Max Temperature for Drying Brass

[chkunz]

What is the maximum oven temperature for drying brass?

 

[762willdo]

Water turns to steam at 212 degrees

 

[LHSmith]

What is the maximum oven temperature for drying brass?

Check the article in the Daily Bulletin on this very subject. dated 23 Feb. 2023.

 

[chkunz]

Check the article in the Daily Bulletin on this very subject. dated 23 Feb. 2023.

Thanks, I found the article. It says 450 is max so it sounds like a warm oven is ok and even a hot one would not exceed 450.

 

[LHSmith]

Thanks, I found the article. It says 450 is max so it sounds like a warm oven is ok and even a hot one would not exceed 450.

Like it say's just don't rely on the oven set temp. and keep distance from the elements.

 

[robert8904]

I bake them at 350 for 7-8 minutes, works great. Just be careful to not touch anything hot. Picking up a few hundred pieces of spilled brass taught me that.

 

[GLShooter]

Just be sure dedicate a specific brass dying pan only. You don't want to bake cookies on that later.

 

[drop_point]

I'll throw them in at 175. They come out completely dry after about 20 minutes. I let them cool in the oven with the door open. I'm not sure if my oven temp is accurate or not, but after a little experimentation much higher in temp turned the brass a different color and left water spots--not a big deal; not any evidence of brass properties changing, but no reason to get them hotter than they need to be.

 

[JimSC]

I go 230 F for 20 min on the top rack

 

[762willdo]

220 for 1/2 hour

 

[Charlie-NY]

I place them outside in the direct sun and go mow the lawn. When I'm done, so are the cases. :>)

 

[rockhound78]

I use a food dehydrator

 

[Liven The Dream]

I picked 275 for 10-15 Minutes?
Why no idea sounded good ?

Wife still thinks I maybe Nuts ?

I do roll them on an old Beach Towel First !
It was the Wife’s.

 

[chkunz]

Thanks for all the replies.
I was looking for the max temperature for drying that would not hurt the brass. It sounds like you can not hurt the brass with the kitchen oven or toaster oven on max temperature but it may become discolored.
Also there is no need to go that high warm ~200 is good enough but if you make a mistake there is no problem with the brass.

 

[3Phantoms]

I use a food dehydrator

Ditto.

 

[Webster]

What is the maximum oven temperature for drying brass?

You don't need a max. I used to put them in the oven at 200F for a couple hours turn the oven off a let cool over nite. I found that 190F the cases are brighter. You don't need to boil water to evaporate it. It may be difficult to set some ovens to a low temp?

 

[MikeRu]

I'm always tired when they come out of the bath so i flick twice and let them air dry for few days.

 

[5spd]

Set oven at 170* for 25 to 30 min, always come out perfectly dry.

 

[Ray123]

I don't bake brass...hot water rinse... the wet tumbled brass .. dry in old bath towels, then put in paper towels & brass in carbord box layered ...finish dry buy gas forced air heat vent...store in big cardboard box, all shiny and ready to load.
I do them in large batches 8 to10 thousand 9mm and 380, thousands of 308, and 5.56. So I always have clean brass ready to load...drying time is no big deal...just rotate in the next 1000 pcs of clean brass, & tumble the recently fired brass...no need to bake, when you keep clean brass on hand ready to go...

 

[G Liles]

Why would the brass be wet?