ANNEALING

[dhtaxi]

Ill see what I can do Joe.

[markinalpine]

A good discussion of the annealing process can be found at: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/annealing.html

Also, Midway has a liquid annealing indicator, 650 Degree F Tempilaq: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?p ... ber=494545

And I'm sure there are many other sources for the Tempilaq or other similar products.

Right now, I'm only reloading 45 ACP and 9 mm Luger, so annealing isn't really an issue, but I've enjoyed reading the postings in this thread. My doctors have told me to keep moving if I don't want to die early, which at the time when I was partly paralised made thing rather interesting, but I followed their advice and am doing fairly well now. I mention this because I have also read that to keep your brain functioning, keep learning new things, so thanks, all, for the mental therapy.

Mark

[DuncaninFrance]

Welcome!

Well your brain will get plenty of exercise here mate! Ideas prompt other ideas and they inturn get others posting ideas..........

Good article from the Campfire - thanks for the link

[DoubleD]

Here's my annealing set up.

Piece of aluminum scrap drilled out slightly larger than the rim of the case. Drilled a pilot hole in the other end and pressed in a electric screw driver bit.



Add the tempilac below the shoulder of the case. Put case in the holder turn on the electric screw driver and hold it you torch flame until the Temilac turns. Dump the case out in a bucket of water.

[stripperclip]

I didn't know about the temple sticks but I will be going by the welding area at work with a sharper eye for whats in the storage bins

[Fat Albert]

Iuses Lee case trimer shell holders and little unit that you put in a cordless screwdirvers to spin the cace at a slow speed. To do different cases you just change the shell holders.

[Zeman]

My Grandpa showed me how he did it. It still works. Fill a pan with water. Cases that have been deprimed will sit still nicely. Make the water level about half way up the case. Touch the case top with a flame and as soon as it colors up, tip it over. I think red is too much color. Cases with a proper anneal will have a bluish color when cool for the area annealed. I like to see the neck and shoulder annealed. Most current military cases are annealed to aid in long term storage. Brass under tension (neck area) will crack on long term storage.

[Dollar Bill]

dromia,
Question: I got Templsticks for 700 and 650, but the sticks are so hard, made to melt @ the specified temp, that I couldn't get it to mark the case. I was trying to find templaque at the right temp but saw this thread and thought I'd ask and hopefully be able to use the sticks I have.

[dromia]

The sticks can be a bit crumbly and they don't leave clean mark on the brass but you only need few bits on around the shoulder and you'll soon see them change to black when you heat it. Less is more.