Im focusing on the end result to ensure the time is correct. I need to devise a way to measure... so far the bill of materials in every iteration of making a repeatable test with solid results equals or exceeds a webster w-20b. I might just bite the bullet so to speak and eat the cost. It will be worth it I think.. usually when I find that I can measure, I can get better results in the long run. Having tooling to measure will allow me to optimize coil structure, annealing time, etc.
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ordered a w-20b. turns out... you can save a few bucks by understanding that Webster can also be pronounced "Wechsler" and some sellers might sell it under that name. $212 shipped... all just to test how hard brass is. Given the discount, once i'm set I'll split up the cost with a couple of local reloading buddies.
FYI... ordered the chineseum version. For intents and purposes so long as the scale works, and is repeatable thats all that really matters. it doesnt need to correlate with any real vickers or rockewell numbers... it just needs to spit out a value for virgin brass that can be used as a baseline.
*edit*
ordered a w-20b. turns out... you can save a few bucks by understanding that Webster can also be pronounced "Wechsler" and some sellers might sell it under that name. $212 shipped... all just to test how hard brass is. Given the discount, once i'm set I'll split up the cost with a couple of local reloading buddies.
FYI... ordered the chineseum version. For intents and purposes so long as the scale works, and is repeatable thats all that really matters. it doesnt need to correlate with any real vickers or rockewell numbers... it just needs to spit out a value for virgin brass that can be used as a baseline.