Tweezers for picking up DT PC boolits

[shafer44]

I have heck trying to pick up and stand the boolits after PC coating. What is your opinion on using some tweezers like these? They make different ones, this one is 11/32" closed (.3438") and 11/16" when open (.6875"). This seams like it would be easier to grab the grease lube and not drop it. I don't know if even after coating with PC, if it would make it rub off where you grab it. If it doesn't scratch too much off, it would sure make standing up the boolits easier and the opening when you squeeze it would be large enough to come straight off the boolit or go up over it. Just looking for an easier way.

197747

[NavyVet1959]

A pair of hemostats that have been heated and bent so that they are only using the point of the tips and then filed / ground down to give a sharper point work pretty good since there are only to *points* of contact.

[corbinace]

Like NV says the hemostats seem to work well for me. The benefits include being able to hold on tight to heavy bullets with a bit more force than the spring loaded ones in your picture.

The ones that I got were from Harbor Freight and were a bit smaller, maybe like five inches. I think they were about 2-3 dollars.

[Grmps]

I still like the angled one in the HF Item #93598 $5.99 set
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-pc-fine-point-tweezer-set-93598.html
the second one from the left

[Traffer]

I have about 10 different types of tweezers and hemostats. I have been working with small stuff that requires these kinds of tools for the past 50 or more years. I recently bought a couple pair of these and they are the best I have used for powder coating. However, I have only used them to stand up 40 grain 22lr bullets. Those little devils are pretty hard to stand up.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331856735076?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[farmerjim]

shafer44 Those would be much slower than standard forceps . I use ones that I did grain inspection with for years. If you have trouble standing them up, try the nitrill gloves with some powder on them. It does work, but I am faster with forceps.

[TexasGrunt]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FIBER-GRIP-CROSS-LOCKING-TWEEZERS-JEWELRY-SOLDERING-SELF-CLOSING-6-1-2-BENT-/200801339044?hash=item2ec0b146a4

I use those. Biggest I've used them on is 230 gr. Smallest is 55 gr. They are cheap enough you could grind the tips to fit a lube groove.

What I do is try and pick up some powder with them. That loads the jaws with powder.

[blpenn66502]

I tried the different tweezers route, but never was really satisfied with any.

I ended up getting a cheap set of $4 snap ring pliers that works much better for me, https://www.harborfreight.com/snap-ring-pliers-with-interchangeable-heads-60531.html , spring loaded and the 45 degree head seems to work the best for my technique.

[LakeviewBulldog]

My instrument of choice is welder's pliers. The spring open makes it easy to grab the bullets without having to apply a lot of pressure. Way better than hemostats or tweezers in my opinion.

https://www.amazon.com/Hobart-770150-Multi-Function-Welding-Pliers/dp/B001FOPXJS/ref=sr_1_2/144-0060446-7668422?ie=UTF8&qid=1497760540&sr=8-2&keywords=welding+pliers

[OS OK]

197808

Those angled narrow tips allow me to set the boolit straight down on it's base without jamming the heel of my hand into the table or the tray....standing .323"s will test your agility/patience for sure if you keep bumping the tray.
They look flimsy but handle 255 grain casts without difficulty...my hand doesn't cramp from squeezing...

[igolfat8]

Forceps and he osteitis hurt my hands after a while. I settled n these curved needle nose pliers from Harbor Freight. They have a spring that holds them open and makes grabbing bullets fast and efficient. Padded grips are another plus not to mention the low $1.99 price.

https://t.harborfreight.com/4-3-4-quarter-inch-bent-needle-nose-pliers-40698.html

[Tripplebeards]

I use a cheap little needle nose pliers with a spring to push i back out.

[rondog]

I still like the angled one in the HF Item #93598 $5.99 set
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-pc-fine-point-tweezer-set-93598.html
the second one from the left

Ditto. Works great for me.

[clum553946]

I still like the angled one in the HF Item #93598 $5.99 set
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-pc-fine-point-tweezer-set-93598.html
the second one from the left

I use & like these too. Great chopstick practice!

[retrobass]

I gave up on tweezers and went nitrile glove route. With Smokes Clear, you can't tell a difference and the old meathooks are way faster. With colors it does seem to make pigment a little more splotchy, but the boolits still shoot great.

[fredj338]

I use 8" tweezers, kind of like chop sticks. it goes pretty fast.

[brassrat]

I use a pair of, cheap, plastic tweezers that I keep handy for primer pick up, works great

[Lloyd Smale]

I don't even use a glove. I stick my fingers in the pc baggie and get them coated with pc and just use my fingers. Quit standing them up too. I just dump them on non stick aluminum foil and bake. Havent noticed a bit of difference in quality of the coating doing it this way. I do coat my bullets in a vibratory tumbler with #4 buck in it so maybe that imbeds the coat on the bullets a bit better then a sheds spread container and is why my method works well for me.
I gave up on tweezers and went nitrile glove route. With Smokes Clear, you can't tell a difference and the old meathooks are way faster. With colors it does seem to make pigment a little more splotchy, but the boolits still shoot great.