("Jürgen Exner" wrote)
Oh, please, for the love of God, don't do this. This is how you
HARDEN them, not soften them for the annealing process. Heat them
red hot with a torch and let them cool in ambient air to soften them.

Well, I guess this depends upon if your gaskets are made of copper or of
iron/steal.
Although, I've never seen gaskets made of iron but of course nothing is
impossible.


Saw this link after a few Googles.
It shows that others have had this same discussion.

http://www.steamengine.com.au/ic/faq...ng-copper.html
It made into their FAQ's :-)


Montblack