How to dry beads?

[nyip1]

I live in a very humid place. I am having a hard time drying the beads. I have a few pounds of beads and I used a hairdryer to blow dry them for 45mins to an hour, but the results weren't that great. Are there any other methods to dry beads? Please help.

Thank you.
:blush:

 

[NullSmurf]

Yes, a low oven. 200 degrees for an hour aught to do it.

 

[tkoepp]

Yes, a low oven. 200 degrees for an hour aught to do it.

Yep.. What Bruce said

 

[nyip1]

Thanks guys. I have a small oven in my home but it doesn't tell me the degree. Does microwave work? I will keep in mind that an oven will work. Worst case, I will bring it to a friends house. How long should it take for an oven with 200. Is it in c or in F?

 

[nhcigarfan]

I am unsure on how 45 min to an hour with a hairdryer didn't completely dry these beads.

 

[N2Advnture]

165° for about 30 minutes depending on how saturated they are, at 200°, I would start to worry about the moisture in the beads boiling.

I hope this helps

~Mark

 

[LilBastage]

The temps mentioned above are Fahrenheit not Celsius.

I'm not sure I would use the microwave. The water in the beads will likely boil and I don't think that would be a good thing.

 

[mealstrom]

Step 1: Lay them all out nicely on a cookie sheet
Step 2: Aim the hair dryer at the beads
Step 3: Turn on hair dryer
Step 4: Vacuum up beads that are now scattered all around the kitchen
Step 5: Order a new pound of beads

TRUST me on this one - use the oven. :laugh:

I'm curious where you live. I'm in southern Georgia right on the water and I never have that issue with my beads. Do you live underwater?

 

[nyip1]

Step 1: Lay them all out nicely on a cookie sheet
Step 2: Aim the hair dryer at the beads
Step 3: Turn on hair dryer
Step 4: Vacuum up beads that are now scattered all around the kitchen
Step 5: Order a new pound of beads

TRUST me on this one - use the oven. :laugh:

I'm curious where you live. I'm in southern Georgia right on the water and I never have that issue with my beads. Do you live underwater?

I didn't use a cookie sheet. I used a bucket and some of the beads still came out. haha.
The current temp is 20 degree celsius and RH is like 95-98.

 

[viper139]

The oven works well.

DO NOT use the microwave, what you will hear sounds alot like popcorn when the beads start to pop.

 

[cibao]

Did as advised and put beads in oven at lowest setting 170f it worked thanks.

 

[nyip1]

Interesting. I put the beads in the oven. Baked for quite some time and the beads turn yellowesh and maintain transparent. I think I need some new beads. Are they suppose to maintain transparent? I used 75 Celsius.