Sandhog,
Sorry to tell you this but it doesn't work very well. The problem is that the strainer is taller and larger (more conductive) than the scrap and so it draws most of the current away from the gold scrap. All the holes are in the bottom of the strainer and none in the sides which also prevents the current from flowing thru the plated item. In effect it forms a cage around the scrap which intercepts most of the current. You get a lot of bubbles from the large amount of stainless. Also, the scrap doesn't make a real solid electrical connection to the strainer so it only strips the items in direct contact with the metal and not completely. I had very limited success with these and can upload the pictures if you want to see them. I have developed a better way to do more pins at one time however.
I was thinking of redesigning the cathode (negative lead) to fit over the center of the strainer, like a reverse mushroom, but I dropped the whole project plans for easier more direct solutions.
I have many custom cathode and anode ideas which I will share as I get time.
Feel free to upload your results, maybe yours will work out better than mine did.
Steve