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Here is a bunch of info on making your own case annealer, see info here, long reads etc. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6...nealing_Machine.html http://68forums.com/forums/sho...ht=Annealing+machine Tia, Don | ||
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It's neat, but it sure complicates a simple job. Dave | |||
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Still liking a candle It's the hunt, not the kill | |||
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I've gone high tech with a propane torch. | |||
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I know a gent who uses a propane torch and holds the base of the case until it get too hot and drops it and apparently it works..He said you can't get it too hot..????????? How do you guys do the candle and propane torch annealing..??? Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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While you're holding the neck/shoulder area in a low to medium flame you turn/spin the case and drop it as mentioned. You can tell if you annealed it as that portion will have a different color when finished. Works good for me and never had a problem doing it that way. The method where you stand a deprimed case in water to a safe depth and heat the expose part red and knock them over anneals them too dead soft and then you have shoot and reload them to get them to proper hardness. | |||
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Ray, did you ever get that motorized annealer I gave you to operate correctly? Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Get Close and Wack'em Hard | |||
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Just get an Annealing Made Perfect annealer. I have yet to meet anyone who thinks it was a waste of money. There is no way a flame or candle is as consistent, to say nothing of the time. | |||
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This DIY, sure it is a GREAT Annealer! Get Close and Wack'em Hard | |||
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I find a Lyman lead pot full of my next batch of bullets makes an ideal case neck annealing setup. | |||
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Man - that is cool. I could see someone making one of these out of legos robotics, just need to find a way to isolate the heat part "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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A company named Little Crow makes a metal cylinder with a stem that fits into a hand drill of any sort,turns the case at whatever speed you want and you use your chosen torch on the should and neck that sticks our the cylander, pull the heated case out ( I use tweezer) and drop the case on a towel..cheap and easy to use, the cylinders are about $15.00 per caliber, but they work in several calibers such as 30-06 and works for all 06 cases, all belted mags are the same.. A neat set up for doing a 100 cases or so.. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Ray, I made a few of those, before I knew about Little Crow. They really work and are sure as hell worth 15 bucks. I also made a wood stand to hold the torch at an angle, it is handy. Brian IHMSA BC Provincial Champion and Perfect 40 Score, Unlimited Category, AAA Class. | |||
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Same here, made up my own case holders to go in electric drill. Image below of my setup with 404 case in holder. I just pick up the drill and tip the annealed case into a pot of water and slip another case into the holder. Quenching in water does nothing for annealing the brass but just a practice to prevent hot cases rolling around on the bench or inadvertently picking up a hot one.  | |||
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