Brass Drying question

[Squ1dward]

During the summer I have a table I dry my brass on and it works fine with the heat here in CA. However, during the fall and winter months, it doesnt work so well and a fan still leaves water inside some of the brass.

I was looking at the Frankford Arsenal Dryer

https://www.amazon.com/Frankford-Arsenal-Platinum-Brass-Reloading/dp/B00RPABBG0/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=brass+cases&qid=1606527664&sr=8-5

Or the Lyman Dryer

https://www.amazon.com/Lyman-Products-Cyclone-Brass-Dryer/dp/B07951XZ5R/ref=sr_1_15?dchild=1&keywords=brass+cases&qid=1606527664&sr=8-15

I know many people put them in the oven, not an option. Toaster oven, not an option. Clothes dryer, not an option. Do you guys have any useful suggestions? The larger the dryer, the better.

Thanks in advance.

[croue]

[bhilliker@comcast.net]

if I am not in a hurry I put them on the floor in front of my Kerosene home heater for a couple of days. If I am in a hurry I put them in large foil pans--like for a turkey and put them in the oven for about 6-7 minutes. That's all it takes.

[ysr_racer]

Is this one of those easy 23-step brass cleaning processes?

[skipjack28]

Garage sale food dehydrator

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[Michael in California]

Garage sale toaster oven. That is what I use. Also useful for powder coating things.

[hermosabeach]

I just checked the weather - San Jose 38% humidity.


You probably have a fan. I would not waste the time and space on a dryer

You could always build some expanded metal shelves for more air flow.

I would set brass on micro fiber towels and run the fan overnight.


Microfiber wicks away moisture and the fan will speed evaporation and dry the microfiber.

[JackEllis]

You might think about putting them in trays and then setting the trays in front of a window that gets good sun if that's possible. For bottleneck cases, it helps to decap them first but you probably do that already.

I set my brass outside in the sun in summer. In winter, I set them in trays on the floor of my workshop. Indoor humidity up here ranges from the mid 20s in winter to the mid 30s in summer.

['ol shooter]

Paper towel lined cookie trays in the oven at the lowest setting, mine is 170F.
If you roll the brass back and forth several times in a fluffy shower towel before baking they are usually dry after an hour.

[mrkubota]

I just drain them well, then put them into a mortar mixer filled with corn cob media for an hour .

[croue]

[the86d]

I just use a vibratory, w/ "moistened" cob with Brasso and a solvent, & some strips of dryer sheets, or small strips/squares of an old shirt for any dust, if I let it go to long and it dries...

Nice dull finish...

[xfer42]

I use a Ronco dehydrator. Kinda pricey these days at $39.99

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ronco-5-Tray-White-Dehydrator-FD1005WHGEN/314872933

Same price on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Ronco-Dehydrator-Preserver-Vegetables-Classic/dp/B08JQNV1BG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1V3EGL2PFVMYR&dchild=1&keywords=ronco+dehydrator&qid=1606538459&sprefix=ronco+de%2Caps%2C228&sr=8-3

[kcheung2]

Actually the fine dust acts like a dry lube, kinda like graphite. Wet tumbling leaves brass too clean such that it's susceptible to galling the die interior if not properly lubed.

[five.five-six]

if I am not in a hurry I put them on the floor in front of my Kerosene home heater for a couple of days. If I am in a hurry I put them in large foil pans--like for a turkey and put them in the oven for about 6-7 minutes. That's all it takes.

Yup!

Cookie sheet, just till they are warm. That's all it takes.