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Annealing temperature?
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<blockquote data-quote="jimbires" data-source="post: 1441015" data-attributes="member: 11011"><p>it takes time and temp to anneal . the hotter you get the brass, the shorter time you keep it in the flame . the lower the temp the longer it needs to stay in the flame , and the more the heat travels through the entire case ruining it . from what I've read , 750* is the temp that anneals in a few seconds . doing it quickly keeps the brass case body and head cool , this is good . when I use tempilaq , I use 750*F inside the case neck , when it softens it's at that temp . bigger cases just take a second or two longer to get to temp , than smaller cases do . here is some info from ballistic edge , I use their machine . keep your old junk brass to practice on . the look of annealed brass is not all the same , so don't go by that . some , or most of my brass has very little sign of being annealed . </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ballisticedgemfg.com/how-to-anneal.html" target="_blank">http://www.ballisticedgemfg.com/how-to-anneal.html</a></p><p></p><p>edit to add ; </p><p></p><p>I use a 2 torch machine . I'm probably in the flame 4 to 6 seconds , depending on what case I'm annealing . if you over cook your brass , it will be dull / no shine , and soft to where it won't hold a bullet . get your brass out of the flame before it glows red and you should not have over annealed it .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimbires, post: 1441015, member: 11011"] it takes time and temp to anneal . the hotter you get the brass, the shorter time you keep it in the flame . the lower the temp the longer it needs to stay in the flame , and the more the heat travels through the entire case ruining it . from what I've read , 750* is the temp that anneals in a few seconds . doing it quickly keeps the brass case body and head cool , this is good . when I use tempilaq , I use 750*F inside the case neck , when it softens it's at that temp . bigger cases just take a second or two longer to get to temp , than smaller cases do . here is some info from ballistic edge , I use their machine . keep your old junk brass to practice on . the look of annealed brass is not all the same , so don't go by that . some , or most of my brass has very little sign of being annealed . [URL]http://www.ballisticedgemfg.com/how-to-anneal.html[/URL] edit to add ; I use a 2 torch machine . I'm probably in the flame 4 to 6 seconds , depending on what case I'm annealing . if you over cook your brass , it will be dull / no shine , and soft to where it won't hold a bullet . get your brass out of the flame before it glows red and you should not have over annealed it . [/QUOTE]
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