drying bulk brass post Stainless Tumble the easy way.

[watchingtrace]

ive tried alot of different ways to streamline my reloading process. drying the brass in the oven is the hands down best way by far. 175 deg. i run em for 2-3 hrs just to be lock stock sure they are bone dry. i leave a spatula in the door so it stays barely cracked to let any humidity escape. i can fit 700 6.5x55 swede cases on the tray i have and the oven would easily hold 3 trays [wish i had 3 trays worth (: ]

 

[edzackley]

I will have to try that... wonder how it will work in a convection oven...

 

[YOTESHOOTER]

Make sure the pan you use is about 1.5" deep if any falls over the side it will not do the oven heat element any good and
mamma ain't gonna be happy at all. That's the reason we only use stainless steel w/o water, or #8 corn cobb or bigger
in our Dillon tumbler...

just a suggestion to think on, each to their own process....

 

[watchingtrace]

i do need a bigger/deeper pan (; thats the biggest one i could find. i'd really like to have 2 this size with higher sides. this ones usually fine but i was workin a larger lot for some new barrels.

 

[Dougs94]

we only use stainless steel w/o water

Tell me more, this sounds interesting.

 

[fathersam]

ive tried alot of different ways to streamline my reloading process. drying the brass in the oven is the hands down best way by far. 175 deg. i run em for 2-3 hrs just to be lock stock sure they are bone dry. i leave a spatula in the door so it stays barely cracked to let any humidity escape. i can fit 700 6.5x55 swede cases on the tray i have and the oven would easily hold 3 trays [wish i had 3 trays worth (: ]

hands down or up this is the the only way i dry my brass.

 

[richs]

Would a toaster/oven do the same thing? I have one that we aren't using.

 

[noylj]

I consider air drying on a towel to be the easiest, but then I don't need the cases immediately for reloading.
I think every wife would vote that you get your own "toaster oven" immediately and stay out of the kitchen!

 

[biker_bill]

Yes I've used the oven on 225 and a cookie sheet for years for the .223's. Takes about 20 minutes.

 

[Bayou]

After SS tumbling, I use the "dry spin" method - after separating the pins in a rotary media separator, I leave the wet brass in the squirrel cage and throw in a dry towel. Then agitate the brass vigorously for 30 second or so. Repeat with a second dry towel.

This removes 99.9% of all moisture from the brasses. Simply leaving the brasses exposed to open air for 15 minutes completes the drying process.

No need for any ovens, dryers, blowers, etc - ever.....

Happy Tumbling -


Bayou