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Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 04, 2011, 09:42 AM:
I have been processing a lot of brass lately, for my new acquisition, a switch barrel 22-250AI and 22-243Middlested.
You know how you get a little case lube buildup and grime from spent primer debris. Well, over the years, or weeks or months, as the case may be, these plastic loading blocks can look pretty dirty.
I wish I had a matched set of loading blocks, but I don't. Some MTM, flambeau, Franklin, and the wood from midway.
The breathtaking discovery. I ran these plastic trays through the dishwasher along with a normal load of dishes. They came out nice and clean, and we are talking about many years accumulation of dirt and grime.
Is this not a radical solution? Try it.
I can be so stupid sometimes!
GH/LB
PS, I like trays that hold 60 cases rather than 50 because I like to have a space between those that need (for instance case trimming) and those that have had the necks trimmed to length. Same with charging, I like a space where I can put the filled cases between those tha need powder. Okay, I know I can put 40 rounds in a tray and that way have a space, but I like to do 50 at a time. Old codgers are set in their ways.
Posted by TOM64 (Member # 561) on May 04, 2011, 10:06 AM:
Good idea. I need to try that.
Posted by lwilliams (Member # 3821) on May 04, 2011, 10:17 AM:
I think I will wait to do this until the wife is gone, as I think she may pitch a fit if I start washing my reloading stuff this way.
Posted by Dan Carey (Member # 987) on May 04, 2011, 12:52 PM:
My gawd, you have a dishwasher..
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 04, 2011, 07:47 PM:
Dishwashers. Well, my wife was not insistent about anything, she was mellow, an angel in fact. But there was one area where she would not compromise, she had to have a dishwasher, and that was that.
I grew up with that chore, my sister washed and I dried. I hated it. When we got married, I found out right quick that she had to have a dishwasher, even if it wasn't built in, and we had a portable unit when we rented the first four years that we were married. I have not seen one in years, but they have a connection with a quick disconnect that attaches right to the faucet with an adapter.
Nancy's brother's wife, (#4) did not use a dishwasher at all. In fact, she used it to store her dog food which I thought was particularly strange. Since then, I have noticed that there are people that have dishwashers, but don't use them.
It takes me at least two sometimes three weeks to fill up the dishwasher. I clean/rinse everything that I put in it so the machine does little more than spray soap and as far as I'm concerned, it just sanitizes my kitchen stuff because there is very little to no food debris on anything. So, let's just say I use it like an autoclave. I don't like soapy or greasy utensils and dishes.
If Dan, (the man) is one of the weirdos that doesn't use a dishwasher, I'm not surprised.
GH/LB
Posted by Bofire (Member # 221) on May 04, 2011, 08:54 PM:
Naw I like the dishwasher, use it like Elbee sorta, but my current sweet heart is my second, and sometimes we have an'understanding' about my ignorance of such things. I just dont use the loading blocks never figured out what good they were. I prime, charge and seat the bullet, in one swoop. then shoot of it.
Carl
Posted by JD (Member # 768) on May 04, 2011, 09:47 PM:
Dishwashers are also good for washing your ball cap, wont screw em up like a washing machine.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 04, 2011, 10:26 PM:
My mom and dad, when they lived in Washington, caught some really big salmon. They used to wrap those huge fish in aluminum folil and cook them in the .......DISHWASHER! True story.
GH/LB
Posted by tlbradford (Member # 1232) on May 04, 2011, 11:00 PM:
I thought everyone knew that salmon trick.
You know why women have smaller feet than men?
-so they can stand closer to the sink to wash dishes.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 05, 2011, 06:40 AM:
Yes, everybody in Washington know that trick. Don't be so smug! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 06, 2011, 08:04 PM:
Putting those trays in the dishwasher was such a good idea that I decided to clean up the rest of my stuff. Blew out the dust in the powder cans, then rubbed them clean between a couple damp towels. Cleaned all my primers with a toothbrush, and am presently tumbling bullets, all together, takes too much time to do each box separately I removed all the grease smudges from the presses and degreased all my dies. Who cares, all the labels fell off when I ran them in the dishwasher. Next time, I want to take the dies out first, some got a little rusty, comes right off with some steel wool and sand paper. I don't know what's next, but when I'm through, I'm going to have a spotless shop, I'll tell you that!
GH/LB
edit: JD, this is just a joke, I didn't really do all that stuff. Some, not all.
[ May 06, 2011, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on May 09, 2011, 08:09 AM:
Thats good to know, I never thought of that. However I have soaked mine in the sink with dish wash detergent, never could get 'em clean enough though.
One thing I started doing awhile back is just laying out an old small bath towel and spraying 20 cases at a time with "one-shot" keeps my loading trays much cleaner.
Posted by JD (Member # 768) on May 09, 2011, 05:20 PM:
Ya know, instead of messing around with brushes and patches and all that I'm gonna just pop the upper off my AR and toss it in the dishwasher with some of that spot free rinse stuff.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 09, 2011, 06:34 PM:
Damn! I KNEW I should have added an Okie disclaimer like:
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME, JASON
Posted by JD (Member # 768) on May 09, 2011, 08:30 PM:
What? You don't think it will work?
bonus: it will also clean the dust off my scope lenses...sweeeet!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 09, 2011, 08:50 PM:
No, I think it will work just fine. Be sure the safety is on.
gh/lb
Posted by TundraWookie (Member # 1044) on May 12, 2011, 06:53 AM:
It's amazing how handy a dishwasher can be. Ever tried washing your keyboard?
http://www.ehow.com/how_2183738_clean-keyboard-dishwasher.html
An IT guy I used to work with would wash them this way and said that he hadn't had a failure.
Posted by JD (Member # 768) on May 12, 2011, 10:46 AM:
Get out!! What? I'm throwin my whole mac book in there this afternoon.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 12, 2011, 11:39 AM:
just be sure to turn it off. And, if the dishwasher is so great, what about the washer, then the dryer?
gh/l bee
Posted by TundraWookie (Member # 1044) on May 12, 2011, 12:23 PM:
As long as you put it on a gentle cycle, you'll be fine I'm sure. Might as well tumble brass and ammo in the dryer too while you're at it.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 12, 2011, 12:36 PM:
I may have to move this thread to the Consolidated Pinhead Forum?
Posted by TundraWookie (Member # 1044) on May 12, 2011, 12:44 PM:
Yes, PinHead this thing.
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on May 12, 2011, 01:33 PM:
If a guy is gonna' tumble his brass in the dryer, should you use one of those static cling dryer sheet, thingies ?
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on May 12, 2011, 02:31 PM:
Dave I never use the anti static sheets ,I just use lots of one shot real popular with the wife.
Posted by TundraWookie (Member # 1044) on May 12, 2011, 02:35 PM:
The dryer sheets work fine, but if you put a few pounds of Bullseye in there and a few strike anywhere matches, you'll get a better luster on that brass.
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