Thread: Simple annealing

Been a couple if mentions on other threads about annealing an you don't need a fancy machine.

Before I spend hours on you tube (and end up watching 4wd fails) can someone post pictures / explain how to do it.

Is it a simple as holding brass in pliers and rotating it with a gas blowtorch in the other hand?

Oh your getting deep into the reloading hole now. You can do it in a cordless drill. But then how accurate is it. You need the colour changing paint.
Or just shoot them 6- 9 times (about) then biff them. Unless you struggle to find brass or its really expensive is it worth it?

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Get a long series socket mount it in a battery drill.

Light your blow torch, drop a case into the socket, start the drill, place the neck of the case into the flame, watch the purple colour form and run down to the shoulder of the case neck, drop the case out of the socket onto a dry towel, let it cool down without quenching.

Then watch this
https://youtu.be/E3CjjGUmxNw

Jobs done.

It,s surprising how accurate you can get with this method.

Cheers
Pete

I know, this rabbit hole gets deeper and deeper, have plenty of brass to burn through but others were asking on another thread so figured time for a new thread. Will probably give it a whirl at some point, need to get some more brass empty first!

I thought you needed to quench it a brass Anneals/tempers opposite to steel?

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Originally Posted by Feather or Shoot

I thought you needed to quench it a brass Anneals/tempers opposite to steel?

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Brass "Work Hardens" it is not "Heat Treated like Steel to Harden or Anneal".

Quenching brass does nothing except cool it down quickly and get it wet.

Quenching brass has little effect in the annealing process.

Cheers
Pete

It is as simple as you said but does require some skill. I wouldn't use a drill, hold it with an ungloved hand and then you won't make the mistake of over-annealing it.

You are watching for the color change so do it in a darkened room. Watch the you tube videos and then experiment on a few throwaway cases. Use plyers to crush a unannealed case and then overanneal a couple and crush them to get a feel for how much is too much.

Use a gas torch, hold it in your fingers and twirl it in the flame until you see the color change. Dump it in a bucket of water and move onto the next. It is that simple.

I can show you if you are down this way.