Your onto it Maca.
Your eye is your best tool, watching the colours run and counting to four still works for me.
Tui_man2
Does your new brasscome with the Neck/Shoulder already annealed?
I would be interested to know how much inconsistency you have experienced or measured using any of the above methods.
Here's another method which is precise, confirmed with Tempilaq.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Ln5ZdCyz8
And pretty simple too.
Cheers
Pete
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