That is, pretty much, how I do mine except I first put down a double papertowel layer.Thought about doing it like I do brass, in a big cookie pan at 175-200 degrees.
Now that is an excellent idea ... Thanks!konertjm said:As an aside, I have a 1" diameter magnet that I place in the middle of the sink drain.
Paint strainer idea is good one! I like the drain magnet idea too. I just poured them out on the same cookie pan that I dry brass on. 35-45 mins later, all dry. I just dont like the idea of putting them up wet. They are magnetic, can and will rust, although a spin would clean them, I'd rather dry them. Putting them up wet, unless I was doing another batch the next day just seems sloppy to me (OCD) and I'm not that lazy...... when it comes to cleaning tools, anyway.I have a home made tumbler with a 15 inch long 6 inch sewer pipe. Generally use 10 lbs. of pins at one time.
After going through my process, I am left with stainless pins in my RCBS media separator.
These I dump into a 5 gallon paint strainer bag.
Rinse well under hot water.
Lay the paint strainer bag on a thick doubled towel, and spread them out (inside the paint strainer bag) in a thin layer, and allow to air dry. I have never tracked drying time, but they are usually dry the next day.
As an aside, I have a 1" diameter magnet that I place in the middle of the sink drain. Amazing how many pins it collects that you never saw.
As one poster stated in another thread, the pins don't wear out, but they do disappear!
I think that we all know that ... it's just that some of us (the OCD-gene Types, especially) cannot abide allowing any of our equipment to rust when it can be avoided.Toprudder said:A little rust isn't going to hurt anything. They will clean up real nice the next time you tumble them.
I just leave mine in my Thumbler with the lid off. It might take a couple weeks to completely dry, but that's fine.