Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings

250 topics in this forum

1. Making extremely tiny fittings

   By BETAQDAVE, February 22, 2020
   • 12 replies
   • 3.1k views
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   • Patrick Matthews
   • May 21, 2020

2. Securing Eyebolts

   By kruginmi, August 22, 2013
   • 14 replies
   • 9.6k views
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   • P_Budzik
   • May 9, 2020

3. Lock Down Trouble: Blackening Copper and Brass with Essential Items

   By Candice, April 14, 2020
   • 10 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • mtaylor
   • May 7, 2020

4. Blackening Britannia Metal

   By stevenmh, April 29, 2020
   • 6 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Osmosis
   • April 29, 2020

5. Casting Question

   By rlb, April 4, 2020   

   • casting
   • anchors
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • casting
     • anchors
     • molds
   • 13 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • rlb
   • April 6, 2020

6. Can I bake it? instead of soldering. Oven soldering?? (edited by admin)

   By jamcdonel, March 28, 2020
   • 18 replies
   • 4.1k views
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   • usedtosail
   • April 1, 2020

7. Help with soldering

   By Kevin Kenny, March 23, 2020   

   • resistance soldering
   • 17 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • BANYAN
   • March 29, 2020

8. Brass plaque etching

   By Murcia 66, February 12, 2020
   • 11 replies
   • 2.5k views
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   • Murcia 66
   • March 14, 2020

9. Is there a Beginner’s Guide to Metal Work?

   By VTHokiEE, September 13, 2019
   • 20 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • Mark P
   • January 14, 2020

10. In need of Tips and Techniques for making Eyebolts

    By j21896, November 14, 2013
    • 25 replies
    • 12.9k views
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    • Retired guy
    • December 24, 2019

11. Brass Pedestals Installation

    By BareHook, May 21, 2013
    • 9 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • shipman
    • December 1, 2019

12. Painting eyelet chain (Moved by moderator)

    By Harmstronginga, September 30, 2013   

    • Paint chain
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
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    • shipman
    • December 1, 2019

13. Best type of micro drill bits for metal

    By BETAQDAVE, May 2, 2019
    • 17 replies
    • 8.3k views
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    • michael mott
    • October 31, 2019

14. Drilling 2mm Brass Rod

    By spill50, October 29, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 3k views
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    • michael mott
    • October 31, 2019

15. Metal work,soldering.

    By Yoshka, October 28, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Yoshka
    • October 29, 2019

16. Weak Joints - Deadeye Strops

    By VTHokiEE, October 27, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
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    • kurtvd19
    • October 28, 2019

17. Contenti having a sale

    By Maury S, October 7, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Maury S
    • October 7, 2019

18. Commercial Photo etching?

    By src, August 23, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • src
    • August 30, 2019

19. Shop Safety and Oops Repairs

    By BETAQDAVE, April 23, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • vaddoc
    • April 29, 2019

20. Cleaning Small parts prior to blackening

    By src, April 19, 2019
    • 19 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Mickgee
    • April 22, 2019

21. Syren rigging hooks

    By BETAQDAVE, April 17, 2018
    • 6 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • src
    • April 19, 2019

22. Making small nails with round head 1 2

    By Aleksei Domanov, August 20, 2013
    • 33 replies
    • 22.2k views
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    • Thanasis
    • April 15, 2019

23. How to make pintles and braces from brass

    By woodeater, January 19, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Bob Cleek
    • March 31, 2019

24. Creating Brass Blister Detail

    By P_Budzik, March 10, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • gjdale
    • March 18, 2019

25. Etched eyes

    By mdulaney, March 12, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Canute
    • March 15, 2019

26. Another way to make shackles

    By vaddoc, January 5, 2019   

    • shackles
    • 25 replies
    • 6k views
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    • BANYAN
    • February 10, 2019

27. Straightening thin brass wire

    By vossy, January 24, 2019
    • 23 replies
    • 7.1k views
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    • jud
    • February 9, 2019

28. Coming up short on eyebolts and don't want to buy a bagfull

    By Jaeon, October 11, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • FlounderFillet5
    • January 7, 2019

29. Which Glue: cooper wire on wood

    By MESSIS, December 24, 2018
    • 19 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • MESSIS
    • January 5, 2019

30. How to sharpen a file.

    By dgbot, October 30, 2016
    • 24 replies
    • 8.1k views
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    • Geoff Matson
    • November 7, 2018