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A question about anealing?
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<blockquote data-quote="nvschütze" data-source="post: 1827203" data-attributes="member: 110896"><p>I do it by hand, with a Bernz-o-Matic and my eye. Takes maybe fifteen to twenty seconds from dropping one in, bringing the neck to a dull orange and flipping it out for the next one to go in. As <em>soon</em> as I'm dam-ned <em>sure</em> I see some dull orange in the neck, the case goes into the sink of cold water right beside where I do this. You have to do it in a semi-darkened room so you can see the color change. DO NOT get the neck bright orange; you will have over-annealed it and taken all the elasticity out of the neck.</p><p></p><p>The homemade tool is spun with an electric drill motor. Use a 14mm deep socket for .532" heads. I'm guessing a 12mm for .473" heads. Never made one for .378" heads; a 10mm (0.394") should do it. Keep the socket deep so the high reach up the side of the case protects it against too much heat going down toward the head. The case is only going to be under the flame for about twenty seconds, so the danger is low. But why risk it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvschütze, post: 1827203, member: 110896"] I do it by hand, with a Bernz-o-Matic and my eye. Takes maybe fifteen to twenty seconds from dropping one in, bringing the neck to a dull orange and flipping it out for the next one to go in. As [I]soon[/I] as I'm dam-ned [I]sure[/I] I see some dull orange in the neck, the case goes into the sink of cold water right beside where I do this. You have to do it in a semi-darkened room so you can see the color change. DO NOT get the neck bright orange; you will have over-annealed it and taken all the elasticity out of the neck. The homemade tool is spun with an electric drill motor. Use a 14mm deep socket for .532" heads. I'm guessing a 12mm for .473" heads. Never made one for .378" heads; a 10mm (0.394") should do it. Keep the socket deep so the high reach up the side of the case protects it against too much heat going down toward the head. The case is only going to be under the flame for about twenty seconds, so the danger is low. But why risk it? [/QUOTE]
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