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Old 20-10-13, 10:23
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Originally Posted by Ohlins View Post
I see where you're coming from!!!

Being a cheapskate I re heat the washer red with a hand blowtorch and dip it into cold water when I don't have any left. Works OK so far.

Just a wee tip.





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Yep, annealing does help, but cold dipping is only truly effective with copper sealing washers.

To anneal steel and ferrous metals they must be cooled slowly.