Affordable Annealing Machines

[normmatzen]

After using a propane torch and drill motor with a socket to hold the case, I decided to build my own induction annealer.
After wasting a bunch of money buying Royer oscillator sub-assemblies, many power MOS transistors, high current DC power supplies etc, etc, I decided to buy an ANNIE!

I got one of the initial runs and also got all its warts as well. Fluxeon stood behind it and now I typically anneal 100 cases in 20 minutes or so with only a small area on my work bench and no hassles with propane or a flame. My seating force and ES have never been better.

Like they say, Buy quality and cry once instead of buying cheap and crying often!

 

[f18hornet]

amlevin

I do have all those items.... I would want some templiaq to get the initial time or at least know the color to look for on the necks. It's my understanding that when the necks go orange or red they've gone too long.....

It can seem like alchemy to me.

 

[Boxcar77]

amlevin

I do have all those items.... I would want some templiaq to get the initial time or at least know the color to look for on the necks. It's my understanding that when the necks go orange or red they've gone too long.....

It can seem like alchemy to me.

Here's a good video on annealing without tempilaq.

[youtube]http://youtu.be/fiIrLvAUh6o[/youtube]

 

[f18hornet]

Great Video

 

[amlevin]

amlevin

I do have all those items.... I would want some templiaq to get the initial time or at least know the color to look for on the necks. It's my understanding that when the necks go orange or red they've gone too long.....

It can seem like alchemy to me.

I prefer the "Tempilstik" which is a "heat crayon" rather than painting on the tempilaq.

When starting the "run" I heat the case and when I see a slight color change in the case at the shoulder I remove from the flame and immediately touch the crayon to the spinning case. If the crayon leaves a smear I'm at the right time. I'll check the next couple of cases and then it's just a matter of using the same amount of time and the same position in the flame.