Annealing

[762plinker]

Made my own annealer

Tempelaq..no guessing.

but you really cannot tell is you went over

 

[itchyTF]

If you want a project and like to read, go here. 168 pages of a lot of info. I added the flame sensor so now I can select between time (to 10ms resolution) or temperature (indirectly).

 

[Dgd6mm]

You do not have to purchase an AMP to anneal. It's always the latest and greatest that most on here will lead you too. Plenty of good information in the archives on this site for annealing going years back.

 

[kochie]

You do not have to purchase an AMP to anneal. It's always the latest and greatest that most on here will lead you too. Plenty of good information in the archives on this site for annealing going years back.

Thanks bud you’re right !!! But thank god them people help keep economy going in the sport we love .

 

[Bob in WI]

You do not have to purchase an AMP to anneal. It's always the latest and greatest that most on here will lead you too. Plenty of good information in the archives on this site for annealing going years back.

I climbed out of this rabbit hole while i could still reach the top!!..

 

[kochie]

I climbed out of this rabbit hole while i could still reach the top!!..

Lol !!!!

 

[Ccrider]

Amp. If not Amp, salt bath.

 

[Dkk37058]

I also use propane and don’t go by time just look for the dull color in a darkened room. The down side is a learning curve to get it right. It’s best to got some scrap brass and practice.
I have a friend who has an AMP and will have to say it’s a good machine but have wondered that if your going off a chart to set annealing time on brass wouldn’t you have to test each batch (different lot numbers) because of not so exact tolerances of different lots. I guess you could sacrifice a new case of each batch with the Aztec program but for my shooting so far I haven’t had any problems with the torch.

 

[Shooter13]

Most guys are using annealing to try to wring one more drop of consistency out of their neck tension for competition guns.

This is exactly why I do it and I'm not very good but I try to eliminate everything that could hurt my score..........except me!

 

[kochie]

There's plenty of DIY annealer plans out there. I made one with just a single drum and have to feed each case by hand. Not an issue for me, but if you did a lot of cases that would prob be a pain. I do it in a darkened room, just light enough to see what I'm doing. Then I look at the dark side of the brass, opposite the flame, to monitor. I have 20 or so pieces of test brass that I use to set it. Once there is a faint glow, that's the setting.

Ok thanks good information

 

[kochie]

There's plenty of DIY annealer plans out there. I made one with just a single drum and have to feed each case by hand. Not an issue for me, but if you did a lot of cases that would prob be a pain. I do it in a darkened room, just light enough to see what I'm doing. Then I look at the dark side of the brass, opposite the flame, to monitor. I have 20 or so pieces of test brass that I use to set it. Once there is a faint glow, that's the setting.

Ok thanks good information

 

[Mike TackleBerry]

I use a AGS 3.0 and Annealeez Gen 3 to anneal my brass! I use the AGS for my smaller brass like 6BR and Dasher, And the Annealeez for everything else!

 

[Mike TackleBerry]

You do not have to purchase an AMP to anneal.

Agreed, Unless you're a top-level shooter where the matches are decided by .001 or less the AMP is overkill. Lots of world records were broken using a Torch!

 

[Dgd6mm]

Agreed, Unless you're a top-level shooter where the matches are decided by .001 or less the AMP is overkill. Lots of world records were broken using a Torch!

Agreed, Good point.

 

[grantre72]

What’s best way to Anneal brass how do you guys do it ?

An inexpensive induction setup that works pretty well:

I don't use the auto-timer hookup, just use my cell phone timer manually.

 

[kochie]

An inexpensive induction setup that works pretty well:

I don't use the auto-timer hookup, just use my cell phone timer manually.

Ok thanks how long do you keep heat on ?

 

[SKWERLZ]

The other issue I ran into before I started annealing was hardened brass didn’t size correctly or consistently.
Depending on conditions by 4-10 loadings

it’s amazing how far you can go with a Lee collet and moderate pressure load though.

I’m still an annealing caveman with a torch, I use a method I saw on a video where you gauge annealing time by flame color, at a certain temp other elements in brass will start burning turning flame from blue to orange and that temp is consistent and happens to be temperature that cases are annealed, as soon as you see the color transition your done.

Now I have batches of brass that outlast multiple barrels even in my magnums.

 

[Mike TackleBerry]

Ok thanks how long do you keep heat on ?

 

[SKWERLZ]

That video isn’t the one I learned from but perfectly illustrated the flame color change and I trust cortina’s opinion a lot.
Annealing is only as difficult and complex as you make it.

 

[grantre72]

Ok thanks how long do you keep heat on ?

Some brass ~1 sec, some ~ 3 sec. Depends on the brass manufacturer. Generally, however long it takes for the brass to just barely start to turn red.