how do i insure my cartarges are DRY after sonic cleaning?

[amlevin]

annealing them seems to dry them out pretty quickly.

+1 on this.

Since I have to anneal anyway, I just do so while the next batch is sitting in the "humming sauce".

 

[jrm850]

Cookie sheet, 225 convection. They seem dry after about 20 minutes. I tumble them after that in crushed walnut with a little bit of nufinish car wax. The tumble insures they are dry, but the real reason I do it is to get a little lube in those necks.

 

[Hunterjim]

Thank You All.

 

[Brians356]

Im new to reloading. I have used my sonic cleaner , and now am wondering how do you insure they are dry before starting the next step.

Are you pondering cleaning them and loading them in the same afternoon or something? Upend each one for a few seconds to pour out 99.9% of the water, and lay them out in the open overnight. What moisture remains will evaporate in a few hours, unless you live in a sauna.

 

[amlevin]

What moisture remains will evaporate in a few hours, unless you live in a sauna.

Or in the Pacific Northwest where the humidity this AM is 96%.

 

[Brians356]

What moisture remains will evaporate in a few hours, unless you live in a sauna.

Or in the Pacific Northwest where the humidity this AM is 96%.

I'll wager a day's pay (admittedly not much) the RH is not 96% inside your abode, in fact I'll wager it's less than 60%. Typical home is between 30% and 50%, ideal is 40% to 45%. I actually monitor RH in my home because I have quite a few vintage guitars. Much more likely than high RH indoors is low RH from the drying effect of winter heating.

 

[21shooter]

Re: how do i insure my cartridges are DRY after sonic cleaning?

I have a reloading tray with 0.2 inch holes drilled in each position. I leave the brass in the tray in the airing cupboard for 36 hours.

Regards

JCS

Hi, I use the plastic trays that are in the 100ct mtm boxes.
(pull the trays out of the box)Place the cases neck down.
I set the convection oven at 100deg F About 2hrs
I use ss pins but drying is the same process.
Somthing like the above pik.
Thanks, John

 

[Brians356]

Re: how do i insure my cartridges are DRY after sonic cleaning?

I set the convection oven at 100deg F About 2hrs

Or just leave them at room temperature overnight. Why waste power?

 

[MrMajestic]

My last rinse with Distilled water I run hot. When I take them out I shake them in a towel. They are pretty dry then and when I anneal next it certainly removes and moisture remaining.

 

[CJ6]

rinse them off with water then put them out on towel and use a hair dryer.

Another variation on this is to use the old "hood" style hair dryers with a mesh bag (I do). A Boot dryer can be modified also.

 

[amlevin]

What moisture remains will evaporate in a few hours, unless you live in a sauna.

Or in the Pacific Northwest where the humidity this AM is 96%.

I'll wager a day's pay (admittedly not much) the RH is not 96% inside your abode, in fact I'll wager it's less than 60%. Typical home is between 30% and 50%, ideal is 40% to 45%. I actually monitor RH in my home because I have quite a few vintage guitars. Much more likely than high RH indoors is low RH from the drying effect of winter heating.

Apparently we don't heat our house like others. A bath towel used after an a late AM shower is still slightly damp the next AM at "regular shower time". Cases just left to dry overnight aren't dry the next day without extra work.

Unlike most areas where winter heating drys out the air we don't have to use humidifiers here to keep the house comfortable.

 

[nhm16]

I wet clean with stainless steel pins. After rinsing the cases I pluck the cases out of the water, shake them out and put the on a owel. That gets off most of the water.

For those of you living in the South, putting the cases in a wire colander on top of your AC unit from Spring to Fall will quickly render them bone dry.

At other times, I stick my cases in a convection oven at 150 degrees for about an hour.

Or, like others mention, they go straight to annealing.

 

[amlevin]

Has anyone mentioned food dehydrators yet?

They tend to be "faddish" and I'd bet that more than one or two have made their way to Goodwill.

Even brand new some aren't much more expensive than a good hair dryer.

 

[Brians356]

What moisture remains will evaporate in a few hours, unless you live in a sauna.

Or in the Pacific Northwest where the humidity this AM is 96%.

I'll wager a day's pay (admittedly not much) the RH is not 96% inside your abode, in fact I'll wager it's less than 60%. Typical home is between 30% and 50%, ideal is 40% to 45%. I actually monitor RH in my home because I have quite a few vintage guitars. Much more likely than high RH indoors is low RH from the drying effect of winter heating.

Apparently we don't heat our house like others. A bath towel used after an a late AM shower is still slightly damp the next AM at "regular shower time". Cases just left to dry overnight aren't dry the next day without extra work.

Unlike most areas where winter heating drys out the air we don't have to use humidifiers here to keep the house comfortable.

But my indoor air isn't particularly dry. I never heat indoors above 65 degrees, and at night and all day (during the week) the heat is set to 57. And the outdoor temperatures here in winter rarely get below 20 degrees. (It's the differential between indoor and outdoor temperature that matters for indoor drying effect, which is why the truly cold regions have the dry indoors problems.)

Furthermore, my RH gauge indicates ~50% RH in my home - not dry by any standard I am aware of. Yet my wet towel dries overnight when hung on a towel rack, folded (doubled) over itself only once.

But having said all that, if standing the cases neck down overnight doesn't dry them for you I certainly cannot question that, it just seems counterintuitive to me.

 

[bill123]

Not a guarantee but i use an air compressor to blow out both flash hole and neck ends. It really speeds up the drying.

 

[ericbc7]

Food dehydrator is perfect for drying cases and bullets, that said it is important to get the cases clean before drying. it is terribly important to get bullets clean if you intend to coat them with moly or other coatings. Use dishwashing liquid to remove lube but rinse well at least 4 times, especially if bullets are hollow points. dish soap in the coating process will make a mess and I know from experience.

 

[Coolhand]

I use a really nifty thing, 3 actually, one is called a loading block the 2nd is a window sill and the other is called the Sun ! :-[

Sorry guys couldn't resist it !! ;D

Mike.