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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Depends on brass thickness due to caliber of course.
    What cal are you annealing for 8 secs?
    Any pics of the finished annealer?


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    I'm only proud of the fact it works. An honest mate told me it looked 'agricultural' haha. Its for a 6.5x55 but I don't see why it would matter what cal as the wall thickness would determine the time in the flame? I dunno but I just tested it on crap brass and timed it till I had it working right. Had heaps of fun making it

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    Awesome.
    Who cares what it looks like if it works. Cheers for the vid.

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    @Dead is better

    Good work that man

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    Neat, it works, I like the shaft - bowl mounting idea I was trying to figure out how to do it myself. I am still waiting on parts, the 2 bowls came yesterday, (working on the principle I'll f**k one up) but none of the electronics and motors as yet

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    yeah, how many bags of federal brass and 4x reloads can you buy for 600 dollars?
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    I'm going to be really lazy and make two on the same frame (one each side) for 223 on one side and 08/06/magnum cases on the other. Make it on a tilt base to let gravity hold the brass in place on whichever side I'm working on. Toothed belt drive and one motor/drive controller to drive the lot. Plug in a 12V 2A plug pack for on/off. When you spin it round and tilt it back the work flow will simply switches left right direction.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dead is better View Post
    I'm only proud of the fact it works. An honest mate told me it looked 'agricultural' haha. Its for a 6.5x55 but I don't see why it would matter what cal as the wall thickness would determine the time in the flame? I dunno but I just tested it on crap brass and timed it till I had it working right. Had heaps of fun making it

    https://youtu.be/wMAfTUu0nX4

    Doesn't the diameter of the wheel holding the brass in the flame also have a factor in the time in the flame?

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    Quote Originally Posted by scottrods View Post
    Doesn't the diameter of the wheel holding the brass in the flame also have a factor in the time in the flame?
    More the speed of rotation of the wheel. The diameter more controls the speed of rotation of the brass in the flame for one wheel rotation for any given motor speed.
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    I strongly suggest Federal is not suitable for reloading. That stuff will have you putting inexplicable dents in the necks, rounds that the bolt won't close on. As early as the 3rd firing. I promised myself to never even think about reloading that brand again. For one off firing it is up there with target ammo imo

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    I have realoaded fed heaps of times. Cant count buy the stamps in the case head

    Its fine. Just soft in the head.

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    It may not be Lapua quality but there's nothing wrong with FC for standard use.

    Sure it's not been over-annealed?
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    I actually prefer Federal brass over Lapua brass.

    Mostly because the federal runs great in my BRNO but I've had issues closing the bolt on Lapua brass.

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    The main advantage of lapua in cals I have used it in ius the abillity to run higher presures.
    But then i am no loading expert.

    Or spelling expert.

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    Yous fallaz dont even need the sweet gearz to get u some anealings bey

    Heres the tools of the trade, a drill, suitably sized socket and a gas torch of some sort

    i dont time it but i have done a shitload of it this way so kinda know what to look for when you put the torch on it

    some 45 cases of different calibres that ive just finished annealing, nek step is ultrasonic cleaner

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    In the reloading world annealing plays a big part in preparing your cases for the next shoot. Unless you have deep pockets and buy new cases every 10 times you have used your cases. Some cases will last a little longer. The supply of brass is getting more expensive in calibers that make sense on target ranges or for the person who just like shooting in general.
    To ease the cost of your shooting annealing makes absolutely sense. The down side of annealing is its very time consuming if you doing it by hand and unfortunately its inconsistent.
    A well timed annealing process will be a better way to get the consistency you need to get the ultimate accuracy and life out of your cases


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