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Tempilsticks for annealing
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<blockquote data-quote="LRHWAL" data-source="post: 218965" data-attributes="member: 5418"><p>So after reading a few articles (6mm BR and another good one by Ken Howell) I picked up the 650°F Tempilstick. </p><p></p><p>The instructions are to "stroke" the surface and look out for a watery mark. I managed this only a few times. It's tricky too because we all know how quickly the temperature of the case changes in a flame. Howell recommends making a mark on the case, but the Tempilstick crayon is like chalk and won't "write" on the brass. It may crumble and leave a few crumbs on the surface, but the burn immediately and that's useless too. </p><p></p><p>Howell recommends warming the surface a bit before trying to make the mark, but that didn't help either; still couldn't leave a mark on the case. </p><p></p><p>So, whilst everyone seems to recommend the crayons, I'm, wondering if anyone has tips on how to actually make them work for you. Or did I just get a bum old dried out hard Tempilstick? Otherwise is the lacquer a better idea?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRHWAL, post: 218965, member: 5418"] So after reading a few articles (6mm BR and another good one by Ken Howell) I picked up the 650°F Tempilstick. The instructions are to "stroke" the surface and look out for a watery mark. I managed this only a few times. It's tricky too because we all know how quickly the temperature of the case changes in a flame. Howell recommends making a mark on the case, but the Tempilstick crayon is like chalk and won't "write" on the brass. It may crumble and leave a few crumbs on the surface, but the burn immediately and that's useless too. Howell recommends warming the surface a bit before trying to make the mark, but that didn't help either; still couldn't leave a mark on the case. So, whilst everyone seems to recommend the crayons, I'm, wondering if anyone has tips on how to actually make them work for you. Or did I just get a bum old dried out hard Tempilstick? Otherwise is the lacquer a better idea? [/QUOTE]
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