At 11:58 PM 3/22/99 -0700, you wrote: >Ron Nossaman wrote: >> >> Thanks Tom, that answers some questions. It apparently takes a bit less heat >> than I thought. > > >Your welcome. Yes, I was surprised that I could do it on a lowly kitchen >stove and didn't have to buy a professionally-priced brass annealing >oven, necessitating that I go into the brass rail annealing business. > >Does your Machinery Handbook show the melting point of brass? > >Tom Yep, for 66% copper, 34% zinc, it shows about 1680 f. I haven't found anything about annealing temperatures for brass, but if I come across anything, I'll post it. Ron
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