are a little flimsy and slip around on the bucket. When they slip it has the tendancy to cause the basket to bump into the side of the bucket. Not a huge deal but it does slow down the process. I think I'm going to epoxy the clips in place to fix this once and for all since the bucket I used will never be used for any other purpose again. The two plastic shields that come with the sifter are useless. They only serve to get in the way of the basket. Besides, unless you're spinning the basket like a wild man you shouldn't need them.All in all, it's not a bad product. It's inexpensive, appears to be made well enough to last for a long time and is a heck of a lot easier than dumping the brass and media into a traditional sifting pan and trying to get the media out that way. I only had to spin the drum 15-20 times and every bit of media was out of the brass (bottle-neck rifle brass) with the exception of media stuck in the primer flash hole and that's not the sifter's fault.Franford Arsenal makes value oriented reloading products that don't have all the bells and whistles of the other major brands but consistently perform the job for which they were intended. The EZ Rotary Sifter is no different.One note of caution, because this rotary sifter is not enclosed like some of the others on the market you will definitely want to wear a descent filter mask when using this product. The media is dusty and contains lead so be careful and protect yourself.

I don't know why they call this a "KIT" , all I got was the sifter basket. Good thing I have over 100 5 gallon plastic buckets ! It does tumble out the media and it doesn't come open while tumbling. As a matter of fact the closure is a pain to use but it is secure.

This separator works good after some modification.I went to ace to purchase a 5 gallon bucket since the buckets that I had the clips would not work on. I found a bucket that matched the contours of the clip and while I was in ace hardware I tried to press the clips onto the bucket to make sure they would fit. Guess what! The first clip snapped before it went over the top ring of the bucket. The plastic is too brittle to spread/bend enough to go over the bucket without cracking.I bought the bucket and brought it home, I used a cutoff wheel to trim the remaining unbroken clip to match the shape of the other clip, I added pictures to describe how I shaped them. I lined the clips up and used self taping screws to attach the clips to the bucket. Well of course after I did this the rotating separator would rub the screw heads so I used the grinder to remove some of the separator so that it would spin without hitting the screws.After modifying the separator it worked great and I separated 5lbs of SS media from 4lbs of 223 cases. I could not find a single SS pin in any casing or flash hole after using the separator. I then added some paper towels to the basket and used it to partially dry the cases

Does exactly what you hope for and does the job well!!

Is meant to fit inside a regular sized Home Depot bucket. The only thing I don’t like is that in the photo of the bucket has pre-cut holes for the handles to fit in. It does come with brackets to fit onto the bucket you were supposed to mount it onto you however the slide in a circle as you try to spin the handle. Just drill your own holes in the bucket and it works great!

I use the stainless tumbling media and this works great to separate it quickly. I have seen reviews where some said it didn't fit the barrel tight but you have to push it down pretty hard to get it to snap in and it isn't coming off. Once snapped on it can move around on the rim some but if you use the shields you kind of do need it to adjust because there is very little room and it will hit the shields but you can quickly move it a little to have it centered where it clears the shields as you turn it. I think it does a fine job though for the price.

Excelente produto!

Thanks.

Fermo restando che è troppo caro per essere un semplice pezzo di plastica, costa comunque meno rispetto ai separatori già assemblati che in più hanno solamente un semplice secchio. I supporti sono inutili, perché i bossoli pesano ed al primo giro si piegano e si staccano. Meglio eliminarli facendo due tasselli al bordo del secchio in modo che l'asse possa ruotare restando stabile. Il perno di chiusura è in metallo, per cui assicura una buona chiusura all'ovale. Fa il suo lavoro ma, per quanto è semplice l'oggetto, difficile non possa funzionare. Il diametro del secchio è obbligato ma, abbastanza standard.

no good without the bucket if i could give no stars i would

Pour séparer les douilles du média c'est excellent et merveilleux!