How many times can anneal before use?

[remington jim]

I am using SimpleGreem for a while, to wash my 3d printed parts, finishing with IPA with water baths after each step.
Earlier years I tried many other juice with less friendly results.
I just got a new fresh jug of SG from HD, I was shocked by latest prices. Worth to look around for better price, but the SG is definitely a good ordinary cleaner just for anything.

We used it to wash out Cooling systems in Diesel engine trucks

 

[remington jim]

simple Green did clean the brass up REAL Nice in my Frankford tumbler with SS pins !

 

[bigHUN]

simple Green did clean the brass up REAL Nice in my Frankford tumbler with SS pins !

I shall replace my old (organic) tumbling media, too much elbow greasing cleaning out the primer holes. I was tinkering about SS pins on a long run.

 

[new]

I put the cases into my oven at its highest temperature setting 520F/270C, for 15 minutes, then allow to air cool. I was dumping them in water, but it may have been hardening them. Only takes an extra half hour to air cool.

Quenching brass doesn't harden it

 

[bearhunter]

Quenching brass doesn't harden it

Nope, but it doesn't do anything for it either, and it depends on the compounds utilized when smelting the brass for the cases.

I used to follow the old rule, when oven annealing, of filling the bottom inch of the pan with water, and standing the cases up on their bases to stop the heat from travelling to the base area.

The rule of thumb was to tilt the tray so the cases would submerge completely and supposedly even out the hard/soft region, for longer life.

I found out, from watching a commercial reloading process in Brazil, quenching, wasn't necessary when processing the military brass cases for use with the cartridges they were "reloading."

 

[remington jim]

I shall replace my old (organic) tumbling media, too much elbow greasing cleaning out the primer holes. I was tinkering about SS pins on a long run.

The SS PINS are Excellent

 

[bigHUN]

The SS PINS are Excellent

Just got back from a store, empty handed.
$75 for a 5 lb package of SS pins.... I have an older redding case tumbler, just look at the bowl size about 5 liters, I would probably need 3 packs. And that is a steep investment

 

[Dmay]

Just got back from a store, empty handed.
$75 for a 5 lb package of SS pins.... I have an older redding case tumbler, just look at the bowl size about 5 liters, I would probably need 3 packs. And that is a steep investment

That's a vibratory tumbler? Steel pins won't work anyway......

 

[bigHUN]

That's a vibratory tumbler? Steel pins won't work anyway......

Thanks for this, I didn't knew, I just google it. You saved me a decent chunk of dollars

 

[bigHUN]

Still waiting for the 535C=1000F Tempilaq.
In meantime I did the ultrasonic wash with SimpleGreen, drying the brass right now. The inside looks shiny now

So I am waiting patiently for my Tempilak order to arrive from "Prairie Bearing & Bolts", I know we had some really nasty weather in between the two points.
10+ days, and nothing arrived.
Yesterday I sent them a curtesy email if they may know anything about where abouts.
Received today an answer they backorder it from a "supplier". I just checked the payment went through to their account.
This is double disapointing, how some doing a business here in Canada. The most p****ng is that they didn't let me know I had to chase them.

 

[remington jim]

Just got back from a store, empty handed.
$75 for a 5 lb package of SS pins.... I have an older redding case tumbler, just look at the bowl size about 5 liters, I would probably need 3 packs. And that is a steep investment

Big Hun you need a Rotary liquid tumbler for the pins to work properly ! I use this one

 

[wolf300H&H]

I just torch them till too hot to hold anymore

 

[remington jim]

I just torch them till too hot to hold anymore

Perfect