[TheForge] Annealing Aluminum

[Craig Schaefer]

I think I remember that as well.  Recalled the method, but didn't 
remember who did it.

The Millers wrote:

> If I recall watching Jesse James annealing aluminum to pound out one 
> of his cycle gas tanks.
> All he did was set the torch to a sooty flame, uniformly cover the 
> surface with soot, and then I think he burned off the soot,
> and it was dead soft.
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at 10:07 PM, Craig Schaefer wrote:
>
>> I need to anneal some small pieces of aluminum plate.   1/8 to 3/16 
>> thickness.  I do not know the alloy.  I have oxy/acetylene at my 
>> disposal.
>> I know that heating to 650F and air cooling is a good rule of thumb, 
>> but how do I approximate 650F with the torch?
>>
>> CraigS
>> Gresham, OR
>>
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