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Posted: 6/13/2024 12:18:16 AM EDT
Just got into wet tumbling. Heard all the
positives, found a Thumlers locally. They are also in the same town, so new belts baby. Question: brass is coming out factory fresh. What is the best way to dry in oven without baking them? Meaning discolored. Temp and times so they look shiny still? Thanks. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 12:26:10 AM EDT
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I dry in the oven at 225. Enough to turn water into vapor but not nearly hot enough to hurt the brass.
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SD, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 12:34:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: fgshoot]
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Whatever the lowest temp is works fine. I think mine is 170F. I normally just stick them in the sun.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 12:39:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: azmp5]
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Since its now summer time here in Phoenix, I'll put them outside in the sun for an hour. During the winter, I'll throw them in a 200ish degree oven for maybe 20 mins
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OR, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 1:34:14 AM EDT
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My food dryer maxes out at 165 F. I just set the built in timer for an hour at max heat and come back later to nice hot dry brass.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 2:35:16 AM EDT
[Last Edit: savagemann]
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Before I got a brass dryer, I would set my oven to around 150*
Be sure to completely preheat it first. Dry fir about 1 hour. Maybe a hair longer. |
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USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 6:39:14 AM EDT
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I put my brass in the oven at 200 degrees for 5-10 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the brass in the oven for another hour. Your brass will be dry and shiny.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 6:47:09 AM EDT
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I bought a used food dehydrator with multiple layers for $10. Works just fine for all types of brass and I don't have to mess with the misses' s oven. I use a Stainless Tumbling Media system which I guess will last several lifetimes. stainlesstumblingmedia.com
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FL, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:06:33 AM EDT
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Like others, i migrated to a food dehydrator.
Max temp is like 160. The air movement makes it fast. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 8:37:25 AM EDT
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Hair dryer.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:01:26 AM EDT
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200f for an hour. If they are primmed 2 hours. Just don't forget they are in the oven and let your old lady preheat the oven to 400f.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:02:33 AM EDT
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I set the oven to 150, let the brass sit in it for 30 mins and it's always dry.
You're just drying it not trying to anneal it. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:27:20 AM EDT
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I generally lay them out in the sun for a few hours. Give them a good shake to get out most of the water and spread out. I usually roll them over a few times during the day.
I also try to clean them a few days before I will load them. After sun drying, I stand them upside down in a tray just to make sure everything has drained out. |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:35:26 AM EDT
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I like to get them rinsed well, tumble or shake in a sieve to shed excess water, then go straight to annealing. The heat from annealing seems to dry them out just fine.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 1:13:26 PM EDT
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In AZ, all I do is put them on a towel in the sun for an hour. Some days they may melt.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 1:18:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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Best is air dry overnight on a backing sheet.
 Or if's it sunny, outside in the sun. I have never used an oven I cook in to dry brass. I did buy a dehydrator to dry cases, but never use it. But it does work well.  BTW, welcome to the bling club. 
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Posted: 6/13/2024 1:19:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Crash1433]
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I do the bowling ball tumble on a towel and lay them in front of a fan overnight. I've never been in such a rush to reload that I've needed the brass enough to put it in an over or a dehydrator.
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USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 3:08:37 PM EDT
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Bowling ball polish routine then dump on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels. Put brass/sheet in the oven and turn on, usually in the 225 neighborhood. Turn oven off when it gets to temp. Take brass out later once it cools off. Primers or not.
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MA, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:45:27 PM EDT
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155 in a food dehydrator for 1 hour. As long as I shake the water off before hand, it's fine.
Now I just lay them on a towel in a room. It may take a day or two, but they are the same and I didn't have to use any energy :) |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:54:23 PM EDT
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Put a terry cloth towel over a baking sheet. Dump brass evenly on towel. Turn on box fan. Give at least over night.
When I tried the oven, it turned the brass into more like an amber color. The box fan kept the cases in that bright bling bling brassy blonde color. |
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USA
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Posted: 6/13/2024 9:35:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3: Best is air dry overnight on a backing sheet. https://i.imgur.com/aKFqEDyl.jpg Or if's it sunny, outside in the sun. I have never used an oven I cook in to dry brass. I did buy a dehydrator to dry cases, but never use it. But it does work well. https://i.imgur.com/r0udwtXl.jpg BTW, welcome to the bling club. Where are you getting sun in WA these days? Thanks for all replies. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 11:37:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Stump70: Where are you getting sun in WA these days? Thanks for all replies. Rain coming this weekend, that's ok I'm going to the funshow anyway. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/19/2024 11:16:27 PM EDT
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I’ve tossed brass on a towel and get a hair drier. Gets them warm do this a few times.
Or I now use a heat gun for a minute or so on towel then being into backyard and let the az sun finish them up. |
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Posted: 6/22/2024 10:36:40 PM EDT
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I'm using the outdoor oven to dry mine, quick toweling and then brass sits out in the sun.
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USA
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Posted: 6/22/2024 10:44:53 PM EDT
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I run a dehumidifier in my reloading area. I put the brass near the intake and whenever I finally get aroujd to it, its dry.
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Posted: 6/23/2024 11:06:38 AM EDT
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I typically spread them out on a towel and give it a couple days.
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USA
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:40:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Tao]
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Totally worth getting a tray style dehydrator from a thrift store.
I think mine on low is 150-ish. But air flow is equally important as temp. In some ways you're just as well off putting them on a grate with a fan blowing, or outside in the breeze on a sunny day. |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 6/24/2024 12:41:16 PM EDT
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If Im in a hurry? Baking sheet, oven, 200 degrees for 15 minutes. Bone dry.
If I dont care or I have a few thousand pieces drying? Racks with towels in them and point a fan at them over night. You can use a dehydrator? But why? They are slow and have limited capacity. And its another thing you have to store. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 6/26/2024 2:39:54 PM EDT
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I usually tumble mine in one of two Thumler's using dry media then run them through a separator and air blast the lot before moving them to the reloading queue. Anything to be gained by wet tumbling?
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WI, USA
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Posted: 6/27/2024 11:58:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AnalogKid: I usually tumble mine in one of two Thumler's using dry media then run them through a separator and air blast the lot before moving them to the reloading queue. Anything to be gained by wet tumbling? Not really, and I wet tumble. Dry tumbling works fine, it just takes a little longer and its dustier. Unless youre running it for really extended periods of time, it will never be as shiney as SSTL wet tumbling. Wet tumbling does need dry time, but is shorter in overall time to clean. I only run my bolt gun brass for 30 minutes, and my AR brass only goes an hour. Really crusty range pickups might run for 2-3 hours. But they do come out spotless. Pick your poison, there isnt really a "best" way, its just what you prefer. |
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Posted: 6/28/2024 12:03:14 AM EDT
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180 for 30 minutes in an old air fryer. After an hour in the shaker and a rinse.
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Posted: 6/28/2024 5:54:23 PM EDT
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I leave the primers in before wet tumbling, run the oven at 230 degrees (checked via IR temp reading laser). I go 2 hours and stir them once in a while. If you try to go shorter you could end up with water in some of the primer pockets, leading to corrosion and issues. 2 hrs always works, 1 hour doesn’t…
Primers out only needs about half an hour at most. |
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