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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2665212, member: 4781&quot;]it </p><p><br /></p><p>For larger diameter and/or higher relief pieces, I do need to anneal prior to striking. If any annealing is performed, it is done after the blanks are fabricated. My annealing method is simple but also tedious - blowtorch each blank until it begins to glow and then dump it in water. The next time I have a large enough run of blanks to anneal, I will probably do it using the kiln that I use for heat-treating (hardening) steel dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>After annealing, the blanks need to be cleaned. My preferred (but labor intensive) cleaning method is to bead-blast the blanks and then wire brush them. I also have a small vibratory burnishing unit. I use it sometimes instead of other cleaning methods.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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