Brass Dry Time

[Win.308Stealth]

Just wondering how everybody else is drying their brass after sonic/steel media cleaning? And when do you know that its 100% dry? I used to fan dry, then switched over to drying in the oven on "warm". Buy now I'm thinking of just throwing the brass into a food dehydrator. Just wondering if anyone used this method?

 

[tbrice23]

Dump them in a large towel, fold the towel long ways, gather the towel ends like it was a tube and tumble the brass back and forth fast with both hands up and down. (Hard to explain in words)
Then fan dry the rest of the moisture out overnite.

I have heard of guys blowing compressed air through each one but that sounds like a lot of work if you're doing 2 or 3 hundred.

 

[PackersFanboy]

oven 20 mins 150 degrees

 

[MudRunner2005]

Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Brass Dryer

 

[Dr. Vette]

Dump them in a large towel, fold the towel long ways, gather the towel ends like it was a tube and tumble the brass back and forth fast with both hands up and down. (Hard to explain in words)
Then fan dry the rest of the moisture out overnite.

I have heard of guys blowing compressed air through each one but that sounds like a lot of work if you're doing 2 or 3 hundred.

I've used compressed air many times, but usually I'm doing size 270 Win or larger, and no more than 100. I'll still air dry them in front of a fan, though.

I've gotten a bit lazier about it, and now use a towel as you describe to shake & tumble them by hand. I then lay them out in front of the fan overnight, and by morning they're fine.

 

[rootie3]

Win308...

Sooo, what didn't you like about using the oven? It is so easy and efficient. By the time I have my ultrasonic cleaned up and taken back downstairs and my cleaning agents put away I have 10 more minutes until my brass is dry. You won't find anything near as cheap as a cookie sheet and it is the fastest way to dry your brass...
Larry

 

[Predator 22]

After I do a sonic clean or after sizing brass I dump it all in a large bowl and pour rubbing alcohol in it. Just enough to cover the brass, agitate for a minute by hand, pour the alcohol back into the original container and set in front of a small heater if it's winter or in the sun if it's summer. I will usually let them set for at least one hour to dry.

 

[Win.308Stealth]

Win308...

Sooo, what didn't you like about using the oven?
Larry

The wife bitching at me.

 

[Win.308Stealth]

Food dehydrator is my toy and in the garage, so went ahead and used it last night. Worked real nice. Might try the rubbing alcohol next time also.

 

[Dosh]

I've used towel/air dry, oven and compressed air. Easiest here is roll in a towel and an hour in the blazing 113 degrees outside.

 

[desertbull]

I use an old food dehydrator. works great.

 

[tbrice23]

Salad spinner ??? Lol

 

[bigedp51]

Below a cheap bastards convection oven, the brass dries very fast.

A hair drier and a five gallon bucket.

 

[Win.308Stealth]

These are all great ideas. I think I will use the food dehydrator for now, but who knows which of thee ideas I might use in the future. Thanks.