Wouldn't dropping them into water "Temper" them ... making them really hard?

Mike

Mike S wrote:
> At 10:13 AM 12/27/2007, Allan Streib wrote...
>> I need an M14 and M16 sized copper crush washer to reconnect the low
>> and high side fittings on my new power steering rack.  The one web
>> site I found that lists them does not process orders for less than
>> $25.
>
> How bad are the old ones? If I'm not mistaken, they're solid copper,
> not the type of crush washer which is thin copper formed around some
> gasket material. If they're not too beat up, you can reuse solid copper
> washers by sanding them smooth. Rub them on some fine grit emery cloth
> sitting on a flat surface (piece of float glass or ???). Then anneal
> them by heating them with a torch, and dropping them into a glass of
> water. That will soften them up, making them seal properly.
>