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Hinges, Do I need to anneal before forming the bar
#1
The title pretty much sums up the questions. I'm using .032 hobby store brass. I cut it into rectangles to prepare for the forming of the barrel. Tried one earlier with my vise and the barrel came out more teardrop shaped that I expected. Should I anneal it before forming the barrel? I haven't worked with this brass enough to know if it comes from the store anneals,half hard, or full hard.
Shawn
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#2
To answer my own question, yes, annealling certainly helped. Still not getting a really tight barrel, but it's a significant improvement over the first attempt. Next attempt may be to anneal again and do a final forming.
Shawn
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