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Post by 1dave on Aug 22, 2020 10:36:30 GMT -7
@jamesp got my thinker thunking about working with stainless Steel, then @adrian65 posted his sword and meteorite knife! I checked my local metal scrap yard. They buy Stainless at $0.50/lb and sell for $1.00/lb That would make a lot of jewelry, knives, and swords! Solder doesn't like iron, but drill some holes, shoelace copper wire in, and solder to the copper . . . So i will post my first hammering forming/texturing project. Three rings. Of not so easy stainless steel. Formed these 3 rings around a bolt welded to a heavy chunk. But these were my first attempts and they gave me confidence to continue hammering mixed metals. Great winter work. So i self taught myself to hammer rings out. In an hour or two. Basically. It was easier than i thought. Most important was the confidence it built. I was thinking no way. Really Check em out This is a wide band of brass (industrial shim material) with a Rhodesian Ridgeback's ridge soldered to it. Then buffed only with Tripoli on cotton buffing wheel. Copper is roofing material.
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Post by 1dave on Aug 22, 2020 10:40:48 GMT -7
Some stainless belt buckles with stainless arc welding rod patterns. They were pounded with a slight curve. About 1/8 inch thick. They were cut out of machinery shims. On a 14 inch metal cut-off saw. Sta Brite solder great for use with cheap propane cylinder at hardware store instead of expensive Oxy Acet. I have both and favor the propane.... Not a replacement for jewelry grade silver soldering but still great for connecting mixed(base) metals. $10 is cheap too.
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