Final Video - And so my next projec starts...Its ALIVE!!!

The limit switch will be used to set a home position. The stepper speed will be rough annealing time adjustment while the valve actuating will be the definitive annealing time.

Pickaxe will control everything except a manual counter, which has to go on yet.

I made the shaft and wheel. Did not know what I would need so I made it quick change via just one pin.
 
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Cool, this has me looking at the different ideas for annealing machines. Might have to start building one myself. I don't have any air valves but I have a lot of stepper motors. Can't wait to see yours working, have you built a mount for your torch?
 
Not much progress to report. Got the back made and on

IMG_20150322_142049_zpsj78v0hre.jpg
 
Program is written and runs with simulation software. Weekend is time to test the whole system.

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'Program to drive a stepper motor via the
'output driver module.
; *******************************
; ***** ANNEAL *****
; *******************************
; Filename: Anneal
; Date: 03/28/15
; File Version:1
; Written by: EM
; Function:
; Last Revision: rev2
; Target PICAXE: PICAXE 28X2
; *******************************

setfreq em40

Let adcsetup = 2

SYMBOL home_switch = bit0
SYMBOL system_reset = bit1
SYMBOL input_mask = b0
SYMBOL rotate_speed = b10
SYMBOL cylinder_trip = b11
SYMBOL system_homed = b13

SYMBOL motordata = w20
SYMBOL pos_count = w21
SYMBOL temporary = w22
SYMBOL home_offset = w23
SYMBOL motor_pos = w24
SYMBOL cylinder = w25




init: let dirsb = %11111111 'setup pins B to be outputs
let dirsc = %00000000 'setup pins C to be inputs
let home_offset = 225 'define constant. Value to be determined

pause 10000
pos_count = 0 ' wait before start
gosub Home ' go do homing routine
let motor_pos = 0 'zero home position
bit8 = 0 'reset homing flag
pos_count = 0
main:
if bit1 = 1 then gosub reset_prog
readadc 0,rotate_speed 'read stepper speed value. [actually pause value between steps]
readadc 1,cylinder_trip 'read offset for actuating valve
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Nice work. Setup the temp and just let it run. After you starter your post I started looking on the web, only one I saw before this is the saw blade shaped horizontal ones. Very cool build. Once you get the burner setup how were you going to test for correct annealing temperature?
 
Davie Sprocket said:
Nice work. Setup the temp and just let it run. After you starter your post I started looking on the web, only one I saw before this is the saw blade shaped horizontal ones. Very cool build. Once you get the burner setup how were you going to test for correct annealing temperature?
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I ordered my 750 Tempilaq the other day. This will be put on the inside of the neck.
 
Well had it running to see if the parts of the annealer will heat up. Short run of 20 cases and no issue. To be honest, I don't think I will be doing more than a few hundred at a time.

[video]http://vid1061.photobucket.com/albums/t477/yomma4/VID_20150401_184654_zpspxp0vn4w.mp4[/video]

I will post the final video once I have the mount done and the tempilaq has come in :)
 
Nice build. I made one in the early 80's out of TTL logic but mine was horizontal and dc motor that drove a belt on rollers. The case would turn against the rubber drive belt and would pass thru a hole after going thru a propane torch and drop in a bucket of water. Very crude but it worked well and did the job. I haven't used it for years, not even sure if I even have it.
 
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