Anybody in GTA or North of 407 - doing brass annealing?

[bigHUN]

I would like to do some testings.

 

[hoytcanon]

Do it yourself... no big deal to anneal.

 

[tiriaq]

Propane torch and a pan of water...

 

[BattleRife]

Some big assumptions being made here. Depending on exactly what testing he intends to do, the world's crudest, sloppiest, and most inconsistent technique may not be adequate.

And, what's the water for, exactly?

 

[freire]

As mentioned above, a propane torch and a hand drill will do.
it's not that hard.

 

[tiriaq]

Some big assumptions being made here. Depending on exactly what testing he intends to do, the world's crudest, sloppiest, and most inconsistent technique may not be adequate.

And, what's the water for, exactly?

Stand the cases in a pan of water. Heat neck and shoulder until colours appear. Knock over.

 

[hoytcanon]

Some big assumptions being made here. Depending on exactly what testing he intends to do, the world's crudest, sloppiest, and most inconsistent technique may not be adequate.

And, what's the water for, exactly?

Big assumptions when someone asks about annealing? Seems pretty straightforward.

 

[bigHUN]

I was only reading about from "big" names in the sport, that they annealing brass after each shot.
Otherwise I am educated with the process what annealing does to materials. I am even annealing my 3d printed parts if kinetics critical for my assembly.
To make a rotating table for torch is easy, only my garage is not suitable for open fire/flame....have chemicals that I don't want to move in and out all the time.
Btw, heating up the brass until change in colour and knock it over in a pan of water is opposite of annealing

 

[sonichanxiao]

Which caliber and how many brass?

 

[m1008]

I was only reading about from "big" names in the sport, that they annealing brass after each shot.
Otherwise I am educated with the process what annealing does to materials. I am even annealing my 3d printed parts if kinetics critical for my assembly.
To make a rotating table for torch is easy, only my garage is not suitable for open fire/flame....have chemicals that I don't want to move in and out all the time.
Btw, heating up the brass until change in colour and knock it over in a pan of water is opposite of annealing

Btw it’s not the opposite of annealing. Brass will work harden and age harden that’s it.

 

[bigHUN]

Which caliber and how many brass?

Win 308 about 200 - after I shot these next time

 

[Evanguy]

Btw, heating up the brass until change in colour and knock it over in a pan of water is opposite of annealing

That's not true. Brass doesn't get hard when quenched. Air cool it, cool it over 24 hours in a over or water quench it it's all the same in the end.

 

[6MT]

Real scientific methods of how to anneal being presented here.

 

[b2driver]

I never bothered with water; the shells cool within a few minutes. I just loosened the shell holder and let them drop into my sophisticated shell case (metal coffee can).
Keep your torch flame as low as possible to to give yourself time.
Point the blue tip at the base of the neck and spin.
Watch for the surface of the brass to change colour or 'silvering' as some call it. You can tell after a while when it's just right.
Practice on some discarded range brass first.

 

[bigHUN]

........I just loosened the shell holder and let them drop into my sophisticated shell case (metal coffee can)....
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That shell holder.... who's making these

 

[BattleRife]

That shell holder.... who's making these

That's the shell holder and drill stud of the Lee case trimmer set.