steve_b_wales Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Is there anyone on here that makes the above? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 what do you want to anneal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Im assuming for cases Steve ? Do you not just fancy using a blowtorch ? I can understand if you have 100s of cases to do , or you are reloading multiple times, but Ive reloaded my .223 cases some as much as 10 times, never split one yet, and the gun easily shoots 1/2 MOA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAS 15 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 How about this. https://caselife.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, martinj said: what do you want to anneal? Brass cases, I should have said. 3 hours ago, Rewulf said: Im assuming for cases Steve ? Do you not just fancy using a blowtorch ? I can understand if you have 100s of cases to do , or you are reloading multiple times, but Ive reloaded my .223 cases some as much as 10 times, never split one yet, and the gun easily shoots 1/2 MOA. Yes, as above. I've got possibly 3- 4 hundred cases in 243, 22 Hornet, 204 Ruger, which have been reloaded a few times but never annealed. There was a guy who made them, but I've forgotten who he is! 2 hours ago, SPAS 15 said: How about this. https://caselife.co.uk Thanks. I'll keep this in mind if all else fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Long gone the days when we stood the cases in about 1/4 inch of water heated the case mouths with a blow torch then knocked them over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Long gone the days when we stood the cases in about 1/4 inch of water heated the case mouths with a blow torch then knocked them over. sounds perfectly workable to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Long gone the days when we stood the cases in about 1/4 inch of water heated the case mouths with a blow torch then knocked them over. I could try this, I suppose. How do you know when the case has reached the right temperature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Just now, steve_b_wales said: I could try this, I suppose. How do you know when the case has reached the right temperature? Well we used to do it by colour...... ask Ditchie, he's the expert on these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 I use "tempilaq" to get the right timing on my homemade annealer. I made it 2 years ago and used it for the first time last week. It was around 10-15 minutes for 250 cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo304 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 11 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: Is there anyone on here that makes the above? Thanks. This guy makes and sells them, i keep toying with buying one. https://ukvarminting.com/topic/34848-annealing-machine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 4 hours ago, wyn said: I use "tempilaq" to get the right timing on my homemade annealer. I made it 2 years ago and used it for the first time last week. It was around 10-15 minutes for 250 cases. Simply unreal. I am in awe! My solution would be to buy a bag of empties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P08 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Lets keep it simple hey, cut or bore a piece of pipe to your desired length just enough of the shoulder of the case sticking out of the top, the case should be a lose fit in the tube, so as to do several calibres. A bolt is fitted at the bottom end of the tube, to attach to your battery drill, the case is spun with the drill whilst holding a propane torch on the shoulder of the case, get the required colour change in the case, just tip it out into cold water, job done, The rest of the case did not get annealed, Your tool you have just made should be dipped into cold water, say every three cases, That keeps the internal heat down inside the tool. I do from large Martini Henry to other rifle cases, just by raising, or lowering the bolt to suite what part of the case needs annealing, clearly your tool will have to be made of metal, not brass, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 6 hours ago, P08 said: Lets keep it simple hey, cut or bore a piece of pipe to your desired length just enough of the shoulder of the case sticking out of the top, the case should be a lose fit in the tube, so as to do several calibres. A bolt is fitted at the bottom end of the tube, to attach to your battery drill, the case is spun with the drill whilst holding a propane torch on the shoulder of the case, get the required colour change in the case, just tip it out into cold water, job done, The rest of the case did not get annealed, Your tool you have just made should be dipped into cold water, say every three cases, That keeps the internal heat down inside the tool. I do from large Martini Henry to other rifle cases, just by raising, or lowering the bolt to suite what part of the case needs annealing, clearly your tool will have to be made of metal, not brass, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Brass is a metal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P08 Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Brass would conduct to much heat, and fast, The idea is to keep the temp down in the tool, That's why I duck the tool in cold water every three cases, I think if you used brass the heat would be so hot, it would anneal the whole case, Which is what we don't want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 06/08/2020 at 14:26, Walker570 said: Well we used to do it by colour...... ask Ditchie, he's the expert on these things. I found this clip which might be useful We used to anneal brass ash trays at school to cherry red but they weren't subject to the same forces as ammo cases. (Yes kids - we were encouraged to make ash trays at school in '63) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 06/08/2020 at 11:28, SPAS 15 said: How about this. https://caselife.co.uk I can vouch for these guys, I bought one of theirs and it works a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P08 Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 The video clip was good, certainly with the required colour change, I would anneal say 50 cases every couple of months, or use it to make Martini Brass, from 24 gauge shotgun brass, So I dont think the expenditure of the machine would suite my needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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