Drying brass

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You got more patience than I do! @jtallen83

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nothing like sun ripened brass

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I put it in a sock dryer bag and whirl it around for 2 or 3 minutes then I stick it in my brass dryer and tumble dry it.

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Ever tried putting it in a oven @Sarge4206th

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too slow :stuck_out_tongue:

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Shoot, I get out the oxy-acetylene torch and “Flame on dude!”

Juliet Kilo :grin:

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Never tried ultrasonic, but tons of it wet tumbling with media. After separating the wet media, toss the wet brass back into dry corncob and run it for a few hours. Does the best job of drying and polishing. First time I did it I knew it was going to be the worst mess I’d ever seen, but surprisingly, it isn’t. Does a fantastic job.

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My new electric range has a warm function runs about 160 degree F. I have my own cookie sheet, wife demanded it, Let it go for 30 mins and shut it off and let it cool down works great

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Hello, @LtDan. Welcome to the forum! I see that you joined yesterday. Please post an introduction and say hello to everyone. Click on the image below.

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I also use the oven. You can go hotter than 180°, hot enough to boil the water off. Just don’t go hot enough to anneal the brass.

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Bent up a 1/4" screen about he size of a box fan, laying flat on the fan almost 4 sq ft of area dries 2-3 hrs works good.

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I’m lazy and used to shoot way too much to do much of this.
I just clean brass with some household stuff, like vinegar and maybe some small amount of brass cleaner.
Then just put it in the oven at a about 100 degrees or so.
Not enough to discolor the brass, though, as that might weaken it.
Done and finished.
See how simple life can be?

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Or use a cement mixer like Jerry Miculek.

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lol, sounds right

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Ever try not cleaning it at all? :wink:

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Hard on the dies my friend.

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greetings… do i introduce here? any way this is the drying table i use for brass. it is perforated shelves and i run a fan on it after a wet tumble. interesting idea to put them from a wet tumble right into the walnut. i use a 65lb rock tumbler and a tread mill i cut up for the tumbler. it holds about 1k of 223 or blkout

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No, you show off brass here

Introduction area is here

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sorry newbie here.i am not sure how to start a post in the introductions topic.

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No problem we get that, check this out, it will help

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