My shooting has now changed to low volume so I sold my Benchsource. This machine was great for doing a hundred or more cases at a time, but when just doing a box or two at a time of a certain case I can have this completed in the time it takes to get a Benchsource set up for production.
Once I learned how to look inside the neck for that first dark cherry glow, holding a fine point flame at a downward 20 deg angle at the shoulder joint, I am able to make perfectly annealed brass by hand. The ole hand drill method works fine but....
So here is my contribution to a sub $50 compact invention that will evenly spin your cases as slow as you want. The base is a $20 mini pottery wheel with speed control I got off ebay. ( the $30 ones are the same but have a brand sticker!). The case holders are from little crow, which I cut in half so the flame dosent touch them and heat synch down the spring. The spring is ss and came off one of my coleman coolers. The spring presses on the spindle with a plastic drywall screw insert. A friend turned down the case holder chuck mandrel to fit the spring. Voila!
Once I learned how to look inside the neck for that first dark cherry glow, holding a fine point flame at a downward 20 deg angle at the shoulder joint, I am able to make perfectly annealed brass by hand. The ole hand drill method works fine but....
So here is my contribution to a sub $50 compact invention that will evenly spin your cases as slow as you want. The base is a $20 mini pottery wheel with speed control I got off ebay. ( the $30 ones are the same but have a brand sticker!). The case holders are from little crow, which I cut in half so the flame dosent touch them and heat synch down the spring. The spring is ss and came off one of my coleman coolers. The spring presses on the spindle with a plastic drywall screw insert. A friend turned down the case holder chuck mandrel to fit the spring. Voila!
