Annealing

[DedIdick]

It is actually quite a good price for an automatic annealer if you compare to what is out there. At the extreme end, the AMP annealer is £1125 in the UK - but you really really have to be competitively anal about your neck tension to need one of those.

One of my friends made his own machine, used my lathe a fair bit so now does all my annealing for free.

[aris]

One of my friends made his own machine, used my lathe a fair bit so now does all my annealing for free.

There is something quite satisfying with making your own. Typically for me though, once I get the bits to make it, and the tools and other bits I need to fettle the bits, I may as well have bought new

[1066]

These are a couple I made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv75-9p9yFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssAYLvHIw0E

[Black Beard]

Mapp gas is really hot and high energy. You could try switching gas.

[angrybear]

Mapp gas is really hot and high energy. You could try switching gas.

True, but that's what I've got out in the garage at the moment, now I know it's just a quick spin in to the tip of the flame it's not a problem.

[DedIdick]

If you do it by hand then it's easy to get the temperature right. Hold the case by the head, put the neck into the flame, when your fingers burn, release the case. Job done!

[martinishot]

DedIdick. That is the method I use seems to work OK but not with .297/230 cases or similar !!!!!!

TJ.

[loiner1965]

If you do it by hand then it's easy to get the temperature right. Hold the case by the head, put the neck into the flame, when your fingers burn, release the case. Job done!

lol.....if it works
i only anneal martini henry cases esp ndsf ones
i do in a dim lit room slowly spun in a drill till i see a blue hue colour

[aris]

These are a couple I made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv75-9p9yFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssAYLvHIw0E

Your designs are all amazing. Have you considered selling them? The raptor calls one I linked to above uses a stepper motor - I presume you do too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn1SXtPq_K8

[1066]

Your designs are all amazing. Have you considered selling them? The raptor calls one I linked to above uses a stepper motor - I presume you do too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn1SXtPq_K8

No - no stepper motors or microprocessors - I use DC motors and control the speed with PWM controllers.

[zx10mike]

sounds to me like angry bear knows his stuff. in my opinion timed anealing if flawed and that includes the amp annaled cases i have tried.the concept relys on all cases bieng the same and there not.