Thread: whats the best annealing setup available

Thinking of going the whole hog with annealing and was wondering who out there has been down the road of looking and buying a setup.
I under stand that if its not done perfectly it can do more harm than good so looking for some input
Cheers Andy

schrockit brass case annealing machine - YouTube

AB Precision... One day ah Abe?

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Originally Posted by The Claw

AB Precision... One day ah Abe?

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ho hum ho hum
I NEED to get back to you one....
Mine works mint but its a ugly ducking

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

schrockit brass case annealing machine - YouTube

Good bit of kit 7mm.what do ya reckon about the one burner doing it from one side

Originally Posted by tui_man2

ho hum ho hum
I NEED to get back to you one....
Mine works mint but its a ugly ducking

is there a photo of the ugly duckling Abe?

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Good bit of kit 7mm.what do ya reckon about the one burner doing it from one side

I saw one on glue tube with two burners and the cases rotated as it went round.I can,t find it now

found it
Bench-Source Case Neck Annealing Machine - YouTube

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Good bit of kit 7mm.what do ya reckon about the one burner doing it from one side

The base plate with the exit hole in it for the brass should be dished towards the centre, this contacts the brass headstamp surface on its outside rim in one place only, causing brass rotation as the top disc turns, rpm can be governed to allow for a neck anneal only or slower to allow more of the shoulder to be annealed, simple but effective.

Really easy to make on a lathe.

Pedants put too much emphasis on getting annealing perfect down to the last 5 thou below the neck or shoulder, truth is as long as every bit of brass is done the same then they will give identical performance.

You can anneal the neck only for neck tension and brass longevity reasons or include the shoulder for fire forming and concentricity improvements

I have seen some Lapua, Bertram and federal brass annealed half its length, which I think is going a bit too far.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

The base plate with the exit hole in it for the brass should be dished towards the centre, this contacts the brass headstamp surface on its outside rim in one place only, causing brass rotation as the top disc turns, rpm can be governed to allow for a neck anneal only or slower to allow more of the shoulder to be annealed, simple but effective.

Really easy to make on a lathe.

Pedants put too much emphasis on getting annealing perfect down to the last 5 thou below the neck or shoulder, truth is as long as every bit of brass is done the same then they will give identical performance.

You can anneal the neck only for neck tension and brass longevity reasons or include the shoulder for fire forming and concentricity improvements

I have seen some Lapua, Bertram and federal brass annealed half its length, which I think is going a bit too far.

Are you annealing yours 7mm and if so whats your rig?

I have made a few over the years and give them away as mates need them, all variations on that schrockit machine.

They are very easy to make.

The big RUM and Lapua cases are a bitch to anneal as they like to jam in the exit due to their length.

Some guys can anneal effectively holding the cases by hand.

easy to do by hand the mistake most people make is getting the case too hot ... rotate it and dont go past blue in colour then drop in warm water to quench

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I have made a few over the years and give them away as mates need them, all variations on that schrockit machine.

They are very easy to make.

The big RUM and Lapua cases are a bitch to anneal as they like to jam in the exit due to their length.

Some guys can anneal effectively holding the cases by hand.

I can build a pretty good fence but my engineering work has been labeled agricultural at best so that's why i was thinking of buying one instead of making one.
A good thread!

I made a variation of the above linked one about 5 yrs ago
Same principal with dished lower but had skateboard grip tape on it.
Got lost somewhere in the olds move - sure its laying around somewhere but 'where' is more to the point

Sounds like there would be enough interest, for some-one who had the necessary machinery/tools and skill to do a run of them, and sell them to members maybe? I know I would be keen - doesn't matter what it looks like it just needs to work.
Cant have a beautifully looking machine and then have an ogre like me working it eh