annealing brass in the oven

[John Ross]

Hi Mark,
I was at a class, someplace, and someone annealed the
brass rail, with a portable torch. He used a wax
crayon, to determine the proper temperature.
I think I might have put out a query, wondering, if a
person put the rail in a self cleaning oven, and put
it on clean, would this accomplish the same thing. I
don't recall getting an answer.
Sorry I can't remember the temperature it had to be
brought to, or for how long. I do remember, checking
the flex of the rail, in a treated to untreated, and
it seemed to work.
As a side note, there was a real fear in the class,
that the sprinklers would be set off, as smoke from
the torch drifted to the ceiling.
Regards,

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Cramer" <cramer@BrandonU.CA>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: annealing brass in the oven


>
> I recall a discussion about annealing brass-flange
rails in the oven.
> Someone may have even taught a class on this
subject.
>
> Can someone please help me out with the particulars?
>
> thanks,
>
> Mark Cramer,
> Brandon University
>