stephentri
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Hi this is the one I made
DIY annealing machine
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Hi this is the one I made
stephentri
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Sorry photo upside-down
That is a step up from mine, love the auto feeder. Was it difficult to make?
stephentri
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Hi I have a video I will try to upload it when I get home. It took quite a bit of messing around to get the feed going.
stephentri
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Hi thanks sorry but I can't upload the video but if you PM me your email I can send you it and any other information you need.
A suggestion, make the loading ramp out of angle or bend a bit of metal. - It'd be less likely to catch fire than the wood.
Other than that it looks fine.
Autofeed from a hopper is fine, but costs more to make & timing of the feed rotation is needed. Plus if it's auto there is a tendency for you to leave it whilst it's running with safety issues.
Plus the important bit, is that the annealing of each case is as good, repeatable and simple to operate as any more complicated machine --- Just watch your loading hand position as it is in line with the flame!
Ian
Other than that it looks fine.
Autofeed from a hopper is fine, but costs more to make & timing of the feed rotation is needed. Plus if it's auto there is a tendency for you to leave it whilst it's running with safety issues.
Plus the important bit, is that the annealing of each case is as good, repeatable and simple to operate as any more complicated machine --- Just watch your loading hand position as it is in line with the flame!
Ian
Nice !..... I made the exact same machine several years ago but using a metal casing which was a pain to source. Worked a treat though 
As above, old thread but if anyone sees it again they are easy to make.
As above, old thread but if anyone sees it again they are easy to make.
trickie
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I made a similar model a few years ago. Simple easy to use and great for low use reloading.
Moved on due to now reloading many more cases and multiple calibres
Bought the Ugly annealer, not significantly better but handles much larger qualities and most calibres.
If I was only using one calibre and less than a couple of hundred rounds a year, this style of diy annealer would still be the one I would be using (passed mine onto a mate who stalks and wanted to start reloading, he still uses it and is very happy).
Moved on due to now reloading many more cases and multiple calibres
Bought the Ugly annealer, not significantly better but handles much larger qualities and most calibres.
If I was only using one calibre and less than a couple of hundred rounds a year, this style of diy annealer would still be the one I would be using (passed mine onto a mate who stalks and wanted to start reloading, he still uses it and is very happy).
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