[TheForge] Copper tags

[Bruce Freeman]

Don,
Buy the brass.  Drop them in dilute acid.  They'll come out LOOKING copper.
Try it.


On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 3:45 PM,  <Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:
> Mcmaster.com has brass tags, http://www.mcmaster.com/#equipment-identification-tags/=vzfdi these are brass and oval and they number them for you for a couple of bucks each.
>
> Also Lab Safety Supply http://www.labsafety.com/search/numbered+tag/56430/ has numbered brass tags in sets.
>
> Emedco has numbered brass tags in sets http://www.emedco.com/emed/catalog/siteSearchView.do?searchTerms=numbered+tag&navigationDescriptors=500113+4294884686
>
> Enjoy.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of PlumDon at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 3:11 PM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Copper tags
>
> Greatly appreciate the suggestions re copper tags. Still unable to find
> simple, pre-numbered, round, copper tags.
>
> I do have an offer from a  friend to punch them out for me. Also, based on
> another suggestion, I whacked a  couple pennies under the power hammer and that
> does make an ok copper-looking  tag. I found some old pennies with an indian
> on them and they seem to be  working better. I punched numbers on them but
> that's really going to take a long  time to do 1 through 400. Also not too neat in
> the alignment. The collection  (Tim Kris' in Brasstown, NC) was all
> photographed by Nick Vincent and   measured, weighed and numbered with Sharpie on
> masking tape. An Excel  spreadsheet was used to digitally record it all. But now
> the collection needs  more permanent marking. I really like the idea of a small
> copper disk,  tastefully positioned on the anvils, stakes, swages, etc., and
> held on with a  disc of 3M high bond tape. But I'm having trouble getting my
> way.
>
> I know I have seen old numbered copper tags on equipment in steel mills,
> clothing lockers, electrical equipment, etc. But they are currently eluding me.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions
>
> Don Plummer
>
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Bruce
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