Lyman Cyclone Case Dryer: From Unboxing to Drying Cases
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Continuing where we left of with the Lyman Cyclone Wet Tumbler video, in this video I unbox, setup, and use the Lyman Cyclone Case Dryer. Now I have 308 cases that are both clean AND dry!
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Gavin, I have been wet tumbling for years now. LemiShine and Dawn are the key! Also, AFTER you have emptied your brass out of the drum and rinsed / sifted the pins out it helps if you tumble the brass a second time in a media separator. This "Spins" most of the water out of the inside of the cases making drying even faster!
Have you thought about dry tumbling after the wet tumble as a way to dry AND polish the brass? I've seen some people do this and add turtle wax or a some wax compound to the dry media when dry tumbling as it lubes the cases for the press AND it gives it a SHINE polish like new.
Another great video, Gavin. Keep doing what you're doing.
My wife bought me a thumbler tumbler in 1982 from Cabela's.
I only used corn media and polish additive for 35 years but I always had to clean my primer pockets and inside case necks.
I finally tried using the lemishine and Dawn and stainless steel pins. I am amazed at how much cleaner my brass is. Problem is, dumping the dirty water and separate the pins from the brass. I bought the Frankfurt magnet and the RCBS brass/media separator and my wife got me the Lyman cyclone dryer for Christmas. Problem solved. Now my brass looks better than new, clean inside and out and no water spots. Love it!!!
I use the media tumbler as well. I usually tumble with the spent primers in and use the little scraper tool to clean the primer pockets after I size that brass (maybe I should use a universal deprimer to decap the primers then tumble to clean the primer pockets?). but I didnt realize you need to clean the inside of the case necks (I guess they build up carbon and possible the media residue itself?). So my question what do you do to clean the inside of the case necks after tumbling with media?
@@randytrudeau952 Randy, here's a tip to save you a lot of time. Invest in a Lyman brass prep station, you'll thank me once you do. For many years I did the deburing and primmer pocket cleaning with the little tool from rcbs, next I used my Dremel tool and brush and finally got a Lyman prep station and my case prep time was cut by more than 80% because it has neck brushes and everything else you need.
I've stopped using corn media in my tumbler and use the steel pins and Dawn dish soap and lemeshine and my brass comes out like new.
I resize my brass first step, I make sure the outside of the case is clean from dirt and things that could damage my dies, then I use Hornady One shot case lube and then clean and wet tumble and dry.
I started with the Harbor Freight tumbler since I was just getting into reloading and wasn't sure if I would like it. As a proof of concept, I bought a few scotch brite stainless steel kitchen scrubbing pads, they are a lot like steel wool, but wider. They worked great with just dish soap. Of course, they didn't clean inside the case and barely touched the primer pockets. But it was good enough that I bought SS pins.
I've since upgraded to the Frankford Arsenal rotary tumbler. When I get home from the range I dump all my brass in the tumbler with soap and 2-3 SS scotch brite pads. This prewash gets a lot of the dirt and residue off. I let it dry overnight and then short by caliber without choking on lead and powder. I deprime and run the brass through the tumbler a second time with SS pins, dish detergent, and lemi shine. Comes out clean as a whistle. I only reload pistol at this point so my process may change if I start reloading rifle due to added steps like neck sizing and trimming.
I've enjoyed your videos for a long time! Thanks for the educating entertainment!
Interesting, thank you for sharing your experience.
Gavin your tip on using Pledge Furniture Polish was brilliant as a case lube but also as a corrosion inhibiter after you wet tumble and dry your cases.
Spray cases liberally with Pledge and mix cases to get even coating them place cases in convection oven and warm up to 120 degrees centigrade for 10 minutes. Then cool and store them away.
Gavin I just use done soap then I dry them and they go to Tumble have fun with your new play toys thanks 👍
I own both the Cyclone Tumbler and the Dryer. The dryer has been on backorder since August for a Lyman design modification and just arrived a few days ago. A Lyman customer service rep told me they were concerned about the individual trays sagging with the previous design. My trays have a center stand pipe molded into and integral to each tray for vertical support. I used it for the first time yesterday and it is a real convenience item. The two biggest challenges in wet tumbling brass is the cleaning water chemistry and separating the steel pins from the brass. Another TH-cam author, "Treetopflier", has some good advice on the water chemistry and recommends using litmus paper to be sure that after adding the cleaning ingredients that you check the water ph with litmus strips to be certain it is close to neutral or approx 7. I use the Frankford Arsenal media separator to remove the steel pins and find it to be much more effective than any other separator or process that I have tried. I purchased my Lyman Cyclone drier an experiment and for me it is a keeper.
I’m using the Frankfort Arsenal wet tumbler with Dawn dish soap and a 9mm case of Lemishine in the hottest water I can get from the tap. I use a generic food dehydrator to dry the brass. I don’t have a good way of separating the pins out yet and I really like that dual strainer setup you got with the Lyman tumbler!!
Im just getting into the reloading world...I really like your channel!
I havent bought any gear yet, but will soon!
Lemi-shine (38 spl case worth) and a quick squirt of Dawn in a Franklin Arsenal wet tumbler. Tried a couple of different media tumblers to separate the pins, RCBS works the best for me. Run the separator with the bottom half completely filled with water and the pins come right out. Without the water, the pins will stick to the brass. I rinse it twice and I rarely find any pins in the cases. Brass needs a good rinse anyway. Also, get a good magnet for the loose pins. I also use a magnet in the slop sink drain - catches the pins that get away from you before they disappear forever.
I'm quite experienced with wet tumbling with SS pins. I don't recall the brand of equipment I use (everything is at my other home), but the biggest improvement over what I see you doing is that my case /pin separator is a hand tumbler that sits in a plastic tub which has a few inches of water in it. 20-30 medium speed turns of the tumbler PERFECTLY separates the cases and the pins. Also, I find myself tumbling sometimes considerably longer than you, especially with very dirty brass. I've often tumbled as long as three hours. Finally, I also just dry by hand, overnight, on a BIG towel. If cases are allowed to touch each other, complete drying is inhibited. First I use the screened tumbler and give it some VIGOROUS shaking by hand, in order to lose as much water from inside the cases, then I dump on the towel (at least 4x6 feet in size), then pick up the ends of the towel to "slide" the brass back in forth -- removing a great deal of the moisture in one step. At that point I transfer to another dry towel After those first two steps the cases are already 99% dry on the outsides and 80-90% dry inside in just a couple of minutes. With that scheme I get totally dry brass, inside and out, in a warm room overnight.
For my tumbling I use guntap brass shine and get great results in about an hour with hot water, along with a small amount of Dawn to keep the tumbler clean.
Gavin Lyman Cyclone with Brass Juice case wash zero pins needed absolutely 💯 perfectly done
Couple of light glugs of dawn, a heavy pinch of Lemi shine, and warm water. 2 hours
After pour into an RCBS hand crank separator and turn back and forth vigorously for about 30 seconds. Quick rinse in clean water. Spread on cookie sheet and 15 minutes in the oven at 170. Bingo bango done.
Hey Gavin I've been wet tumbling for quite a while now. I use 1 teaspoon of dawn one half teaspoon lemi shine. I use a wet pin separator two separate the pins out of the brass and I use an old food dehydrator to dry the 135 degrees for 1 hour.
1 teaspoon lemishine is way too much. I only use 1/16 teaspoon and more dawn soap than you because some of the brass I get is very dirty.
Lemi-shine (9mm case full) + 2 caps of Armor All Car Wash in my Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler. I use the Frankford Arsenal media separator which fits in a kitchen sink and has 2 strainers so yo can rinse and not loose pins. I have a Lyman Cyclone Case Dryer which works perfectly and is silent compared to a dehydrator.
Thank you for your videos!
Limi shine and Dawn dish soap for 1 hour works for me, you should experiment and find what works best with your tap water.
i like the cheap bulk citric acid and dawn. if you fill the barrel you may need to have it run longer than 3 hours. also if the barrel is too heavy the wheels can just freewheel and it wont turn, clean the wheels and barrel and try again. in my opinion the sifter is kinda useless, you still have to shake most every case out and some primer pockets even get one stuck in it. i use the magnet. a heat gun is what i use to dry them, it only takes like 10 minutes but you have to be careful not to discolor the brass with too much heat. i get some damn clean brass, so clean that expanding kinda leaves its mark so i try and expand before i clean. keep up the great videos.
I ues the Hordany rotary case tumbler 5lb of stainless steel pins, dawn and lemi shine 1hr-2hrs. I separate the media in two 5gal and 1 2gal bucket I drilled holes in for the pins to fall through. Then I dry the cases in my oven.
That Lyman tumbler is cool. Seems quieter than the Frankford Arsenal one. My harbor freight double drum tumbler is super quiet and works perfect. I use hot water, dawn, and lemishine. But too much dawn and lemishine gets the cases sooooo squeaky clean that the primers won’t go in easily because the primer pockets are too grippy and get dents from the priming tool. Just sharing.
Up here in Canukistan, gas and electricity is relatively expensive... Instead of buying something that uses electricity, I use the furnace vents. I built some racks out of materials I had laying around. Set the brass on the rack over the vent, works beautifully.
That's awesome! Why waste energy that's available?
I like your case separator trays for trapping the pins. But, initially a case case/media separator that spins is about ten times faster and much more efficient.
I have all three medias Gavin but I pretty much only use my ultrasonic for the last three or so years. So much faster and less fuss. If I were collecting range brass and the like (dirty, tarnished etc.) I'd do large vat SS but I don't. Like the dryer, bout time someone came up with a good one.
Keep up the great vids.
Rob
I use dawn and lemi-shine. Don’t use too much lemi-shine or the brass will come out dark and dull. I am using less than a 9mm case worth. I separate the pins in a dry media separator full of water. Crank the handle for 10 to 15 seconds and you are done. If it is sunny outside I dry the brass on a towel in the backyard. Leave it for about an hour and it will be hot and dry. I would like to have one of those dryers for rainy days. I have used a mesh bag in the clothes dryer on a shoe shelf. Just use low heat so you don’t melt the bag. ;)
I use a 45 shell full of lemi shine with dawn dish soap, reason is acidity that’s what eats the zinc out of your cases and turns them more copper.
I prefer: dry vibratory clean, deprime/size, then wet tumble with auto soap & a pinch of lemon shine. It keeps my dies cleaner but still gets the nice inside/primer pocket shine.
I bought a food dehydrator at Walmart really cheap. I even ordered a few extra racks for it. It works great. I may even make some jerky between brass loads. ;-)
Excellent machine
Interesting, I just use pins and Lemi shine in my rock tumblers to clean and toss in the Dillion case polisher with media and polish to dry and shine.
I love using car wash soap, super clean and shiny as hell.
The Frankford Arsenal wet/dry media separator works extremely well. 15 seconds of turning the basket and I have yet to find any pins remaining in either pistol or bottleneck rifle cases
I use my dry media separator with a violent back and forth motion. This will remove 99% of the pins. Dawn and lemoshine work great for me no need for anything else. May have to break down and get the dryer too.
Not to rain on anyone's parade - Amazon has a presto dehydrator for 40 dollars.
You can buy two of them for a lot less then anyone makes these brass dryers
for. Just a thought...
Definitely lemishine and dawn. Shaking out the pins with each case tapping on a table etc is necessary to remove internal pins. Time consuming but I like it better than the vibratory method. Ultrasonic works well, but since I like shinny brass, since it shoots better, lol, I stick with wet/pin tumbled. I dry with a fan blowing into a gallon container of cleaned brass.
use a hand crank media separator to spin out the pins after wet tumbling.
Tried them all dawn and lemme shine works best and tumble 2 hours for best results with hot water!
I have been using a power decapper from RCBS because of the spring loaded pin in my pro 2000 to deprime the cases before tumbling for about 8 years now. I don't like to put dirty cases through my resizing dies. And I use the media separator to get all the pins out before drying. I've been using the Franklin tumbler and drier because Lyman had not released their product. I have problems sealing both end caps on the Franklin tumbler so I have to use a lube to seal the ends. The Franklin drier is less than optimal because the trays are round and has a hole through the middle of the trays. Its just a repurposed jerky/fruit drier with a different label.
I bought a cheap dehydrator for making jerky that cost me £22.00 GBP. Looks like the Hornady one is the same re-branded and priced at 4 times that. I find it better to take the cases and pins out in the sink and shake them individually to ensure there are no pins left in before going to the dryer. Smaller cases (556) tend to retain the pins without vigorous shaking. I don’t like the thought of pins in my powder load, possibly damaging the bore. Keep up the good work Gavin.
I use a cookie sheet in my gas oven 195 degrees for 30 minutes for handgun cases. Rifle may take a little longer since the mouth is so small. I think these dryers are great though.
Between Phil P. Massaro’s book “Shooter’s Guide to Reloading” and your content I have become a much better hand loader and have gotten better consistency and your video on the L.E. Wilson stainless micrometer trimmer I purchased one and all the shell holders I needed because my RCBS Trim Pro 2 was inconsistent on trim length and cases were way out of square! I love your shop setup and you make the Best Videos on everything to do with Firearms! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks so much Nate- for subscribing, and for leaving encouraging feedback like this :)
I use the Guntap powder and my cases shine like there's no tomorrow. Good video by the way.
Thank you so much!
Nice video. Can you tell me what material the trays are made of?
Get the franklin magnet to police up any loose pins, works good. I preffer the franklin tumbler unit its a bit bigger. Also another vote for Dawn and Lemi-shine
Can you add some mesh to the bottom and just dry the pins with it and then separate after? Seems like it would save a lot of hassle.
I S.S. Tumble and pour all the shells in a bucket half full of water. When I pull them out i give them a quick shake while under water and all the pins fall out. (.308 and .243)
I do the same.
And after drying your brass, you can make some jerky 😂 great video bud!! just found your channel, and subbed 👍
Thanks, glad to have you subbed!
I only dry my brass for maybe 30 min (Nesco food dehydrator). Are your trays flat or is there an incline in them?? Wet cases laying flat or mouth slightly uphill causes the moisture in the cases to pool in the bottom and then as the moisture dries it can leave a residue inside the cases. Don't know if that is a problem or not, but ….
Actually I use Car Wash liquid soap(With Carnuba Wax, Mothers, Blue Coral ect..) IPO Dawn and use about the same amount of Lemishine. The Cases come out about the same cleaness but you get a anti corrosive wax on them as they tumble. Also Frankford Arsenal makes a great media separator, a couple of turns one direction then a couple of turns the other direction knock every pin out. Then final clean rinse with a hose to remove any remaining soap.
Does that dryer unit use heat plus are like a dehydration unit or is it only air?
Lemi shine and dawn works well.
Besides Lemi-shine, I've had luck with the granular Dishwasher magic if you can't find lemi-shine. Use the industrial Dawn soap from Sam's or Costco. Comes with the nice pump. One shot for not to dirty brass, two for super filthy brass. The enclosed rotary media separator is way easier to get the pins out, put the brass in and use it like a salad spinner. No food dehydrator needed. Just use towels to dry the outside and let them sit to dry. If you want to reload them right away, hit them with a hair dryer.
Take a shot every time Gavin says “unit.”
Hahaha
You can use an oven. After I steel tumble my brass I turn an old oven in my building down to 170degree and place the brass on an old pan. After I put them in the oven I use a butterknife wedged in the top of the door, keeping it open just the slightest bit so the moisture can escape. Literally takes about 20-30 minutes to dry, and they are handle'able when they are done.
Shhhhhhh, you might offend him by not being classy.
How do you dry your media? I currently use a dehydrator and it has a flat bottom tray to spread the SS media on. but the hole in the middle drives me crazy!!!
Citric acid powder cheap on ebay 1 or 2 x 9mm case fulls and a few drops of dish soap, wash well after, job done, and you can make lemonade using citric acid as well, an all round winner.
What temperature does it reach? The CED brass Drayer I know has variable temperature.
I use a Hornady drier when it is raining, I am in a hurry or it is below freezing otherwise I put it on my south facing porch on towels and Mother Nature takes care of the drying.
Limi shine and Ajax lemon dish soap for about an hour in a frankford arsenal tumblr followed by an old dehydrator produces brand new clean brass inside and out regardless of caliber
Ajax soap contains ammonia and will weaken the brass. Only use regular blue dawn soap and lemishine.
Picked up this dryer just a week ago on clearance from Midway. Getting ready to use it today with decent expectations.
I've been doing the lemon shine and Dawn for over a year now with the cyclone tumbler. Always just used an old towel and a small axial fan to dry brass. Never had any issues and brass always looks near factory new. Only got the dryer because I'm hoping to decrease turn around time.
How much power does it consume per hour/session?
Gotta have the numbers!
I use an ultrasonic cleaner so the dryer appeals to me as opposed to drying cases on a towel overnight, as long as the temps don't get too hot and discolor the brass. The pin media cleaner doesn't seem efficient as it looks like shaking the pins out is more trouble than it's worth. My ultrasonic cleaner does a good job and even my vibratory cleaner does a decent job, but of course it requires sifting the media out and creates some dust. What I'm prepping and why I'm prepping decides the method and sequence of prep.
well hell. I like to dry my pins and was hoping that one of these case dryers (was rooting for the lyman) could accommodate that
I've been wet tumbling for several years. I have 3 different tumblers. One of them is the lyman tumbler and it's actually the quietest one. I use about 1/4 cup of regular blue dawn dish soap and only 1/16 teaspoon of lemishine. I have a 1/8 tsp that I fill half way to give me 1/16 tsp. I only use the regular blue dawn soap because other types can contain ammonia that will damage the brass. I use a lot of soap because it's better to use a little extra than to use not enough. Especially when dealing with grimy brass. I only use 1/16 tsp lemishine because if you use too much the brass will get a darker color to them. You literally only need a pinch of lemishine to get the brass looking really bright. After tumbling I use the lyman media dual-sifter system to rinse off most of the soap and shake out most of the pins. Then I dump the brass into a hand crank dry media separator so I can spin out the remaining steel pins. Then I remove the top of the hand crank media separator cover and spray the brass with a garden hose or hand held shower head while cranking the handle with my other hand. This rinses off any of the remaining soap. When the basin of the media separator fills up with about an inch or two of water I'll stop to dump out that soapy water before it comes in contact with the brass again. Then I spray the brass again while cranking the handle and repeat this entire step 2 or 3 more times until I don't see anymore soap suds in the media separator basin. This entire rinsing process takes about 2 minutes. Then I use the media separator to spin out as much of the remaining water as possible before I set the brass to dry. I currently use a homemade brass dryer that I made from using plastic tubs stacked inside each other with drainage holes in the top tub and two halogen light bulbs in the bottom tub. This homemade brass dryer can dry 5 gallons of brass at a time. I'll post a link as a reply to this comment to a forum where I posted pictures and a description of this homemade brass dryer. I pick up brass at my local shooting range that I trade or sell and often times have 5 to 10 gallons of brass to clean every week so that's why I created this larger brass dryer.
Here's that link rugerforum.net/reloading/363221-homemade-brass-dryer.html
This might not work well with bottleneck but for my pistol (9mm, 40, 45) I use a sonic with heat; 2 30 min cycles and use the lyman trays to dry, a little shake. Just likes washing dishes and air dry. If the temp is high enough I think they will dry in 30-45 min;
does it have a fan
Lemi Shine and Dawn detergent Guy right here ✋🏻. I place on cookie sheet and dry everything on 200 degrees for 20 minutes and done. Just let them cool for about 5 to 10 minuets after that.
Try some burnishing compound in the tumbler next time Gavin, will be amazed at the difference :)
Burnishing compounds may contain ammonia which will weaken the brass.
I have never used the stainless media. However have wet tumbled for years using laundry liquid soap and vinegar keeps the suds down. I want to try the lemishine soon.
Laundry soap may contain ammonia that will weaken the brass. Only use regular blue dawn soap.
Just checked and Kirkland Ultra does not contain ammonia. But thanks its good to know what to watch out for. Laundry soap just has less suds is why I use it.
I found that i get better results by using half the amount off pins !
I’ve been using lemishine and carwash for a few years now. I had brass discoloring after 2-3 days following my drying process when I used straight dawn and lemishine (regardless of the amounts I used). Supposedly it had something to do with my water quality in my area.
Carwash might contain ammonia which will weaken the brass. I only use 1/16 teaspoon lemishine and blue dawn soap.
Oven lover again. Nice unit, but for me I already have an oven, and no wife. A cardboard box cut off about 2 inches high. Set oven for 200F to 210F and less than hour they are dry. Let them cool 10 minutes and off to the press. After all case prep, just wash in hot dawn and water and oven again, or tumble again to remove prep scratches. Your brass right now is clean, but dingy, so tumble again with Dawn (or any other soap) and Lemi Shine (can use vinegar or CLR) to make them bright. Lemi Shine is just easier to measure. Like I indicated yesterday, sometimes the cartridges are so pretty I cannot shoot them without remorse.
Other soaps can contain ammonia that will weaken the brass. That's why only regular blue dawn should be used.
@@Prepare2Survive That is correct, that is why I indicated soap and not detergent or general cleaners. Also letting the cases soak too long in Lemi Shine will pull zinc from the cases and turn it reddish, and if severe, will weaken the brass. I usually tumble twice. First with lots of soap and little Lemi Shine to clean the dirt off, and after prep I do it again with more Lemi Shine to get all the lube off and shine the brass. Sometimes I do too much shine as the cartridges then look too good to use without remorse.
@@ewathoughts8476 I've also heard the lemishine can degrade nickel plated brass so I don't use any when I tumble nickel cases.
@@Prepare2Survive Do not use nickel cases as they are too hard on sizing dies and expanders. Did use some nickel 243 cases once but the expander was worn away even when I lubed the inside of the necks well.
@@ewathoughts8476 I've sized hundreds if not thousands of nickel plated bottle neck rifle cases. Maybe I should check my sizing dies now. I use the lyman type m neck expander dies for rifle and pistol brass because it uniforms the neck tension and allows me some extra room for my homemade powder coated lead bullets. Maybe that's why I haven't noticed any wear on my dies because the lyman type m expander dies are hiding the wear.
I use a 5 gallon bucket of IPA, it lasts thousands of rounds and when its water saturated I just have to distill it back to concentration, cost $50.
One drawback to the Lyman Cyclone Dryer is that the trays are hard plastic and very brittle. When I received mine one tray was damaged a lot and today when using the dryer for only the second time, I see a crack in another one that was either cracked when I got it along with the other tray or has since then cracked. Other than that, it works great. I am hoping I don't see any more trays crack. Not impressed with the quality of the trays. If they don't crack anymore, I will be somewhat satisfied.
What is the standard deviation of drying rate, SDDR, between the trays?
Haha!!!!
So it doesn't look all that much different than the dehydrator I have for making jerky and drying fruit.
I bet it will make AWESOME jerky 😈
It isn't :)
Rumblestrip.NET that’s exactly what I thought! I already have this!
I use an old dehydrator but mine makes the brass really hot which I was a little worried about w/ temper
Yup
I use my wife’s hair dryer, works great.
😂
I'm cheap, so my tumbler is a HF double where I replaced the 2 drums with a 4" PVC pipe (glued cap one side and a test plug on the other), inside the tube I cut a 1" PVC longitudinal in half and screwed on the main pipe. This helps agitate the cases and pins. Tea spoon of Lemon shine, few drops of Dawn and warm water, 2 to 3 hours later all shinny. Then I shift using Dollar Store basket and tub, spread on a towel and I am done. I thought about buying a food dehydrator ($30) for drying, but like I said. I am cheap. The whole stuff went for less than $60 (I reused some PVC).
Hey man, if it looks stupid and works... it aint stupid! I did the bucket trick myself but for a media separator.
How much noise does it make during the drying cycle?
It's really quiet- I was surprised!
I stopped using pin's. PIA. I clean every time. Unless I get some real nasty brass from someone. Limi shine and Dawn work great for me!
Cap full of lemon juice and a squirt of dawn for one hour in the wet tumbler and the brass comes out cleaner than anything I’ve seen in 12 years of brass cleaning. Just don’t overload the tumbler (half full max), add hot water to just over the brass and set it for an hour. I’ve tried a bunch of stuff, baking soda, salt, chemicals, etc. Nothing works better than dawn and lemon juice.
Toaster oven on aluminum pan for 15 minutes has been problem free.
Lemi-Shine & Dawn type of guy here🙋🏻♂️. Yeah I noticed the way you rinsed off the cases after tumbling. That definitely wouldn’t get off all the soap, dirty water, and wouldn’t get the large amount of pins out of the cases. Someone needs to make a rotary sifter with a fine mesh filter. I like the tumbler but not the sifter trays. And I like the dryer.
Look at frankford arsenal sifter.
Zep lemon soap, 1/8 cup. Wet is only way to go.
I gave up on the pins. The brass gets plenty clean enough without them. They can be a bit of a pia.
Dawn & Lemi-Shine works way better than the stuff Lyman packs with the unit. I.5 hours may get them clean, but they don't shine. I run 3.0 hours. I use a Frakford Arsenal rotary media separator that shakes out wet pins flawlessly. I'm using an old food dehydrator. 1 hour at 115 degrees and the brass is dry, shiny, with no water spots.
That thing looks like a food dehydrator to me, marketed for reloading. I’ll stick with the oven method. Three hours is way too long. It only takes 30-60 minutes. I’ve also used my electric smoker (minus smoking chips of course) as it has several racks, and can handle a large volume of cases. Most of the time the oven works just fine.
Yes, I’m a Lemi-Shine and Dawn guy. Works great.
Pretty sure the top rack is for jerky.
Would you consider publishing on BitChute as I try to limit my time on TH-cam due to their censorship and bias.
I use hot water and Dawn
Food dehydrators are a way better alternative if the oven method is not available. Does anyone know if air drying outdoors in the sun would work granted it was dry climates?
I use a salad spinner to get the pins out of my brass, along with the majority of the water. Then, I just dump the brass into an aluminum roasting pan with a layer of paper towel on the bottom. I generally let the brass sit overnight in my garage and it's good and dry by morning.
Air drying will absolutely work for drying your brass.
Dwight Rahl thanks the reply!
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Where do you get those black sifters?
Comes with the Lyman Cyclone Tumbler!
www.amazon.com/Lyman-Rotary-Case-Cleaning-Sifter/dp/B01EIFV6GY/ref=asc_df_B01EIFV6GY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312065559007&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9229809663791063639&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005730&hvtargid=pla-569448078208&psc=1
I like using the car wash and soap better than Dawn
car wash may contain ammonia that will weaken the brass. Only use regular blue dawn soap.
dry tumbling and corn cob media work just fine
So....basically, it's a food dehydrator.
Wet tumbling is just too much overhandling.
that looks just like a normal dehydrator, just americanised.
I wonder why companies that sell accessories for reloaders on which they stick their logo, demand twice the price for the same product that you can get in another store ? This applies to every company including Lyman. Case dryer, ultrasonic cleaner and many more can be bought for half price... it's not Lyman or RCBS brand, but another one, still everything comes from one manufacturer in China that also prints same logo 🤣
Frankford Arsenal is a better unit and harbor freight dryer was 20 bucks
I bought several of those harbor freight dehydrators, but they stopped selling them and they usually stop working after a couple years so I made my own. Here's a link to a forum where I describe my homemade one. rugerforum.net/reloading/363221-homemade-brass-dryer.html
What temperature does it reach? The CED brass Drayer I know has variable temperature.