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Another annealing question.... Sequence? How to anneal each loading....
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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 2197726" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>OK, I've let this "percolate" in my head for a couple days. Here's my dilemma about annealing before resizing. I like the idea of cleaning the tempilaq residue off with the tumbler. And, I think its necessary. And I am not buying a fancy annealer anytime soon.</p><p></p><p>But if I anneal, then tumble, then resize, I will have case lube. And then I'll either have to swab it off with spirits, or tumble again. Ughh.. Its so nice to throw brass in the tumbler with stainless pins and it comes out clean. But twice?</p><p></p><p>What's more, I think the "anneal before resizing" recommendation is quite valid for people who are resizing and pulling an expander ball back through the neck at the same time. I intended to control neck ID with a mandrel AFTER annealing. No expander ball. I would only be sizing down before annealing. Expanding would happen afterwards.</p><p></p><p>Essentially, my thought is to put the annealing as close as possible to the final critical step in determining the neck tension, the process of expanding the neck back up, immediately prior to seating.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I am looking at this process as something I would do with every loading. Consistency. People talk about anneal every other, every third etc. I figure that if I am annealing every loading, I can do so pretty much whenever and no great degree of work hardening problems should occur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 2197726, member: 12282"] OK, I've let this "percolate" in my head for a couple days. Here's my dilemma about annealing before resizing. I like the idea of cleaning the tempilaq residue off with the tumbler. And, I think its necessary. And I am not buying a fancy annealer anytime soon. But if I anneal, then tumble, then resize, I will have case lube. And then I'll either have to swab it off with spirits, or tumble again. Ughh.. Its so nice to throw brass in the tumbler with stainless pins and it comes out clean. But twice? What's more, I think the "anneal before resizing" recommendation is quite valid for people who are resizing and pulling an expander ball back through the neck at the same time. I intended to control neck ID with a mandrel AFTER annealing. No expander ball. I would only be sizing down before annealing. Expanding would happen afterwards. Essentially, my thought is to put the annealing as close as possible to the final critical step in determining the neck tension, the process of expanding the neck back up, immediately prior to seating. Finally, I am looking at this process as something I would do with every loading. Consistency. People talk about anneal every other, every third etc. I figure that if I am annealing every loading, I can do so pretty much whenever and no great degree of work hardening problems should occur. [/QUOTE]
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