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I have a big tub of cases I want to anneal, but am not sure which method or philosophy to adopt. - Hold the case in tongs while heating the neck to a dull red whilst in a dark room then dumping them into water? This, I believed was the most common and reliable method, could I be wrong to do it like this? | ||
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Skip the tongs, use your fingers. The case head should NOT get warm enough to singe your fingers (if it does, you have over heated it). | |||
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quote:That will work but even better use a shellholder made to fit the case and then a cordless electric screwdriver similar to the Lee's or Sinclair's and turn the case in the flame and dunk...this makes sure the case is more evenly heated all around the neck and the case holder acts as a heat sink to avoid overheating the head.....even better add the tempeature sensitive templiac or crayon and watch for melt or color change and after a few cases the time required for the heating of the case becomes routine and you can do it by seconds in the flame.....and just do a case with the temp indicator every few cases...make sure the case is clean and polished inside the neck and out to let the heat flow evenly and dunk immediately in cool water....they make a new annealing tip for the torch but I haven't seen one or used one but they are supposed to acomplish the same as turning the case in the screwdriver without turning the case the tip surrounds the neck of the case....HTH..good luck and good shooting!! | |||
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