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<blockquote data-quote="Master Carper" data-source="post: 4228441" data-attributes="member: 15527"><p>I have used this method for the past 40 years.</p><p></p><p>Put a lead pot on the stove, open the kitchen window and set up a draw fan so you're not breathing the lead fumes.</p><p></p><p>Dip the case neck and shoulder into mica dust (motor mica) then gently holding the rim of the case with a pair of pliers, hold the case vertically, then insert the case neck and 1/2 of the shoulder into the molten lead. </p><p></p><p>Depending on lead temperature and the brass itself, the neck/shoulder will need to be in in the molten lead from 5 to 10 seconds, then immediately dropped into a bucket of cold water.</p><p></p><p>When shortening and necking 22 hornet brass down to .14 caliber, immersion time is 5 seconds.</p><p></p><p>When making 219 Donaldson Wasp brass from 30-30 cases, immersion time is 7 seconds.</p><p></p><p>444 Marlin brass necked down varies from 8-10 seconds...</p><p></p><p>And the purpose of the mica dust is to keep the molten lead from sticking to the brass.</p><p></p><p>It takes less than 45 minutes to anneal 100 pieces of brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Master Carper, post: 4228441, member: 15527"] I have used this method for the past 40 years. Put a lead pot on the stove, open the kitchen window and set up a draw fan so you're not breathing the lead fumes. Dip the case neck and shoulder into mica dust (motor mica) then gently holding the rim of the case with a pair of pliers, hold the case vertically, then insert the case neck and 1/2 of the shoulder into the molten lead. Depending on lead temperature and the brass itself, the neck/shoulder will need to be in in the molten lead from 5 to 10 seconds, then immediately dropped into a bucket of cold water. When shortening and necking 22 hornet brass down to .14 caliber, immersion time is 5 seconds. When making 219 Donaldson Wasp brass from 30-30 cases, immersion time is 7 seconds. 444 Marlin brass necked down varies from 8-10 seconds... And the purpose of the mica dust is to keep the molten lead from sticking to the brass. It takes less than 45 minutes to anneal 100 pieces of brass. [/QUOTE]
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