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Its beginning to get cooler here in New England and with the shorter days finding time to dry brass with sunshine is going to be tough.

Has anyone used the Hornady Dryer or another that they'd recommend?
 
No.

You can pre-heat your oven to its lowest temperature (175-185), line a baking sheet with parchment paper (look for it near the aluminum foil at the grocery store), lay out the brass in a single layer on the baking sheet, turn the oven off, put the baking sheet in and check the condition of your brass every fifteen minutes.

Alternatively, you could pick this up at your local Wal-Mart for about half the price of the Hornady one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ronco-Five-Tray-Food-Dehydrator/5141321

Of course, if you want the same unit as the Hornady one but without paying for the Hornady name, you could get this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nesco-400-Watt-Dehydrator/17167149

Personally, I go for the easiest approach by just arranging my brass on a shop towel on the counter in the garage overnight and its usually dry the next morning and when it isn't, it is dry by the time I get back from work.
 
I first went the oven route and I didn't like it. As I recall it turned the brass a dark color.

I now use a food dehydrator (got one at Harbor Freight - I don't think they sell it any more) and I like it A LOT better than the oven. As a previous person stated - set it on a timer and in 1-2 hours brass is dry AND shiny.
 
Doublehelix said:
I have the Franklin Arsenal one. It is basically just a food dehydrator, but works great.
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I also have one of these and it works fine.

The Hornady dryer is similar to the Frankfort unit as well.

If I was sharing my dwelling with a significant other, I'd probably not use the oven to dry my cases. Using the oven for other than food purposes is usually not popular.
 
I have the Hornady dryer and it works great. I've never had to dry any of my cases longer than a half hour. I'm very satisfied with it!
 
otisrush said:
I first went the oven route and I didn't like it. As I recall it turned the brass a dark color.

I now use a food dehydrator (got one at Harbor Freight - I don't think they sell it any more) and I like it A LOT better than the oven. As a previous person stated - set it on a timer and in 1-2 hours brass is dry AND shiny.
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I also have a food drier and found no difference in brass between it and the oven other than the oven is so much quicker. I suppose if one has the temperature high enough to cook a roast then I it may but I set convection for 175F and 15 to 20 minutes dry as a bone.
 
I have a $5 food dehydrator from a yard sale. Same as Hornady and FA except different color and a whole lot cheaper. Even new it will be a lot less expensive without the Hornady and FA names.
 
Hahaha yes, the Wife quickly vetoed the oven... ordered a dryer, thank you for all the replies. Always good to check in before shelling out money for something that is a flop.
 
USMC22 said:
Hahaha yes, the Wife quickly vetoed the oven... ordered a dryer, thank you for all the replies. Always good to check in before shelling out money for something that is a flop.
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Getting wife to go along with it was easy. Showed just how clean the brass was going in the oven and she gets to shoot a whole lot more.
 
cfullgraf wrote:
If I was sharing my dwelling with a significant other, I'd probably not use the oven to dry my cases. Using the oven for other than food purposes is usually not popular.
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It entirely depends on the "significant other".

My wife of 29 years, 4 months and 29 days would let me use the oven provided I used baking sheets that weren't going to be co-mingled with the ones we cook food upon.

Still, I found that a good shop towel on the formica countertop in the garage was more than adequate provided I was patient enough to wait overnight (or on rare occasions overnight and until I came home from work the next day).
 
USMC22 wrote:
Always good to check in before shelling out money for something that is a flop.
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Well, if you had gone the over route, you would only be out the cost of a roll of parchment paper and then you could still have baked some killer turnovers.
 
I have the frankford one works great has a temp control knob and built in fan brass dries great and no water spots at all , I did get it on sale thats why I bought it, saves lots of time
 
My solution which works regardless of weather conditions or time of year is to tumble in corncob with NuFinish and a cut up dryer sheet for four hours. Comes out looking almost new except for primer pockets.
 
Dehydrators and ovens work fine but it's easier to dump brass outside on a towel in the summer. In the winter I have in floor heat in my house, garage and shop. Dries fast on a towel on the floor, faster with a fan blowing on it.
Instead of buying a drier, buy more brass to keep you occupied when the rest is wet or dirty.
 
USMC22 said:
Its beginning to get cooler here in New England and with the shorter days finding time to dry brass with sunshine is going to be tough.

Has anyone used the Hornady Dryer or another that they'd recommend?
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I have the Hornady dryer. These are basically relabeled food dehydrators. You can get one of those at walmart. If you can find a frankford Arsenal I think they are 5-10 bucks cheaper than the hornady. mine works great. Throw the brass in for 30 mins and its all dry, be careful though the cases are very hot when they are done. I know exclusively wet tumble my brass with SS pins and then dry it in the hornady. I use a universal Lee decapping die first and the brass gets cleaned inside and out including the primer pockets.
 
After wet tumbling I roll them in an old bath towel some to prevent the water spots on the outside. In the summer I put them in old cardboard soda flats and leave them on the covered porch for the day. When it gets too cool to dry in the fall and winter I have a couple old cookie sheets that I use and place those on the warming shelf over the top of the wood stove. Never gets too hot to touch/hold so I am not worried about the brass overheating BTW. This works great if you have enough spare brass or enough time before loading that waiting for it to dry is not a hassle.
 
I may need to do something soon, it was only 93 outside yesterday and I was thinking boy it took my cases a long time to dry:)
At least I could touch them when they were dry, those 110 degree days in the sun they are to hot to touch. (but sure dry quick)

In the winter I just put them on a towel on the laundry room floor. House is heated so thy dry overnight.
 
USMC22 said:
Its beginning to get cooler here in New England and with the shorter days finding time to dry brass with sunshine is going to be tough.

Has anyone used the Hornady Dryer or another that they'd recommend?
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I bought a cheap food dehydrator from Walmart:) just shake the brass in a towel then put them in after wet tumbling so far it's holding up and I don't dry brass in my wife's oven.
 
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