I completed construction of the Alidade today. Peep sights for star capture were made by cutting down little brass hinges and riveting them on to the swivel...
Hi A pommell and cross guard for a hand & half sword ... also looking at wire inlay in the blade .... now im hoping there is a really easy way to do this :) i...
make sure that you look for a "food grade" wax if your intending to wax utensils that will hold food, there is a place at wetherill park that sells numerous...
Greetings Owen, What sort of objects? How big etc? The gilding metal that we've been discussing lately might be good if you're creating flat shapes. Brass...
Hi all Im back making a few sharp things so need to make them pretty and want them gold :) so plate or try period guilding or leaf guilding... any ideas .......
Oh, and I've just been reminded that the other magic ingredient for the beeswax is 'Olive Oil'. Ratio mix depends on whether you want paste or hard block to...
Howdy Xavier, Long time no see fellow Stowegian.. As Rudolf said, beeswax is your answer. It's completely period & relatively easy to use. Just prior to...
Hail, rain or shine! You could try looking at these Yahoo SCA groups, subscribe & look thru' their archives. This is a subject that comes up there every few...
Heil All, I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice, in regards to the sealing of wooden products such as bowls, tankards etc. I was hoping to use...
Greetings Rudolph, I've heard from various jewellers that older photocopiers work better than the new ones for printing on PnP. It's something to do with the...
Greetings all, I've just put a new folder into the 'links' area of the metallum site. This folder is called 'Metal Merchants' & is for links to anybody who...
Yeah, well I actually do wanna see your etchings. When you're finished send the site a jpeg!! I'll do likewise so we can get an idea of the finished results....
Good idea -- I'm sure there's a resist I can use to touch up any spots without lifting the surrounding carbon (I hope). BTW physicist friend of mine says...
Hey Rudolf, That makes 2 of us. I'm going to Jaycars on Monday (yay, day off does happy dance) & a heap of jewellers suppliers like A&E Metal Merchants (there...
Have acquired a stock of P&P (Print and Press) from Jaycar -- about 5 pieces for $32. Doesn't leave a lot of scope for experimentation, but I plan to try it...
There's a Jaycar about 1km up the road from me, in the little group of shops on the N-W corner of Springvale Rd/Princes Hwy/Police Rd/Centre Rd intersection...
Hey Rudolf, P&P paper is the stuff you're talking about. You print on it with a good carbon source eg laser printer then iron it on to your metal surface....
I might try that -- naturally on a bit of scrap first. Aroleon tells me that ferric chloride is one of the nastier acids, as it causes wounds that tend not to...
... I have had very good results etching brass with ferric chloride, the mixture that is used to etch printed circuit boards. One can get up to a 1mm deep etch...
Hi All, Those that already do electrical etching will hopefully know this, but it's important that those who are going to try know too... Passing an electrical...
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Hi Tyghra, speed etching is when you hook up your metal to be etched to an electricity source (rectifier prefered but car battery will do) to intentionally...
... Hi Sabine, I know I'm a bit late replying but can you explain what you mean by 'Speed' etch? If there's a faster method I'm always interested! cheers ...
