Lyman brass dryer

[Frulk]

I find this pretty interesting. Price is very reasonable and I like how the trays stack and you can remove the empty ones when not needed. Reminds me of a food dehydrator.

https://www.lymanproducts.com/reloading/case-cleaning/cycloner-case-dryer-230v

 

[ParallelCode]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a rebadged dehydrator. On that note, I use a food dehydrator for brass and it works great -- an older version of a Presto 06300.

 

[DustyRusty]

I like the square trays .

Find out about the warranty, how fragile the trays are and return it if ANYTHING isn't just perfect.
My dryer's trays are very fragile. The clear plastic cracks like glass. Very brittle. I think it's about to go back for another replacement cause the fan makes noise that the first one didn't. A harbinger of future failure.

I do like having one, just not having to treat it like a set of expensive wine glasses.

 

[Otto]

https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Mill-Dehydrator-Machine-MFD-500/dp/B08M4FD4WR/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3P46SSKWJL7HU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dJcyx4Q60oeNco-8YfgqZyS9WFZVXfTohGZFygM18MN-nT5dpDYBrFJIUfglxsQmtEFHuaDfXD2NSoSUtp69pwbwysf0HslQVzbpXYm9UdjGMy_pcYWmLucfRudZ_x_0eqhfT5QJJVNPFxGW1cClhTWiLCaa9t2miBxzt2CXTLa7AfPK6jVYLUVe3HxJ6HCvht_WWwzlm1233vWOXRiIbpWgzAGlWUbNLN29ZnFDKOc.IhdJn7tp23_BGBaikizZ6XEZ1rkgomeTWX9VAv7MO0U&dib_tag=se&keywords=food+hydrators&qid=1710369775&sprefix=Food+hydra%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-3

 

[Captain*kirk]

It's NOT a rebadged dehydrator. It is specifically designed for drying brass with loads of airflow and five trays, one of which I have fitted with screen for drying my pins. The timer function is nice. It won't overheat your brass and you can easily dry several trays in around half an hour. Highly recommended!

 

[.38 Special]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a rebadged dehydrator. On that note, I use a food dehydrator for brass and it works great -- an older version of a Presto 06300.

I'd be surprised if it isn't. If nothing else, Lyman is enormously unlikely to have geared up to make such a thing in-house. The best we can hope for is that they've had Hamilton-Beach (or whoever) make something to specification.

Beyond that, I'll just note that you won't need to buy such a gadget if you don't get your brass wet in the first place.

 

[bfalcon00]

I have had that model for a couple years. The trays are fragile. My biggest complaint really.

The first one showed up with broken trays right out of the box. I called and got a new unit shipped with more broken trays. Lucky, between the two units I had a complete set and I sent all the busted stuff back. This was through Amazon if it matters.

Otherwise great unit and I love it. Fast and easy to use.

 

[DustyRusty]

Bfalcon,
The Lyman, Hornady, Franklin armory????
Thanks

 

[bihj]

I was gifted one several years ago. The timer is nice but at that price I'd keep looking for a dehydrator at garage sales.

 

[Skgreen]

The dryers are nice, but I'm cheap.
(4) cookie trays from the Dollar Store + 20 minutes in the oven. Dries 'em faster than I can tumble them,,,

 

[Rule3]

I find this pretty interesting. Price is very reasonable and I like how the trays stack and you can remove the empty ones when not needed. Reminds me of a food dehydrator.

https://www.lymanproducts.com/reloading/case-cleaning/cycloner-case-dryer-230v

Better be careful it lists it as 230 VOLTS!
Which I doubt
It is nothing but a overpriced food dehydrator made in China like all the rest.

Get the same thing for $30-$40

 

[archeryrob]

I just roll them around on a towel and dump them on a towel in the family basement floor to air dry. Works great with wood stove or air conditioning running. I would use the linked hydrator and not use it for food also.

Also, y'all dry your pins also? I leave the lid off my tumbler and let them air dry, couple days later mix and again until dry. I mean, they are stainless. Never had a problem yet.

 

[BiknSwans]

I was gifted one several years ago. The timer is nice but at that price I'd keep looking for a dehydrator at garage sales.

I used a food dehydrator for years, then bought the Frankford Arsenal brass dryer. My food dehydrator would not close unless every 9 mm case was perfectly on its side. I found that making that happen was very annoying. The FA has a much larger space between trays and is much easier to use.

Also, I like that the FA does NOT have a timer. I bought a very cheap timer from Amazon, and if it pukes, I'll just buy another one rather than a new dryer. I"m too forgetful to not use a timer.

 

[Skgreen]

y'all dry your pins

I do. I leave them in the bottom half of my (drained) separator bin. They air dry over a period of a couple days here inside the house.

 

[ParallelCode]

I just roll them around on a towel and dump them on a towel in the family basement floor to air dry. Works great with wood stove or air conditioning running. I would use the linked hydrator and not use it for food also.

Also, y'all dry your pins also? I leave the lid off my tumbler and let them air dry, couple days later mix and again until dry. I mean, they are stainless. Never had a problem yet.

I don't dry my pins but I've never seen mold or had any bad smells.

 

[Blue68f100]

I run a dehumidifier in my shop so the pins dry out within a couple of days if I drain them good.

 

[Captain*kirk]

Yes, I dry my pins. I store them in the original container with a screw on top so they're not likely to wind up all over the floor. Throw the pins on the modified bottom rack and the brass on top. Pull the brass after half an hour and the pins after an hour, dry as a bone.

 

[bullseye308]

It’s yard sale time, get a $5 food dehydrator and be happy. Or a large cookie sheet and 20 minutes in the oven at 250 works for me.

 

[Zendude]

I have the Lyman. The plastic trays do seem fragile. I haven’t broken one yet though.

 

[mm93]

I've never been in such a hurry that I ever needed a brass dryer. I deprime and clean my cases in my rotary wet tumbler, and then spin them in my separator. Set them out on a towel for a day or two in my basement, and then either put them in storage bins or begin loading them.

 

[Skgreen]

I've never been in such a hurry that I ever needed a brass dryer

Which brings up a good point: Needed capacity.
I've collected enough brass that I tumble multiple batch's at a setting. (typically 2-5k cases total) I'd need a ~couple-3~ brass dryers just to keep up.
I could let 'em all air dry, but time/space required would be a bit more. No basements here in Houston either,,, =(

 

[lightman]

Also, y'all dry your pins also?

I don't dry mine but I do wash them occasionally. I'll run them alone sometimes for an hour with just some Dawn. It seems to cut down on the occasional dull batch of brass that I get sometimes.

 

[Up North]

Midway has them listed at 69.99 right now

 

[Captain*kirk]

Midway has them listed at 69.99 right now

With free shipping @$99.00+

 

[jmorris]

I am a chronograph on cloudy days and clean brass on sunny days guy. In a couple months, it will only take 2.5 beers to not only dry more than 3000 45 acp cases but make them too hot to hold, here in Texas.



How "green" of me, regular old tree hugger....