How do you dry out water dropped Boolits

[azrednek]

Living in Phoenix I usually rely on the sun to dry my water dropped Boolits. Currently it is overcast, 58 degrees and an occasional light drizzle. I cast up apx 15 lbs last night, drained the excess water from the bucket and usually by noon time the cast slugs would be bone dry.

Any suggestions on drying out will be appreciated as I don't see the bright sun making an appearance for a few more days.

[Jim]

If "Moma" don't mind, bring 'em in the house, spread 'em out on an old towel and leave 'em alone. The dry air in the house will dry 'em right out. Tomorrow, they'll be ready to load.

[sqlbullet]

Like Jim, I just put them on an old towel and let them sit for 12 hours or so.

[ku4hx]

Drain the water and pour 'em out in a single layer on large towels laid out on the work/casting bench. Let 'em sit for a day or two. Unless the relative humidity is near 100% they've always dried right out.

[JSnover]

The dry towel works for me. Roll them around a bit to get the excess off. Who'd a thought somebody from AZ would have this problem? I was in Phoenix in February 2008 and it was was nothing but hot and sunny for two weeks straight.

[imashooter2]

Drain the bucket into a colander, then dump that into a towel, grab the ends and roll them back a forth a few cycles, spread the towel on the bench and sort

[Chicken Thief]

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The oven at anything from 150-250degF

[btroj]

Put em on a towel and let em sit. I might use a fan if I want them dried faster.

Never seems to take real long.

[wallenba]

In a hurry? Try a toaster oven at about 200 degrees.

[plainsman456]

I put them in a colander them hit them with some compressed air,then let them dry on a towel in the shop.
I usually wait till the next day before fooling with them.

[mroliver77]

When I am casting in the winter and the shop is cold I will Draini them in a wire basket. I have a surplus hair blow dryer I can clamp to something and let it blow on them for a while if I am in a hurry. Or I put an incandescent shop light reflector type over them for a while and warm them up. It is nice to have them warm when lubesizing so it's a win-win situation.

[Lizard333]

I use the towel method. I usually cast two different boolits at the same time. So I throw the bucket of boolits on the towel and proceed to sorting between the two. I throw the boolits in their respective containers and use them later.

[geargnasher]

Pour into a collander, rinse with HOT water from the tap, shake excess, pour onto a dry towel, fold over and pat towel, pour onto fresh towel, fold into a hammock, saw back and forth to tumble the boolits, lay towel and boolits out flat, they are dry in 15 minutes.

Gear

[RobS]

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The oven at anything from 150-250degF

250 degrees could very well anneal a water quenched antimony alloyed boolit. I would go at 200 or so and if in a toaster type oven then 150-175 just in case there are hotspots.

[DLCTEX]

Hair dryer.

[jlucht01]

I bring mine of to the mother in laws.... shes full of hot air...

[1Shirt]

Spread them out and let evaporation dry them!
1Shirt!

[Olevern]

Patience, grasshopper.

[Ickisrulz]

I have a wire mesh container I got from Target. Dump them into the container and they dry in a few hours.

[Sonnypie]

Sifter
Towel tumble
Spread
Coffee container (open for a few days)

Piles of boolits ready for when needed. 8-)

[MT Gianni]

What is the risk if you miss one and run a wet bullet through you sizer. I can't see one my self. Any water should slide off before entering the die. Montana's climate dries most of them when I do decide to WD.