Any DIY annealer machines better than this one?

[1066]

Excellent original thinking there - I can't see any reason why small 3" "cake pan" couldn't be used rather than the solid lump. A good search round the cook shop will find any number of stainless steel or aluminium containers that can be chopped. The flat for the case drop could easily be made with a single cut and the sides bent in a bit. The cam "lobe" could easily be screwed to the back of the pan.

 

[Alexander-M]

Why in the world would anyone select MDF for a project like this? MDF is flat and smooth, so it's good for laminating. It's also heavy and that's why it is used for kitchen counter tops. It has no grain across the panel, but it does have grain INTO the edge, so it splits easily when edge fastened. It is also subject to degradation when it gets wet. Using MDF gives you the worst of both worlds; i.e. your annealing machine ends up being heavy and the perceived advantages to using a material thick enough to edge fasten with ordinary fasteners is actually a time bomb waiting to go off.

I would recommend buying a half sheet of high quality 5mm plywood at your local DIY outlet. It's smooth, strong, and ready to finish; easy to cut too and you can true up the edges with a low angle block plane. Yes, it's too thin to edge fasten, but if you take a few minutes to glue in some 1/2" square stock on the edges using ordinary yellow glue, you can make a lightweight enclosure which will be very strong without fasteners except perhaps for a few small brads to hold the parts in alignment. Light, high quality material like this is very easy to work with hand tools, so you don't need access to a table saw. And it will look good too.

That's for sure. I was planning on using 1/4" birch plywood from the hobby shop (for R/C airplanes bulkheads, etc.) which had many thin plies and is very strong.
Thanks!
Nando

 

[jeffo1960]

i am building an anneler ,and like to install a counter does anyone have a link,for 1,and how do i go about wiring it up Thanks in advance

 

[jeffo1960]

Does anyone know were I can get fittings for this torch GoSystem Expert Range Fine Flame Power Torch PT7010H I as I want to put 18 inches of hose, on it, for the Annealer I am going to make

 

[Round1]

I used these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00448JJXI/?tag=accuratescom-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078N896VP/?tag=accuratescom-20

 

[Round1]

"i am building an anneler ,and like to install a counter does anyone have a link,for 1,and how do i go about wiring it up Thanks in advance"

I used a normally open proximity switch wired by the directions of the switch and counter.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P3JX6J7/?tag=accuratescom-20

 

[jeffo1960]

Hi can anyone tell me what adapter I can use to make a extension hose, for this torch GoSystem Expert Range Fine Flame Power Torch PT7010H, as would like to store the propane in the back of my Annealer, Thanks in advance

 

[Greg_t]

I made this one a while back after trying a few different cake tin style ones. It's overly complicated but works brilliantly. Hopefully the video will show up: