Annealing newbie - Anyone tried this DIY annealer?

Sdvldog1371 said:

I appreciate the kind words, however, I'm neither a metallurgist, nor a Materials scientist. I know there are specific hand operated testing units one can purchase, they are, however, about half the cost or more of an AMP.

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bonie said:

I built my own and spent a little less with speed controls. it works well for .223, .243 ;308, 30-06 ,300 WSM 6.5 PRC and many other. I bought and aluminum one the goes in your cordless drill for My 6 PPC and 6.5 Grendel because they are so short. I got it from Midway it was $15 or so and many sizes are available. it works well you can see the change and pull it from the flame. I know guys who use deepwell sockets with drill adaptors but the are not smooth inside and tend to heat up alot.

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Sdvldog1371 said:

The phone I had my photos on ate its SIM and SD card while at work one day. The recovered photos are on my laptop...but here are some of the previous ventures.

Keep in mind with the all metal unit, this was V1, v2 had dual speed control and was painted. The Annie, I stole the folding touch screen, arduino and photo sensor for other tinkering projects. I couldn't find an all assembled picture.

I'm not sure I'd trust anything short of PEEK printed parts for a 3d printed annealer.

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OutsideBill said:

How about pictures?

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Wachsmann said:

if your buying off that website I would use a prepaid gift card with a low amount. We had a CC number stolen when using there sight a few years back. Hopefully better now but just FYI….

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Rflshootr said:

I built this one from scratch years ago. It is what I still use today. I don't see a motor, a 12v power supply, torch or a cord in that kit. I also installed 2 small computer fans in the top back of the cabinet with vents at the bottom to help keep the power supply cool. This one has separate motors
and speed controls for the case spinner and the feeder.
If I remember right, all the parts were about $100 back then including the torch and a propane bottle.

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Rflshootr said:

This may help you. Link to parts list in 1st post.

$75 DIY Automatic Case Annealer Project Complete! Plans and parts list included!

With my new wildcat endeavors, being able to anneal cases is a must so I did some research and came across some plans from an Australian shooting forum, so I decided to put one together. I'm just waiting on some tempilaq to get the time right for the various calibers I will use this for, but...

mdws.forumchitchat.com

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cynjon said:

I built one of the "$75 DIY Annealers" quite a few years ago. Worked great. Instead of having two speed controls (one for the feed wheel, one for the annealing/flame side), I used a proximity sensor so it automatically fed a case any time there wasn't one waiting to drop into the flame. I also made two different size feed wheels and several annealing/flame side wheels for different depth cases.

However, I decided to go with an Annie induction annealer almost a year ago and it works great. No auto feed, but still really quick. Just drop in a case, anneal (just a few seconds for most cases) and hit the lever below to drop the case into the pan. The deck adjusts quicky to change height for different cartridges. Happy with it so far!

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