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Drying Rack/Loading Block
I just started using the wet tumbling system that so many are in favor of. I made my own and it works very well.
The drying issue of the brass I was having were the cases drying, sometimes not very fast, some still had a trace of water in brass or the pocket and some had water marks. I started using the dryer and that really helped a lot. Put the shoe rack in and I set my brass in a single layer in a stainless basket. However, some still had a trace of moisture after a long high heat drying cycle. So I decided to make a drying rack for the brass to go neck down into. I tried out my drying rack today and it works great in the dryer. It may work well outside right now since in the Houston area we are having 103*F plus temperatures. Ten minutes on high heat and they're dry inside and out. I think I can reduce the drying time even shorter. This particular rack will hold 136 pieces of 223, 221 FB, 20 Vartarg, etc. The top and bottom plate is 1/8" aluminum. I taped both plates together and drew my pattern on the tape. I used a small drill to drill all the pilot holes. Separating the plates, I continued to use my drill press for all the holes. By drilling all the pilot holes, everything lined up perfectly. The datum line rests on a hole on the bottom plate and the neck sticks through. I'll be placing some rubber feet on it tomorrow so it does not scare anything. I can invert the case and the mouth will stand straight up and it can then be used as a loading block. I will probably make a much smaller version and use it for a loading block. |
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Nice, but that seems to be a lot of work to accomplish what can be done by simply towel drying your brass, then put it in a pan in the oven at around 215 degrees for about 15 minutes, maybe a little longer if I want to load it as soon as it cools down.
It all comes down to "whatever makes ya smile!" |
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I used to get a fair amount of water spots so I switched to distilled water in my tumbler as well as to rinse with, I don't get the water spots like I used to since I switched to using distilled water.
jimreed1948, is that a Little Crow case trimmer I see in the background?? |
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Little Crow Case Trimmer. Follow this link; Accurate Shooter Forum. My comment is the first one and further down the page I posted a photo of what it was doing to my brass. Some people really like it. It's not for me. Last edited by jimreed1948; 08-14-2019 at 02:34 PM. |
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Cheap food dehydrator works wonders
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Many ways to do this cheaper, if you want. But, if I had the tools and equipment as Jim does, I would enjoy working and building equipment and stuff as he did with this item.
I guess it is all in what and how we like or enjoy doing things. I will never fault the person that has and does this type of workmanship and has the talent to do so. Bill K |
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I used to do the stainless tumbling thing.
Switched to rice and I'll never do stainless again. |
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Rice? Please elaborate!
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