New product alert - A new 2 in 1 Annealer & Prep center....

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I order one yesterday, got a confirmation e-mail within seconds. Shortly there after I received an e-mail with a tracking number saying it was shipped. You can't beat that for service, and on a Sunday to boot. I'm looking forward to receiving it. I thought the price was good and the videos were excellent. Look like a fine piece of equipment to me.
Thank you Burstfire
 
Quick update.

For those waiting for the magnum wheels, we are making some last min changes. A good one. ***All new wheels will be made in aluminum, rather than polymer.

It will not affect ETA. Still targeting Mid Feb to get it out to all who have purchased. An email will go out to all customers once available. Simply response, or submit a request to our info@ email address to request for one.
 
How does this affect the people who already bought a unit that came with the polymer wheels ?
 
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flatsticks said:
Hoe does this affect the people who already bought a unit that came with the polymer wheels ?
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No one has yet to receive the magnum wheels. We were going to produce them in same material, but decided to stick with our DNA of doing things right and give you what you would want.

The aluminum ones are what you will get. Free of charge. An email will go out to all customers who had already purchased. Simply need to email or respond to the email to request for one. Again, free of charge.

still deciding between black or red on those wheels. I’m leaning towards red. Or maybe the gold ;). It will add a nice bling to it.
 
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Burstfire said:
No one has yet to receive the magnum wheels. We were going to produce them in same material, but decided to stick with our DNA of doing things right and give you what you would want.

The aluminum ones are what you will get. Free of charge. An email will go out to all customers who had already purchased. Simply need to email or respond to the email to request for one. Again, free of charge.

still deciding between black or red on those wheels. I’m leaning towards red. Or maybe the gold ;). It will add a nice bling to it.
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That is great news for sure thank you !
 
Just put my order in today. I was really on the fence between this and the Annealeez. However, once I saw the gen 3, it immediately took a back seat. Looks like cost is the same, but you keep getting less :uhoh:. Good to see another company trying to innovate and provide more options.
 
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Pbaker29 said:
Just put my order in today. I was really on the fence between this and the Annealeez. However, once I saw the gen 3, it immediately took a back seat. Looks like cost is the same, but you keep getting less :uhoh:. Good to see another company trying to innovate and provide more options.
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I believe you'll like it. It's well made, easy to set up . I've never owned an annealing machine, so it was all new to me. Took me two attempts to get the annealing right. I'm satisfied with my purchase.

Enjoy!
 
koni said:
+1 for red
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Been a bit, but aluminum top wheels are finally about to ship (standard and magnum). Anodizing shop took forever to get to our work order. That’s what we get for making last minute changes. Although I’m confident it’ll be a one time mistake!

so for those of you that were waiting for one, use coupon code MagWheel to redeem for a free set.

Bottom wheel is going to take an extra week or two, since it’ll need to go from anodizing shop, then to another to get diamond coated.

For those voting for a red machine last time, here’s a test machine I finished in red. sorry not a crimson red.

Just a test machine. No plans to make them in others colors at this time besides the original Grey and Black. With the new wheel in red, it should give it a bit more bling. Unless……. This gets shared and liked thousands of times indicating strong interest….
 

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I purchased my unit a while back and would like to upgrade to the new wheels. did not see an email on how to proceed. any help would be appreciated thanks
 
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we offer the Annealers in black, and grey. Most order (80%) are all for the Grey. What’s wrong with the black?
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In my experience, Grey finish looks better when it becomes scratched and dinged from use. With black, the imperfections are much more noticeable.

I've done some minor tweaks to mine and will eventually get some feedback emailed to you.
 
So, I learned something new while using my Burstfire this weekend. One cannot anneal lubed brass. I purchased some used .224 Valkyrie brass, then decapped and resized it using Hornady One Shot Case Lube. Since this lube is supposed to be safe for primers and powder I moved straight to annealing after resizing, without wiping the cases down. To my surprise and dismay, the cases would not spin while under the flame. Consequently, the annealing is uneven, at best. The cases also would not drop into the new, aluminum pickup wheel, but I concluded that the cases were either sticking, due to the lube, or bridging. In any case, I had to pay close attention during the cycle. I had filled the hopper with about 260 pieces, and had to manually interfere to ensure cases dropped...or quickly slip one into the flame when the pick-up was missed,
I probably should have stopped after 5 unspun cases...but I plowed ahead, hoping that something would change....it didn't.
I discovered another score of cases that I hadn't placed in the hopper and decided to wipe each one to remove the "dry" lube. Naturally, these cases spun in the flame like champion ice skaters, confirming my suspicion that the lube was still doing its job - eliminating friction - whether in a sizing die, or on an annealing drive wheel. Bridging, however, remained an issue. These cases are fatter than the .223 REM/.300 AAC Blk I've been annealing, but I didn't consider them to be Magnum sized, thus I left the standard wheel in place, rather than swapping in the new Magnum Aluminum Pickup Wheel. The cases did appear to drop easily when the hopper was not filled with brass.
I'll look forward to more experiments when I next need to anneal these cases.
 
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Absolutely agree. I discovered that sequence this weekend AFTER annealing my already sized Valkyrie brass. I didn't think it actually mattered...now I believe otherwise. The science behind the AMP annealer that I will never afford was quite useful in turning me around.
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is it not turning at all, or inconsistently?

I also use one shot. I’ve not seen it not turn or barley turning, but more so just Inconsistently or “skipping a beat”. If on a scale of 1 - 10, I’d say in worst cases 4, or 5 with one shot all lubed up on there. Brass and wheels.

Link to video below are the new wheels. Aluminum, new rubber rings (4x instead of 2). I tested on some 308, with a freshly sprayed layer of One Shot. It was better, going from a 4 or 5 to an 8 with One Shot on there. But with large batches eventually the wheel gets all lubed up and it goes down to a 6 or so. I just gave it a quick wipe and back to 8-9 again.

I have not tried it with 223 Valk, but seems to work fine with regular 223.

Will do more testing and report back.

 
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I haven't received the new wheels yet, so my testing was only with the new aluminum upper, and the original polymer lower wheel. I have to agree that the issue was more erratic turning than not turning at all. However, the case stayed in one position, not turning, more than it turned. Sometimes, the face turned to the flame began to glow, and then the case would spin a bit, or drop out of the flame. It was this change in the flame (more orange than blue) that caught my attention, causing me to pay a lot closer attention to what was occurring.

When I tried again with more of the same lubed brass, but after wiping with a towel, the cases spun freely as they did with my previous .223 Remington and .300 AAC Blackout cases that had been wet tumbled prior to annealing. So with unlubed but clean brass the original 2 O-ring wheel appears to turn the brass consistently, or at least, I'd never observed a stutter in the turning. With freshly lubed cases the cases appear to stick in place, with far less movement of the brass on the wheel.

In fairness, this was done purely as a trial after watching the AMP annealer videos on the science of annealing. I've never attempted, nor would I have ever thought to anneal dirty or lubed cases. Without watching their video and giving fresh lubed cases a try I would have never run into this issue. As others have pointed out...case sizing, and thus the need to lube brass, should occur AFTER annealing. I wouldn't spend a lot of time trying to solve a problem that wouldn't occur with proper case prep processing.
 
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