annealing brass..how 'bout the oven?
Anybody used their kitchen oven to anneal brass? Somebody mentioned filling a pan with water to about an inch below the top of the brass and tipping the brass over in the water when hot enough. Got any idea on time and temp to set the oven? This would be much faster than heating one at a time! Thanks.
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The idea is to heat up the portion of the brass you want to form - this usually isn't the entire casing. 0 -
the idea is to only heat the top of the case that is exposed..the part that is sticking out of the water. I have done one case at a time this way with a propane torch for a number of years. I was just thinking this would be faster as one could do a bunch of cases at once and still heat them evenly. oven temp has to be high enought to heat the exposed part of the case before the water gets hot. I have heard of this method used, but I don't know the temp. setting or time. Can anybody help? 0 -
NO OVEN!!!!!!!!! 0 -
NO OVEN IS THE CORRECT AWNSER! Rick Jamison of shooting itmes did an article recently that covers that very question. The problem w/ the oven is that even at low temp it is still to hot for the rest of the cartrtdge. It looses some of its (temper?) and makes the brass unsafe to shoot.
If guns cause crime, all mine are defective.0 -
NO OVEN IS THE CORRECT AWNSER! Rick Jamison of shooting itmes did an article recently that covers that very question. The problem w/ the oven is that even at low temp it is still to hot for the rest of the cartrtdge. It looses some of its (temper?) and makes the brass unsafe to shoot.
If guns cause crime, all mine are defective.0 -
Rugernut:
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Stand them up in a flat Pyrex dish with enough water in it to protect the head & lower body. Be very conservative (use all the water you think you need, then add more). I used a torch for years, but recently discovered a hot air gun used for paint stripping is (a) faster, (b) *MUCH* safer (c) produces more uniform results.
Heat the mouth / neck until cherry red & tip over.
When done, drain water from pan / brass.
*THEN* put them back in pan in a very low (200 degree) oven until dry. They will have water stains which you can tumble to remove if you need them to look pretty.
Wash pan so significant other does not have a fit (failure to observe this step can have profound consequences).0 -
I'd suggest you look around for some annealing crayons - welding shops have them. Easy to use and no guessing at the temps - rub the correct crayon on the case, heat it up and when the crayon melts you're there. It's very easy to overheat cases doing this. 0
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