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I take the entire media separator full of brass (after getting all the media out of the brass and separator) and leave it outside on top of my ac unit on the side of the house. It works really fast in the summertime not so great in the winter but i don't do a whole lot of shooting in nov or dec. It is hot enough to run the ac here in Jan it just takes a little longer to dry the brass.
I take the entire media separator full of brass (after getting all the media out of the brass and separator) and leave it outside on top of my ac unit on the side of the house. It works really fast in the summertime not so great in the winter but i don't do a whole lot of shooting in nov or dec. It is hot enough to run the ac here in Jan it just takes a little longer to dry the brass.
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Lay it out in the sun in the summer,put it over the heating duct's this time of year.
Lay it out in the sun in the summer,put it over the heating duct's this time of year.
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Towel dry the brass and then use a hairdryer on them for a minute or so, then I leave them in a plastic container in the water heater cupboard for a day or so. If I'm in a rush I'll stand the cases on end and blow hot air down the necks and primer holes.
Keep meaning to build a drying box, will get around to it one day.
Towel dry the brass and then use a hairdryer on them for a minute or so, then I leave them in a plastic container in the water heater cupboard for a day or so. If I'm in a rush I'll stand the cases on end and blow hot air down the necks and primer holes.
Keep meaning to build a drying box, will get around to it one day.
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spin in a media separator then in the Summer time I dry it on a big beach towel in the sun, winter time i leave it lay on the floor until it dries. If your In a hurry a cookie sheet in the oven on low works be careful here just a little heat goes a long ways and getting it too hot your liable to ruin the whole bunch of it. I figure 100 degrees is good. Put a thermometer in there and monitor closely.
spin in a media separator then in the Summer time I dry it on a big beach towel in the sun, winter time i leave it lay on the floor until it dries. If your In a hurry a cookie sheet in the oven on low works be careful here just a little heat goes a long ways and getting it too hot your liable to ruin the whole bunch of it. I figure 100 degrees is good. Put a thermometer in there and monitor closely.
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If your in a real hurry put them into a container and cover them with 99% isopropanol.stir them with your had them fish them out.
Shake off the excess and put them on a towel.Pour the alcohol back into it's container.By then most of the alcohol would have evapourated.
If your in a real hurry put them into a container and cover them with 99% isopropanol.stir them with your had them fish them out.
Shake off the excess and put them on a towel.Pour the alcohol back into it's container.By then most of the alcohol would have evapourated.
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Place a towel on top of a shoe rack for your clothes dryer. 20-30 minutes you are done with no moisture surprises
Place a towel on top of a shoe rack for your clothes dryer. 20-30 minutes you are done with no moisture surprises
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I lay mine out on a towel that is on my dinner table beneath my ceiling fan for 24 hours.
It takes longer than I'de like. I'm going to use my air compressor to blow them off next time.
I lay mine out on a towel that is on my dinner table beneath my ceiling fan for 24 hours.
It takes longer than I'de like. I'm going to use my air compressor to blow them off next time.
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Here is my surefire, no tarnish, no water spots technique:
- take a large bowl and fill it three quarts of the way with piping hot tap water.
- add a shakeof Lemishine and a squirt of Lemishine rinse to the water.
(This bowl is your collection bowl.)
- Take tumbler and flush with hot water 4 times.
- Take brass, purge SS media under water.
- Place SS media free brass in rinse bowl.
- When all brass is out of tumbler, take rinse bowl and empty it into a colander.
- Empty colander back into bowl. (Repeat 4 times)
- Take a dry bath towel and lay it out flat.
- Pour brass onto towel.
- Fold towel so that brass is enclosed in a tube.
- Gently shift brass back and forth from one end of the "towel tube" to the other.
- Break out a fresh dry towel and repeat.
- Empty towel out into a container and allow 24 hours to completely dry or empty into a mesh bag and place on top of heat vent / AC heat exchanger outside.
Following these instructions will result in perfect brass EVERY time...
Here is my surefire, no tarnish, no water spots technique:
- take a large bowl and fill it three quarts of the way with piping hot tap water.
- add a shakeof Lemishine and a squirt of Lemishine rinse to the water.
(This bowl is your collection bowl.)
- Take tumbler and flush with hot water 4 times.
- Take brass, purge SS media under water.
- Place SS media free brass in rinse bowl.
- When all brass is out of tumbler, take rinse bowl and empty it into a colander.
- Empty colander back into bowl. (Repeat 4 times)
- Take a dry bath towel and lay it out flat.
- Pour brass onto towel.
- Fold towel so that brass is enclosed in a tube.
- Gently shift brass back and forth from one end of the "towel tube" to the other.
- Break out a fresh dry towel and repeat.
- Empty towel out into a container and allow 24 hours to completely dry or empty into a mesh bag and place on top of heat vent / AC heat exchanger outside.
Following these instructions will result in perfect brass EVERY time...
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I fill the media separator with piping hot water and spin the SS media out of it. I let it sit for a couple of minutes and then empty the water out of it. I cut up 3 pieces of paper towel into 5x4 (5 columns on the long side) and then throw them into the tumbler. After about 30 seconds of slow tumbling I remove that paper towel and then do the same but with just 1 piece of paper towel (5x4 pieces).
The heat from the hot water in the brass seems to help the drying process. I sometimes get tiny amounts of water left, so I leave them to air overnight.
I fill the media separator with piping hot water and spin the SS media out of it. I let it sit for a couple of minutes and then empty the water out of it. I cut up 3 pieces of paper towel into 5x4 (5 columns on the long side) and then throw them into the tumbler. After about 30 seconds of slow tumbling I remove that paper towel and then do the same but with just 1 piece of paper towel (5x4 pieces).
The heat from the hot water in the brass seems to help the drying process. I sometimes get tiny amounts of water left, so I leave them to air overnight.
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I got an old french fry "Fry Daddy" that came with a wire dipping basket.
I put about 3 quarts of denatured alcohol in there, and thats where it stays. After I separate the pins from the brass, I just dump the brass in the wire basket, 2 second dip in the alcohol, then dump on a towel. If you wanna be seriously thorough you can shoot em with a hair dryer for about 20 seconds, but they are bone dry really quick, no spots
I got an old french fry "Fry Daddy" that came with a wire dipping basket.
I put about 3 quarts of denatured alcohol in there, and thats where it stays. After I separate the pins from the brass, I just dump the brass in the wire basket, 2 second dip in the alcohol, then dump on a towel. If you wanna be seriously thorough you can shoot em with a hair dryer for about 20 seconds, but they are bone dry really quick, no spots
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I use the 70% alcohol, cause it is cheap and that is what my wife buys, then a few minutes on the shoe rack in the dryer. Got a convection oven the other day and it works really well on real low heat only. In the summer, the sun will take the alcohol off in about five minutes.
I use the 70% alcohol, cause it is cheap and that is what my wife buys, then a few minutes on the shoe rack in the dryer. Got a convection oven the other day and it works really well on real low heat only. In the summer, the sun will take the alcohol off in about five minutes.
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Out of the tumbling drum, into the rotary media seperator.
Out of the separator, onto a towel.
Gather the ends of the towel and tip it from end to end so that brass tumbles down along length of towel - do this 10-15 times.
Out of the towel and into the drying box. Bone dry in 45 minutes or less.
The drying box has a 100 Watt lightbulb (get em while you can!) in the bottom, intake holes in the bottom and an exhaust fan to blow the hot humid air out the top.
Out of the tumbling drum, into the rotary media seperator.
Out of the separator, onto a towel.
Gather the ends of the towel and tip it from end to end so that brass tumbles down along length of towel - do this 10-15 times.
Out of the towel and into the drying box. Bone dry in 45 minutes or less.
The drying box has a 100 Watt lightbulb (get em while you can!) in the bottom, intake holes in the bottom and an exhaust fan to blow the hot humid air out the top.
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I found out the best way to dry the brass is to throw it in a bucket of Alcohol/methanol then just pull them out and lay on a towel pat them off and let them air dry for about a half hour.
I found out the best way to dry the brass is to throw it in a bucket of Alcohol/methanol then just pull them out and lay on a towel pat them off and let them air dry for about a half hour.
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Just put it in a vibrating tumbler after shaking most of the water off and run in corncob for about 30 min to an hour. Perfectly dry and makes it even shinier.
Just put it in a vibrating tumbler after shaking most of the water off and run in corncob for about 30 min to an hour. Perfectly dry and makes it even shinier.
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