[TheForge] RE: Tarnished brass

[robert hensarling]

This is good to hear.  I have several boxes of 1/2" and 5/8th's" ball 
bearings that I got from MCS I think, maybe from McCarr.  I wasn't looking 
forward to annealing all of them to make grape clusters.
Speaking of which, anyone have any ideas as to how this is easily done? I 
had read about one method was to take a bowl of moist sand, and using my 
hand make an indention to symbolize the front 1/2 of a grape cluster.  Then 
place the ball bearings in the indention and TIG them from behind.
Are there better ways?
Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
To: <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" 
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Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 9:02 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] RE: Tarnished brass




>>Ron asks:  I did anneal the bearing several times but does anyone actually
KNOW of a bearing exploding because of welding? <<

I've welded ball bearings to make spring fullers, and various other items. 
I have never bothered to anneal and have never had one explode.  Of course, 
that doesn't mean it has never happened....

Aubrey
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