Non-Ferrous: fittings, alloys, patinas

57 topics in this forum

1. Titanium metallurgy?

   By Ben Potter, April 7
   • 4 replies
   • 642 views
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   • Ben Potter
   • April 8

2. Gilding in the old days

   By Brian Dougherty, February 4
   • 10 replies
   • 749 views
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   • Doug Lester
   • March 23

3. Help identifying wrought iron 1 2

   By Aaron Gouge, January 8
   • 36 replies
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   • Don Abbott
   • January 25

4. melting/casting Aluminum Bronze is it fubar?

   By J.Leon_Szesny, October 12, 2021
   • 13 replies
   • 989 views
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   • Jerrod Miller
   • October 14, 2021

5. Smelting funky/colorful/strange Alloys

   By J.Leon_Szesny, July 9, 2021
   • 8 replies
   • 996 views
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   • J.Leon_Szesny
   • August 2, 2021

6. Help with nickel silver

   By Oberu, June 4, 2021
   • 8 replies
   • 786 views
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   • Oberu
   • July 9, 2021

7. Brown Copper patina

   By mross, March 17, 2021
   • 6 replies
   • 972 views
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   • Brian Dougherty
   • March 18, 2021

8. Using scraps of stuff

   By Joshua States, February 17, 2021
   • 18 replies
   • 1k views
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   • Joshua States
   • March 17, 2021

9. Copper sources

   By Chris Christenberry, February 3, 2021
   • 13 replies
   • 769 views
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   • Chris Christenberry
   • February 15, 2021

10. Steel etching

    By Paul Checa, January 27, 2021   

    • etching
    • steel etching
    • 0 replies
    • 359 views
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    • Paul Checa
    • January 27, 2021

11. What are the rules for etching steels?

    By J.Leon_Szesny, November 28, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 937 views
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    • Pieter-Paul Derks
    • November 29, 2020

12. Bronze pinstock

    By Garry Keown, July 4, 2020
    • 9 replies
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    • Garry Keown
    • July 6, 2020

13. Habaki resisting me

    By Geoff Keyes, June 14, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 710 views
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    • steven smith
    • June 14, 2020

14. Which Bronze

    By Garry Keown, June 5, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 560 views
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    • Garry Keown
    • June 5, 2020

15. Copper help?

    By Brian Myers, May 29, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 963 views
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    • Chris Christenberry
    • May 30, 2020

16. Dishwasher safe handle material

    By Larry Garfield, May 9, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 825 views
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    • Doug Lester
    • May 13, 2020

17. What investment to use for bronze

    By Brian Dougherty, March 17, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 772 views
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    • Jerrod Miller
    • March 17, 2020

18. Help with a solder choice for brass Chape

    By Aaron Gouge, February 13, 2020
    • 11 replies
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    • Aaron Gouge
    • July 4, 2020

19. How to make dome-head brass rivets?

    By Harry Marinakis, October 13, 2019
    • 3 replies
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    • Brian Myers
    • May 26, 2020

20. mystery metal.

    By Zeb Camper, October 12, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 749 views
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    • JohnK
    • October 13, 2019

21. Best solder to color-match carbon steel?

    By James Arlen Gillaspie, February 11, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • February 12, 2019

22. What is A Copper wash?

    By Conner Michaux, February 1, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 5.4k views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • February 4, 2019

23. Forced patina and texture

    By Maz, January 29, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 920 views
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    • MichaelP
    • January 31, 2019

24. Patinas on S30V

    By Conner Michaux, December 18, 2018
    • 6 replies
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    • Neil Young
    • March 22, 2019

25. Use for brass bullet casings?

    By Larry Garfield, November 20, 2018   

    • brass
    • found material
    • 10 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Alex Middleton
    • April 8, 2020