Food Dehydrator
 

I recently bought a Franklin Armory wet media tumbler that holds 5 pounds of pins and about 500 .223 cases. I have the media separator and magnet too. I'm considering a case dryer made also by Franklin but it is a little pricey. Would a food dehydrator work as well?

I am not sure why it wouldn't work, except if you don't live alone, there may be some resistance to using HER food dehydrator for drying cases...:nono:

Nope!!!

I have a dry tumbler (a Midway vortex-style vibrator actually) and use crushed walnut shells or crushed corncobs for my cleaning. Occasionally glass beads.

What are 'pins' used for in the cleaning??? :confused:

I believe an oven set to low would work just as well.

I just dump in my driveway here in Arizona. In a few minutes they are too hot to pick up.
But you may want to make a solar box. They work well if you have any sun where you live.

"What are 'pins' used for in the cleaning???"
I believe that we are on the subject of rotating tumblers, not our tried-and-true vibrating tumblers. Rotating tumblers use a liquid solution and small steel pins that clean the inside as well as the outside of the cases and primer pocket. My understanding was that the pins were stainless steel, however Major Tom mentions a magnet, so that must not be the case.
They say that the rotating tumblers do offer better cleaning overall than do our vibrating models.
dju

Let's bust that myth! http://www.australwright.com.au/stai...on-resistance/

I stand corrected. The only stainless I deal with on a daily basis is on m/c exhaust systems, and they can be singled out as non-magnetic.
dju

I use it on 75° celcius : it's ok for 20 mn

Pins
 

They are stainless steel pins small enough to clean primer pockets and inside the case. When buying the Frankfort Arsenal rotary wet tumbler it comes with 5 pounds of pins and a shining solution for the water. Brass comes out looking brand new. The Frankfort Arsenal magnet will pick up the pins in the water and elsewhere. Using the Frankfort Arsenal media/case separator dumps the pins and water into a bucket keeping the brass separate for drying. Their brass dryer looks great but pricey.