Warming Things Up

[1K Luver]

Those of us who use wet brass cleaning methods are faced with the challenge of making sure the cases are dry before doing all the other things that are necessary for reloading. If your wife is like mine she'll tolerate using her kitchen oven to do the job but she's not real happy about it.
So why not get an oven of your own? Flea markets, yard sales and garage sales, second hand stores and other sources (think Goodwill) often have old toaster ovens available for five or ten bucks. Find a small one, put it in the garage or shop where it's out of the way until you need it and you have your own private brass drying oven. The wife can use hers to bake you some cookies while you're drying your brass.

 

[J F Johannes]

Those of us who use wet brass cleaning methods are faced with the challenge of making sure the cases are dry before doing all the other things that are necessary for reloading. If your wife is like mine she'll tolerate using her kitchen oven to do the job but she's not real happy about it.
So why not get an oven of your own? Flea markets, yard sales and garage sales, second hand stores and other sources (think Goodwill) often have old toaster ovens available for five or ten bucks. Find a small one, put it in the garage or shop where it's out of the way until you need it and you have your own private brass drying oven. The wife can use hers to bake you some cookies while you're drying your brass.

I just throw mine in a tumbler with untreated corn cob for an hour and its done. We all know corn cob media is dryer than a popcorn fart, than just run the tumbler empty with top off for awhile and it's ready to dry some more. And you don't have to worry about missed pins either. Jim

 

[morpheus]

I use this. You can fit a ton of brass in it and can adjust the temp, put it on a timer, etc.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/304424/frankford-arsenal-platinum-series-brass-dryer

 

[357Mag]

1K -

Howdy !

After cleaning cases w/ a process the requires a final water rinse, I place the cases on a window screen laid out horizontally; and dry by heating w/ a hair dryer. You can heat them from all sides, including from below.


With regards,
357Mag

 

[Rustytigwire]

Put wet brass in a bath towel like in a hammock.
Slide/ tumble em end to end a couple times.
Pour in looneyum pan, steel rectangle cake pan is good too.
Heat w blow dryer, straight down, bout an inch off bottom.
Stir brass with hot nozzle till its all too hot to hold for a while.
Water all gone.
(Sample shown is not cleaned brass, lazy this weekend)


Aye lads and if you think ye got yer brass dry just put it warm in a zip lok bag.
See the condensation in the corner big patch about inch n a half square?
I didnt get them quite dry with my blow dryer method it seems. Store open in that box in the house for now. Humidity here is waaay low. They will finish drying well enough couple days.
Merry Christmas!

 

[grovey]

I've done the oven thing in an attempt to speed up the process, and from my experience it makes the cases look worse than before I cleaned them. Rarely do I wet tumble anymore. I clean them as part of my prep. After sizing they are chucked in my cordless drill to deburr and ream and the neck gets about 2-3 seconds of 320 grit wet /dry, and the rest of the case gets 8-10 seconds of p800 polishing cloth. Takes a bit longer, but faster than wet tumbling and drying and my cases are clean and pretty.

 

[Ned Ludd]

Food dehydrator. Many decent ones are available for about $35 to $60. I have used one for years and it works very well.

 

[KMart]

The wife can use hers to bake you some cookies while you're drying your brass.

Better get your body armor on. You have unintentionally made yourself a target for some.

 

[rardoin]

I use this. You can fit a ton of brass in it and can adjust the temp, put it on a timer, etc.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/304424/frankford-arsenal-platinum-series-brass-dryer

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Same here

 

[Dusty Stevens]

 

[AJC]

Being cheap (thus inventive) I use the tailgate-towel method to dry mine.

1. On a sunny day, park pickup truck facing north.

2. Flop the tailgate down (Maine-speak for opening it).

3. Fold an old towel in half and lay it on the gate.

4. Spread wet brass around on the towel.

5. Go mow the lawn, do some painting, fix that leaky faucet, or just have a cold one (or two).

6. Gather up dry brass.

7. If you have another batch repeat Steps 4 through 6, but go easy on the hooch.

8. When finished, remove old towel, shut the gate.

9. Finito!

Chris Mitchell

Your not really living until you drive away with brass still sitting on the back of your truck. To make matters worse, i have left all types of other projects on the tail gate and driven away to get parts. Retracing your path to find the stuff that fell out is not any fun I now use a soda box and put it on my windshield. Seems to prevent some of my problems.

 

[nmkid]

I always structure my loading process to have brass drying the last step of the day. Fire up the compressor, blast a short shot of air through the primer pocket, place the case on loading table and continue next day. I don't think it's that big of a deal!

 

[rardoin]

Your not really living until you drive away with brass still sitting on the back of your truck. To make matters worse, i have left all types of other projects on the tail gate and driven away to get parts. Retracing your path to find the stuff that fell out is not any fun I now use a soda box and put it on my windshield. Seems to prevent some of my problems.

Thank God for the 'Find My Phone' app and heavy duty cell phone cases.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Thank God for the 'Find My Phone' app and heavy duty cell phone cases.

Ive often wondered how you can use a phone app to find your phone?

 

[PatMiles]

After sizing they are chucked in my cordless drill to deburr and ream and the neck gets about 2-3 seconds of 320 grit wet /dry, and the rest of the case gets 8-10 seconds of p800 polishing cloth. View attachment 1078490

Your resizing die will REALLY love you if you clean and polish the brass before resizing. No muck muck worn into the die and then into the brass.

 

[rardoin]

Ive often wondered how you can use a phone app to find your phone?

They scoffed at my perpetual motion device also!!!

I used another person's i-phone, logged into my i-cloud acct from the open 'find my phone' app. Both times it directed me to within a couple of feet of the phone...once in the middle of the residential street I just passed down and the other on the gravel shoulder of a highway. I was impressed to say the least....my wife?...not so much as it is a repetitive theme for me. I wish they had a 'don't forget your phone-dumb azz' app.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You can get a tile, put it on your keys and find them with your phone or push the button on the tile and find your phone even if its on silent

 

[shooterjon]

Yep. Been there - done that AJC, but not with brass. That's why I recommended, "go easy on the hooch."

Chris Mitchell

Those of us who use wet brass cleaning methods are faced with the challenge of making sure the cases are dry before doing all the other things that are necessary for reloading. If your wife is like mine she'll tolerate using her kitchen oven to do the job but she's not real happy about it.
So why not get an oven of your own? Flea markets, yard sales and garage sales, second hand stores and other sources (think Goodwill) often have old toaster ovens available for five or ten bucks. Find a small one, put it in the garage or shop where it's out of the way until you need it and you have your own private brass drying oven. The wife can use hers to bake you some cookies while you're drying your brass.

YU
Yep been there done that also,Hair Dry,Oven Dry,DehidratorBUT my latest Miracle dry process is Barrel Cool Air Dryer (http://barrelcool.com/ ) see attached site address.You May like it also.

 

[joshb]

You can get a tile, put it on your keys and find them with your phone or push the button on the tile and find your phone even if its on silent

I’ve reached a point in my life where I want to lose my phone!

 

[Doug Beach]

For those of you that use a towel, what color gives the best reduction in group size?