Scale Model Basics: Annealing photo-etched metal parts

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  • Welcome to FineScale Modeler magazine's Scale Model Basics: Annealing photo-etched metal parts! Getting photo-etched metal to stay in place after bending it can be tough. That's why we use annealing.
    00:14 Annealing vs. tempering
    00:30 Why anneal?
    01:22 What is annealing?
    01:44 Tools you will need
    02:39 The annealing process
    04:45 Fine photo-etched metal difficulties
    05:20 Non-flame options for finer photo-etched metal
    05:44 Process of annealing with a hot plate
    07:22 Shaping the PE part after it is cool
    09:16 Brass vs. stainless steel photo-etched metal
    10:10 Warnings
    11:05 Sign-off
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Komentáře • 47

  • @bennettrogers7921
    @bennettrogers7921 Před 2 lety +7

    Great information! I might suggest: Have the parent/adult watch the presentation with the young modeler. Good bonding time and that way the adult knows what to look for also.

  • @ancliuin2459
    @ancliuin2459 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Good technique with the heater... I did try a torch on a piece of brass grid to anneal it, and exactly what you showed happened - it burnt away. :) Funny in retrospect, not so much when it happened. Now I know how it's done, thank you!

  • @MisterBinks
    @MisterBinks Před 11 měsíci +1

    I left the roof of the M1070 tractor cab under a pile of heavy books for a week hoping to get it to flatten out to no avail. This video will come in handy for future builds. thank you

  • @corkcamden9878
    @corkcamden9878 Před rokem +1

    Good, succinct explanation. Enough said.

  • @Zav
    @Zav Před 2 lety +1

    I didn't know this was possible, thank you for the video.

  • @stevecourtneyscalekustomz2602

    Great tip

  • @RangerChris61
    @RangerChris61 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic video, wish I had known this before trying to do the curve in the Panzer III turret armor.

  • @sajikl4243
    @sajikl4243 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you

  • @stoned3225
    @stoned3225 Před 2 lety

    Wow, what an eye opener !

  • @thegoodearth7
    @thegoodearth7 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice tutorial!

  • @americanpatriot2422
    @americanpatriot2422 Před 2 lety +1

    Great Video.

  • @peterharoldjanakjr2078

    Great video! I am now well informed. More informative and demonstrative that some other annealing videos put out by famous phptpetch companies.

  • @nathanram809
    @nathanram809 Před 2 lety

    awesome video, much appreciated! and to think i was trying all this time annealing with a candle and getting frustrated it "doesn't work"

  • @corsair7531
    @corsair7531 Před 2 lety

    Great video thanks

  • @bpark10001
    @bpark10001 Před rokem

    Lay the small piece upon a thicker piece & heat the thick piece from below with the flame. This way the small part won't be overheated.

  • @peterharoldjanakjr2078
    @peterharoldjanakjr2078 Před rokem +1

    Stupid question. Should I anneal the entire sheet of parts. Or should only anneal the individual part when it comes time to use that part?

  • @eingersoll8617
    @eingersoll8617 Před 2 lety +1

    Are you touching the heating element or holding just above?

  • @SAA11572
    @SAA11572 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video, but one question: how do you anneal prepainted photoetch like what Eduard provides in its kits?

    • @FineScaleModelermagazine
      @FineScaleModelermagazine  Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you, and great question! The simple answer is you don't. Heating the metal will burn the paint away. Part of the problem we find with pre-painted PE parts that you have to shape is that the paint can crack or flake off. Pre-painted PE is a good idea and has it's place, but it also has it's drawbacks.

  • @nathanram809
    @nathanram809 Před 2 lety +1

    question: will this help in soldering parts as well? as a preparation process?

    • @FineScaleModelermagazine
      @FineScaleModelermagazine  Před 2 lety +1

      It will help if you need to solder a curve because the annealed part will hold its shape better. But if you're just soldering a 90-degree corner, there's no reason to anneal the metal.

  • @vincejackson730
    @vincejackson730 Před 11 měsíci

    My oven goes to 550 degrees. Can I put the entire sheet on a sheet pan and anneal it that way? My plan is to put the sheet in first. Then turn the oven on. When it reaches temperature, turn it off and allow it to cool before removing.

    • @FineScaleModelermagazine
      @FineScaleModelermagazine  Před 11 měsíci

      Hi Vince: To anneal brass, you'll need to get between 600 and 800 degrees. We would not recommend you try to use your oven.

  • @sunguar
    @sunguar Před 2 lety

    Great instructional video.
    Question: Can this be done with a heat gun as opposed to a torch?

    • @FineScaleModelermagazine
      @FineScaleModelermagazine  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks! No. You're looking to get the metal near that 600-degree range and a heat gun won't get the metal to that point.

  • @shakyarcher
    @shakyarcher Před rokem

    In the last minute or so of this video, you sounded just like a Scoutmaster.

  • @jomorris1022
    @jomorris1022 Před 2 lety +1

    Why not use an oven and put the entire photoetch sheet on a cookie pan and put it in an oven for 400 degrees for a period of time?

  • @robertjensen1438
    @robertjensen1438 Před 2 lety +1

    Just a comment
    for the algorithm

  • @mode1charlie170
    @mode1charlie170 Před 2 lety

    Do not try this with pre-painted photo etch! Don’t ask me how i know this.