Well here a “no shit dumb ass” PSA.
First of all don’t ever have a flame annealer on your reloading bench. Do that shit away from from all powder, primers, etc. Because all the reloading stuff goes on the reloading bench and that’s where I keep it all thats where it was.
I literally know better than this, maybe I’m the only moron that spaced how dangerous it is.
Anyway, went to go anneal my brass, opened up the propane valve, nothing, empty. Thought huh that’s odd I could have swore I just changed this. Don’t think anymore of it and I swap it for a fresh one. Turn it on, all going good for a couple seconds, then there is big fireball consuming the whole thing. Shit my pants, reach over it and grabbing for the shut off valve. Burn all the hair on my arm off. Get it shut off. Literally the worst place In the house for a fire. Probably 40-50# of powder and like 20k primers all within 18”-2’ away from open flame on the shelves above it. Hose at some point had ruptured right before the torch.
So lessons learned
1- remove propane bottle every time
2- put that shit outside away from any powder/primers
Annealeez is now permanently outside and will be done on the welding bench.
First of all don’t ever have a flame annealer on your reloading bench. Do that shit away from from all powder, primers, etc. Because all the reloading stuff goes on the reloading bench and that’s where I keep it all thats where it was.
I literally know better than this, maybe I’m the only moron that spaced how dangerous it is.
Anyway, went to go anneal my brass, opened up the propane valve, nothing, empty. Thought huh that’s odd I could have swore I just changed this. Don’t think anymore of it and I swap it for a fresh one. Turn it on, all going good for a couple seconds, then there is big fireball consuming the whole thing. Shit my pants, reach over it and grabbing for the shut off valve. Burn all the hair on my arm off. Get it shut off. Literally the worst place In the house for a fire. Probably 40-50# of powder and like 20k primers all within 18”-2’ away from open flame on the shelves above it. Hose at some point had ruptured right before the torch.
So lessons learned
1- remove propane bottle every time
2- put that shit outside away from any powder/primers
Annealeez is now permanently outside and will be done on the welding bench.