Case Drying

[dobedo]

The dawn broke and so did my 5-dollar garage sale toaster oven. Looked over at my pellet stove and the light went on.

 

[tominboise]

In the spring, summer and fall, I put them outside in the Sun. In the winter, I put them in front of the heater duct.

 

[Fine Figure of a Man]

I put mine in the microwave.

 

[Bobaloo22]

Good idea Sparky

 

[dobedo]

I put mine in the microwave.

Da wife would have a fit if I did that.

 

[KKJ13]

The dawn broke and so did my 5-dollar garage sale toaster oven. Looked over at my pellet stove and the light went on.
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That’s a nice pellet stove, Harmon brand? We use the top of ours all the time for drying or preheating something.

 

[King Medallion]

I use an old circular dehydrator my wife doesn't use anymore. 10-15 minutes at 130 degrees does the trick.

 

[DustyRusty]

I wonder how many wives have bought a bread maker and used it once.
Is there anything us guys can use them for?

 

[red rick]

I put mine in the oven when it is cold , or cloudy , or raining . I preheat the oven and let the temperature fall to 120 degrees and put them on a large sheet pan and bake them until the oven cools down to touch .

 

[AJC1]

I put mine in the oven when it is cold , or cloudy , or raining . I preheat the oven and let the temperature fall to 120 degrees and put them on a large sheet pan and bake them until the oven cools down to touch .

I set the oven to 220 and bake each group for 20 minutes. Being it's above boiling they can't have moisture at that temp. I normally have 3-5 loads so I sort the hot set as the next set is drying.

 

[jmorris]

I put mine in the microwave.

No video?

Microwave Aluminum Foil

Kirk Schnable and Vikram Sharma describe the effects when placing aluminum foil in the microwave

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[Mk-211]

I used the drying cycle on the dishwasher for 50 BMG. All those pins sticking up are great for holding cases.

I just make sure the wife isn't gonna be home for awhile.

 

[Anchorite]

I used the drying cycle on the dishwasher for 50 BMG. All those pins sticking up are great for holding cases.

I just make sure the wife isn't gonna be home for awhile.

Dude …. I did the same thing years ago. Dropped a load of brass in and ran a complete cycle. Brass was in mesh laundry bags. Hell, it works, but yes, make sure no one else is home at the time! I went outside and fired up the lawnmower to hide the noise.

 

[dobedo]

That’s a nice pellet stove, Harmon brand? We use the top of ours all the time for drying or preheating something.

Yup a Harmon with a remote T-stat fully automatic you set the temp and that is where it stays. It is fully digital with cleaning prompts and fill prompts with use calibration. The top only gets 140 degrees so it is perfect for drying cases.

 

[dobedo]

I used the drying cycle on the dishwasher for 50 BMG. All those pins sticking up are great for holding cases.

I just make sure the wife isn't gonna be home for awhile.

Well, I am the dishwasher OS is best. When we did have one it added 80 bucks per month on the electric bill. When I redid our kitchen, we elected for more storage.

 

[lightman]

In the Spring and Summer I put them outside in the Sun on an old baking tray. In the cooler months I just lay them on a folded towel on the loading bench. If they are bottleneck cases I will roll up the edge of the towel and lean them against it, case mouth down, and let the heat and air do its thing.

 

[bullseye308]

I picked up a cookie sheet at a yard sale for .50 and that is mine for reloading. It lives under the bench for whatever I may need it for. I sort range brass on it and Dry brass in the oven on it. 250 for 30 minutes works for me.

 

[HKGuns]

Don't get them wet and they don't need drying.

 

[dh1633pm]

Funny, I do the same in the winter with my pellet stove. Works great.

 

[dobedo]

Don't get them wet and they don't need drying.

I use an ultra-sonic cleaner dry is not an option. I found it cleans the brass and removes all the crud even in the primer pockets. Once dry I run them through the polisher shaker in lizard bedding which is super fine walnut shells. When don you cannot tell them from factory new.

 

[HKGuns]

I use an ultra-sonic cleaner dry is not an option. I found it cleans the brass and removes all the crud even in the primer pockets. Once dry I run them through the polisher shaker in lizard bedding which is super fine walnut shells. When don you cannot tell them from factory new.

My brass shoots the same after just tumbling with walnut and I don't need the hassle of wetting then drying them.

 

[PWC]

Only wet brass was range pickup that had mud, dirt, or sand that had been wet-caked inside. Orange "Homer" bucket with dish soap. Cover brass with water + 1", let it soak and come back a couple times during the day, agitate to bottom of the bucket with a stick. Dump water, clean rinse, agitate, dump water X 2.

Pour out on a dog towel (dries dogs after their bath). I used an old hair dryer on hi for 10 min and the cases are too hot to hold = dry. Walnut/corncob finished the process.

 

[Otto]

If I’m in a hurry I’ll use a blower, it takes less than 10 min. But normally, I just leave them alone. The mortar tubs are $7 at HD.

 

[doubleh]

I wonder how many wives have bought a bread maker and used it once.
Is there anything us guys can use them for?

Nothing that comes to mind although there is one in very good condition that has resided on a shelf in my storage building for a VERY long time. It did get used more than once but we quickly learned it is cheaper and much easier to just pick up a loaf at the store. I suppose I could use it to make long range targets as it would be unsliced. I can just imagine it now. A light 22-250 bullet and POOF, breadcrumbs.

 

[DustyRusty]

I think wives get that little house on the prairie syndrome occasionally.
Bread makers takes up less space than a loom. Count your blessings.