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Funny you posted this thread. Yesterday, while cleaning the garage, I picked up an unopened bag of Lawrence and it came apart at both ends. The fabric had rotted. I managed to dump most of it in an empty bucket nearby but there was a couple pounds on the floor. Used the air compressor on the shot in the bucket first. I have a series of strainers I was able to run the shot through and remove larger debris from the shot.
I then took some roof gutter about 6 foot long. Put 2 upside down buckets on either end. Raised one end above the other and on the low end, placed a llarge plastic container. Taking small amounts of shot and dumping on the higher end, the shot rolled down the gutter and into the the container. Most of what was not shot, stayed in the gutter which I emptied several times to prevent the shot from pushing the debris into the container. I would say I got about 95% of foreign material removed from the shot.
I plan to repeat the process today with the raised end not as high than it was before. Thought I would try a one inch difference to see it works better. Make sure your catch container is placed far enough out the shot does not overshoot or fall short of it.
I then took some roof gutter about 6 foot long. Put 2 upside down buckets on either end. Raised one end above the other and on the low end, placed a llarge plastic container. Taking small amounts of shot and dumping on the higher end, the shot rolled down the gutter and into the the container. Most of what was not shot, stayed in the gutter which I emptied several times to prevent the shot from pushing the debris into the container. I would say I got about 95% of foreign material removed from the shot.
I plan to repeat the process today with the raised end not as high than it was before. Thought I would try a one inch difference to see it works better. Make sure your catch container is placed far enough out the shot does not overshoot or fall short of it.