Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings

237 topics in this forum

1. Great soldering course on line free until 4-9-20

   By Bob Cleek, April 2, 2020
   • 7 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • Moab
   • March 30, 2021

2. Cutting/Sanding Brass?

   By esion, November 20, 2013
   • 17 replies
   • 33.7k views
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   • dafi
   • May 2, 2014

3. Keeping polished brass from tarnishing?

   By JerseyCity Frankie, June 9, 2015
   • 7 replies
   • 30.3k views
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   • wefalck
   • June 17, 2015

4. Cutting brass sheet

   By Landlocked123, May 2, 2015
   • 24 replies
   • 22.7k views
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   • Patrick Matthews
   • October 8, 2020

5. Making small nails with round head 1 2

   By Aleksei Domanov, August 20, 2013
   • 33 replies
   • 21.3k views
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   • Thanasis
   • April 15, 2019

6. Re-hardening Brass

   By Landlocked123, September 9, 2015
   • 2 replies
   • 18.3k views
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   • lehmann
   • September 10, 2015

7. THE BLACKEN-IT TRIALS 1 2

   By Erebus and Terror, June 6, 2014
   • 52 replies
   • 16.7k views
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   • jmanhardt
   • December 15, 2015

8. What is the best glue for cast metal parts?

   By vas1949, February 19, 2013
   • 17 replies
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   • mtaylor
   • March 31, 2014

9. Flickering lights

   By AntonyUK, July 8, 2013   

   • Arduino
   • Candles
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Arduino
     • Candles
     • Flickering
     • Lamp
   • 25 replies
   • 14.2k views
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   • tonyt
   • September 4, 2014

10. casting metal parts including cannon 1 2

    By rtropp, February 8, 2014
    • 50 replies
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    • Mickgee
    • August 2, 2017

11. Blackening revisited 1 2

    By dvm27, August 30, 2019
    • 37 replies
    • 13.4k views
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    • bartley
    • October 5, 2020

12. Photo Etching - do it yourself

    By Dziadeczek, June 1, 2019
    • 28 replies
    • 13.2k views
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    • wefalck
    • July 23, 2020

13. Tool for Shaping Brass Strip 1 2

    By mikiek, December 29, 2015
    • 44 replies
    • 12.3k views
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    • mikiek
    • November 14, 2016

14. In need of Tips and Techniques for making Eyebolts

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

15. Bend cast metal parts

    By bogeygolpher, January 31, 2014
    • 19 replies
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    • Nirvana
    • April 8, 2023

16. Painting White Metal

    By Micklen32, April 21, 2013   

    • Paint
    • white metal
    • 20 replies
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    • Garward
    • April 24, 2013

17. Silver Soldering Tools 1 2

    By bundybear1981, April 24, 2013
    • 30 replies
    • 11.3k views
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    • Modeler12
    • January 16, 2015

18. soldering torch vs iron 1 2

    By rtropp, November 11, 2014
    • 47 replies
    • 11k views
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    • rtropp
    • December 3, 2014

19. Solder brass rod for deadeye 1 2

    By cog, February 21, 2013
    • 41 replies
    • 10.9k views
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    • drtrap
    • December 23, 2013

20. brass black 1 2 3

    By harlequin, January 18, 2019
    • 62 replies
    • 10.5k views
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    • Dr PR
    • June 20, 2023

21. Copper, bronze and brass. How to treat them.

    By Modeler12, May 8, 2013
    • 14 replies
    • 10.5k views
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    • wefalck
    • November 3, 2013

22. Homemade Rudder Hinges

    By lamarvalley, April 13, 2013
    • 24 replies
    • 9.8k views
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    • pete48
    • May 14, 2014

23. Making Shackles my way… 1 2

    By Thanasis, June 2, 2016
    • 35 replies
    • 9.5k views
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    • kees de mol
    • June 17, 2016

24. Securing Eyebolts

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

25. Silver soldering - Copper vs Brass 1 2

    By rtropp, February 7, 2015
    • 37 replies
    • 8.9k views
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    • druxey
    • April 18, 2015

26. Holding small parts for soldering 1 2

    By BETAQDAVE, February 15, 2019
    • 30 replies
    • 8.3k views
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    • hornet
    • March 24, 2023

27. First Attempts at Photo-Etch with Micro-Mark Pro-Etch

    By molasses, October 13, 2014   

    • photo-etch
    • photoetch
    • 2 replies
    • 8.2k views
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    • WackoWolf
    • October 13, 2014

28. Custom photoetch resources

    By Keith_W, March 16, 2014   

    • photoetch
    • photo-etch
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • photoetch
      • photo-etch
      • custom
    • 12 replies
    • 8.1k views
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    • brunelrussell
    • March 2, 2015

29. Jax Pewter Black - not working for me - any tips?

    By jhearl, July 25, 2015   

    • blackening
    • 15 replies
    • 7.7k views
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    • 7 Provinces
    • September 25, 2015

30. Best type of micro drill bits for metal

    By BETAQDAVE, May 2, 2019
    • 17 replies
    • 7.6k views
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    • michael mott
    • October 31, 2019