but don't be so sure you're not good at it , I could show you a couple of tricks to make it alot easier .

Just a conventional oven. I usually have it at 350 , and then take it out when I have the colour I want. The colour sequence the oven puts it through, is this: red , purple , platinum , gold , red-pink , green , and finally dark grey. It takes a bit of experimentation until you are able to get the consistent colours you want , but annealing is just a matter of leaving it in the oven long enough.

I'm surprised that you can get annealing to take place at a temperature that low. It has been my experience that it usually takes more than 500F, even when done for extended soak times, to get copper fully annealed for further hammer work.

How soft is the copper when you're finished with the annealing process?

The copper is quite soft after I prime the sheet , almost like lead . If I don't hold it in 2 hands it has a tendency to bend under it's own weight. What is a soak time? Perhaps I am not fully "annealing " it , but I get the desired effect at relatively low temperatures.

Soak time is noting more than the amount of time the metal remains at temperature, in your case a couple of hours. I'm surprised to hear that it seems to fully anneal at that low a temperature, but that's good information to have. Thanks, I learn something new every day!