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Offline le0n

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Re: Copper Question!
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2016, 01:38:32 am »
Here's my newest copper percussion tool.

Not sure if it will work, but it feels like it has enough weight to work just fine.

The solid copper sphere is attached with fer-l-tite. We'll see if the glue has good enough shock resistance.



I cupped the end of the dowel with my lathe. 
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« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2016, 03:57:50 pm »
Did that ball pop off yet?

 If it held, I have a new found respect for fer-l-tite. You may need to tap out the bottom and use a double pointed screw and put one end into the ball and the other into the handle. Wrap the end of the handle where the screw is with sinew or synthetic braid string soaked in glue. I'd imagine that would keep it in place.
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Offline le0n

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« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2016, 07:55:55 pm »
^^ yep :laugh:

it never even saw rock. i was testing it in the palm of my hand.

it definitely needs a stem. i'll sweat a copper rod into it.
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« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2016, 09:21:13 pm »
Drill a hole through the center and drive a copper nail into the wood with JB Weld.
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Re: Copper Question!
« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2016, 08:27:08 am »
Knotty,
Is your silver   ,,,, silver plate or does it have a hallmark as sterling.
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« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2016, 12:44:59 pm »
It doesn't have the mark on it, but it was brought to a couple jewelers to test, and they assured it's silver.
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Offline le0n

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Re: Copper Question!
« Reply #21 on: July 22, 2016, 01:50:34 pm »
^^ sell the sterling to buy rocks 8)

Quote from: mullet on July 21, 2016, 09:21:13 pm
Drill a hole through the center and drive a copper nail into the wood with JB Weld.

because i can't drill straight into the end of a dowel, i don't believe i'll magically be able to drill straight into the center of a sphere.

i've decided to just flare the end of a small handle-length section of 1/2" or 3/4" hard copper tubing (whichever one i have in my junk box). then sweat/solder the sphere on the end of it. i can always leather wrap it.
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Re: Copper Question!
« Reply #22 on: July 22, 2016, 03:40:53 pm »
Guess it would be difficult if you don't have a Drill Press with a clamp.
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Offline crooketarrow

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« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2016, 05:21:20 pm »
 Vice, drill hole thought the copper ,throught the woods lenght. And get a peice of all tread, washer tighten it down.

Coppers use because it's a solf metal. Its right there with lead then gold its our softest metal, we have.
 Like solf antler when pushed into the edge. Even though the edge looks,pointy,smooth to us it's not it's felled with cuts,grove holes etc. When pushed in the solf copper fills these places enabling to hold so you can pop a flake off.
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