Annealeez Gen 3 What Else Do I Need To Buy With It?

[Blue68f100]

Hi All-
I'm getting about 20% of the cases with silvery necks. Is this over annealing? The case drops right when the 750 degree Tempilaq turns clear, what's up pls?

Thanks

No. The color change to brass is oxidation occurring on the surface. I've seen it before, does not hurt anything. The cause is generally something was on the brass, not squeaky clean. Also I've seen it happen with different mfg of brass gets mixed in, so it may have to do with the alloy. Wall thickness also comes into play, thicker requires a little more time. I try to angle the torch head so I get about 1/4" of the area under the shoulder, while still getting the neck fully. Torches with small flames causes more temp swing than broad flame coverage. So backing the flame off and increasing the time gives a more uniform/larger heating area.

 

[Nature Boy]

Hi All-
I'm getting about 20% of the cases with silvery necks. Is this over annealing? The case drops right when the 750 degree Tempilaq turns clear, what's up pls?

Thanks

They look perfectly fine to me

 

[peeplwtchr]

2k down, 6k to go.

 

[GTS Dean]

While processing a couple hundred rounds of .308 Hornady brass, I found that there was a lot of variation in the anneal with equal flame and time. I weighed the brass afterward and found as much as 30gn variance with the same headstamp. I weigh-sorted groups to about 3-4gn variance and re-ran them. The heavier brass needs as much as 2+ more seconds than light brass. Tumbling and trimming should be done first.