I've a requirement for a couple of brass discs about 1.1/2" - 2" dia and about 1/2" thick. If anyone has a suitable bit of brass bar stock they could slice a couple of slices from and put in a suitably strong jiffy bag, I'd be grateful.
They're to turn up a couple of replacement round-bits-that-go-under-a-doorknob; I've got a rather nice pair of glass-and-brass doorknobs, but they need the round bits that they fit into.
On or around Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:37:14 +0000, Lord Austin the Ebullient of Happy Bottomshire enlightened us thusly:
Just realised that I left out the bit about exchanging beer tokens. I'm not looking fo free brass, but it's likely not worth the effort of trying to buy it from the usual sources; it's not something I normally want.
I've got some (probably) manganese bronze prop shafting, I think it's
1 3/4", will that do? If it is manganese bronze it's more like brass than a true bronze.Cheers Tim
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Good old CZ114? High tensile brass by any other name but good enough for making valve guides out of.
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On or around Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:52:47 +0000, Tim Leech enlightened us thusly:
Sounds ideal. How much 'dyer want for a couple of slices? If you have a bandsaw or suchlike to cut slices, it'll be easier than me trying to part it off. 1/2" thick will be plenty.
I have in stock some 1 3/4" CZ121, I sure we could do something if it's just a small amount you need.
The price is currently horrendous due to copper prices. I think a 10ft length cost me 250quid just before christmas :(
At least the scrap prices are up too!
Wayne....
It's 1 5/8". I've parted off a couple of 1/2" pieces for you (dead easy to part, it comes off in one continuous ribbon).
Email me your postal address, I'll get back to you when I find out how much the postman needs. If it's not big enough, I've got 2 1/4" brass bar but might have to charge you new price for that.
Cheers Tim
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On or around Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:27:34 GMT, Wayne Weedon enlightened us thusly:
well, likesay - enough to make two of the things I can't remember the name of that go underneath the doorknob and screw to the door. half-inch thick slices will be more than thick enough.
I know it's shocking, I'm having to buy larger sizes in metre lengths for what I would have bought a bar for years ago. My problem is making big electric motor slip rings requires keeping 3" and 4" brass on stock. Last full bar I bought a few weeks ago was 3/8" x 5/8" at £43, that's only as thick as your thumb.
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John Stevenson Nottingham, England.
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And there's me getting upset about the way that steel's gone up. I hadn't realized that copper was now four times the price of lead on the markets. Scary.
Mark Rand RTFM
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escutcheons
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Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"
That explains why an acquaintance who farms an old airfield was able to buy a digger thing, dig up the huge cables that connected the hangars and leave the digger to rot - "earned its money first day" was all he would say on the matter.
I suppose with prices like that the church roof will now stay and the central heating will disappear!! More likely that both will go if the roof has not already been replaced with plastic.
Will this mean that the "coppers" in our pocket are worth more for scrap.
Keith
I always thought they were veal and not brass. Mind you with Gert's cooking they could have been brass..........................
Ouch, that hurt............................
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John Stevenson Nottingham, England.
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AFAIK church heating, at least in 'traditional' churches, is generally done in iron rather than copper.
Most of them are now copper-coated steel. Try a magnet on them. The ones which are solid copper may very well be worth more for scrap.
Cheers Tim
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John, that's a quick (and painful) way to spend all those smartie points you earned on holiday!
Regards
Keith
Tim, and I thought they had 400 coats of paint to stop the heat leaking out and save on fuel costs, not just to stop it rusting.
There goes my street cred, obviously no miss-spent youth
Regards
Keith
Steel prices have actually been quite stable for a few years. Was about
3 years ago when it was going up about 10%/month, I buy much more mild steel than anything else, and it hurt a lot!Stainless on the other hand has been on the up apparently due to Nickel prices rising.
Ally swarf I'm getting £500/ton for at the scrappy at the moment.
Wayne...
Could we maybe have a whipround to send him off on holiday again? ( ;-} Welcome back)_ --
Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"
Obviously not been away long enough.
Second that. Was starting to miss his comments. You just never know what track they are likely to take, other that lifting ones spirits.
GeoffH (The Pirate) Norfolk - UK not VA
I was wondering how the Customs people let him back in!
Bob
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