As far as I know you don't have to hold it hot for very long. Get it red, quench and job done. Quenching in battery acid helps remove the black oxide but beware of the fumes.
Les Andy Pugh wrote: > 2009/11/19 Gene Heskett <gene.hesk...@gmail.com>: > >> What is the best procedure to anneal just the last 1/8" of this tubing, it >> might work if I can get it dead soft again. > > Just get it hot and keep it that way for a while. There is no phase > transition to worry about with brass. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users