[TheForge] spring temper for brass question

Thu Mar 11 20:51:08 2004

I think you mean harden yes?

It goes harden with heavy metal, anneal with Brahms.

Mike Graf

Marc Cassaro wrote:

> Why, Heavy metal, of coarse.
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> Hi Frosty,
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> How do you anneal ............with soft rock, classical, or oldies?
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> Ralph
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>>Work hardenable metals can be hardened with vibration. Place a speaker on
>>it's back and place the part to be hardened on the speaker face. Secure it
>>with tape, rubber bands, etc. so it stays put. Then play bassy music,
>>checking at regular intervals till it suits your needs.
>>
>>If you over harden it, anneal and do it again. Keeping notes is important.
>>Different alloys take different lengths of time and probably prefer
>>different music.
>>
>>A more sophisticated approach would be to test for the resonant frequency
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> of
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>>a particular material and duplicate it or the proper multiple/fraction(?)
>>for best effect.
>>
>>A road trip in the trunk of a car on a gravel road will do the same thing
>>but is less controlled though more fun. <grin>
>>
>>Frosty
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>>it ain't real.
>>Wrought iron is.
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