^^^^ What he said. ^^^^
Thus it would be hard to determine how you did as the color has been wiped away.Don't polish the brass aftward. It removes some of the annealing color.
I'll have to try this. I have always used the old way of holding head of the case in my fingers. Always been told if the head gets hot before the neck turns orange the fire is too cold. The idea is to never let the big end get hot. I can see how the socket would act as a heat sink, and getting tough to do many of them with RA and stiff fingers. Thanks.I set up a butane torch and use a socket on a cordless impact then slowly rotate the case neck just outside the tip of the flame. I watch the colour change and try to stop at the same spot on the case body.
I've had good luck doing it this way. Good luckI'll have to try this. I have always used the old way of holding head of the case in my fingers. Always been told if the head gets hot before the neck turns orange the fire is too cold. The idea is to never let the big end get hot. I can see how the socket would act as a heat sink, and getting tough to do many of them with RA and stiff fingers. Thanks.
I swear I saw this same one on a YouTube video, I want to build one somedayI built a home made annealing machine from cheap ebay parts--it works real good, I set up by using tempilaq in a few necks till I get it set, then just go for it as it has a timer on the drum
I've found annealling standard cartridges every 3rd loading sufficient and every 2nd loading on magnums works wellI'm just learning about annealing, and use the drill method and water. I have an old food dehydrator that works well for drying the cases.
I don't know when to anneal per say. I see some anneal every time, some every 5-6 times, etc. Currently, every three times is what I picked till I learn different.
Any opinions on this would be nice