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Lead Contamination Concern: Drying brass in a clothes dryer

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SemperFiGuy:

--- Quote ---How long does it take with a hair dryer?

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Very few minutes for the drying time [5-10, depending on amount/size of brass cases.]   I usually put them in a bucket 3-4 inches deep and blow hot air down deep into the stacked brass.   Plastic bucket works OK.   They get HOT!   After blowing, I usually dump them out on a towel to let the moisture evaporate freely.

BTW:   Can take considerably more additional time if dealing with Irate Female/Blow Dryer Owner.

sfgPS - Be sure to use deprimed cases so water can leak out.  Also this process is a bit Noisy.   Wear earmuffs.

bkoenig:
Just a thought, but if you rinse them thoroughly after sonic cleaning or wet tumbling (which I do) I would think the lead residue would be gone.

OnTheFly:

--- Quote from: bkoenig on August 08, 2013, 02:55:34 PM ---Just a thought, but if you rinse them thoroughly after sonic cleaning or wet tumbling (which I do) I would think the lead residue would be gone.

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I do rinse them thoroughly, so I'm still wondering if the dryer would be ok.  Some people have said that they put the cases in a tube sock and put in the dryer.  I would think that would be NOISY, so that's why I started thinking about the rack in my dryer.

So no one has really addressed the "lead contamination in the dryer" question.  Does that mean ya'll are unsure if it would be a concern?

Thanks,
Fly

OnTheFly:
crickets...

bkoenig:
Honestly, I really don't know.

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