First, I ran across this modification on the forum and can't remember who came up with it. If it was you, reply so I can thank you as personally as possible on a forum.
After I swirl and violently shake the bullets, PC and ASBBs I pour it into a plastic colander which I have enlarged the holes so the BBs will drop through--88¢ at wallyword.
That leaves me with the coated bullets which I gently pour into a homemade mesh basket that fits my oven. Made it out of a mess pizza rack, again from wallyword. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wilton-Ba...Inch/134251036
I spread the bullets out so they don't rest on top one another--touching is OK.
Bake as usual = from cold oven set PID to 400° and 22 minutes which gets me 10 min at 400° which works for me
Pour out onto an 88¢ metal tray and if any are sticking together separate them with a gloved hand. At this stage not at all hard to do.
Great thing is the bullets don't show as many marks as when I used hemostats to pick them out one by one and it's so much faster.
probably don't cook as many as when I carefully place them on the tray but time saved in the swirl and dump is a great trade off
now for pictures:
88¢ colander with all bottom holes and first row on sides enlarged. Used Dremel tool with pointed grinding stone. took a bit of time to clean up plastic from holes but not hard
https://www.flickr.com/photos/157294...in/dateposted/
the mesh baskets made from pizza tray (one basket per tray) pop rivited the corners after cutting mesh from other ring with a air grinder. used blocks of wood to help make bends even:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/157294...in/dateposted/
ID of pizza tray $3.97 from wallyword:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/157294...in/dateposted/
finished bullets in tray (once again 88¢) hard to tell but very smooth and no major marks in finish. colors are a bit different as I added more powder about 1/2 through coating process
https://www.flickr.com/photos/157294...in/dateposted/
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