[TheForge] RE: Tarnished brass

[Woolley]

Sorta off topic but I can attest to the exploding butane lighter in the 
pocket story.  I know a guy whose wife won a pretty hefty lawsuit from 
Bic or one the companies that make the lighters after one of them 
exploded in her pocket and took a pound of flesh or so with it. This was 
18-20 years ago. No joke.








Ron Childers wrote:
> Didn't need to anneal as I left it as-is and didn't try to forge a flare,
> but that would work harden it. I drilled the primer pocket and tapped for
> the forged handle/scrolled hook then welded a chain onto a ball bearing for
> the clapper. I did anneal the bearing several times but does anyone actually
> KNOW of a bearing exploding because of welding? Maybe it's like the machine
> gun barrel cut in two with a sword or the plastic lighter exploding in a
> weldor's pocket- we have heard of it but not actually seen it.
>
> Ron C
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> I could be wrong, but I don't think that you want to anneal the metal in 
> a bell.  It will certainly alter the tonal characteristic, and I am 
> fairly sure that it will dull it.
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> Peter Hirst wrote:
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>> Annealing brass:  dull red & water
>> quench.
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>> Not sure about brass but to clean copper we use HTH brand PH minus from
>> Walmart.
>> Mix the powder with hot water and let soak in plastic bucket.
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>> Did you anneal while making the bell
>> I bought a few shells and was thinking about doing some trench art with 
>> them
>> like I do copper pipe.  Anyone have suggestions on annealing?
>>
>> Roger R Degner
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>> What is the quickest way to clean tarnish off a brass 90mm cannon shell? I
>> made a bell out of it and would like to shine it up, but Brasso hardly
>> touched it.
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>> Ron C
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