Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Non-knitting post warning, but in the absense of the craft group, I'll post this here. My piercing saw, blades and vice have just arrived! The sorry pieces of metal at the front are my first attempts at brass and copper sawing from Monday's class. It's going to be a keyring fob; I'm cutting out the shape of a house in the copper to solder onto the brass background. Lots more sawing and filing to be done first though, followed by copious amounts of polishing and the drilling of a little hole for the chain . Normal fibre-related posting will shortly be resumed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansforyou Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Now theres a hobby to really get your frustrations out on I hope copious amounts of band-aids were also purchased (or is that just me?) I hope you've got a very large craft table! Your gonna need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Looks like something out of the inquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I hope copious amounts of band-aids were also purchased (or is that just me?) Nope, it's me too. I have a plentiful supply of plaster strips in the medicine cupboard. The blades are very easy to snap (though I'm proud to report that I didn't snap a single one on Monday), and apparently it's very easy to put the bit of broken blade that's still attached to the saw straight through your finger before you know what's happened. Ouch! I hope you've got a very large craft table! Your gonna need it No, but I do have a Black & Decker Workmate bench which will be brought out of semi-retirement . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Looks like something out of the inquisition. Just wait til my soldering iron and flame gun arrive . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Homework finished! The copper house shape has been cut out; a little wonky on the top, but nothing a good filing won't sort out. I think it'd look better a little smaller, but not bad for a first attempt, I think . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Did you file the edges to make them smoothe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Did you file the edges to make them smoothe? No, that's the next step. I don't have any files yet, so that's a job for the next class on Monday. I just used the piercing saw and a '0' blade to cut out the shape I scribed on the copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Well for a first attempt it looks fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Well for a first attempt it looks fine. Thanks . I've ordered some more metal sheet, so I'll be able to get a bit more practice. Friends and relatives will be getting wonky brass and copper keyrings for Christmas, as well as the usualy array of knitted items . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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