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Forum: Software for Metalshaping 03-10-2015, 09:14 AM
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Posted By crystallographic
Thanks John. (No time to make a dive helm yet -...

Thanks John. (No time to make a dive helm yet - I've got two more to iron out yet. :eek:)
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 03-08-2015, 12:05 PM
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Posted By crystallographic
Good to hear, Scott. Thank you. :) By the...

Good to hear, Scott. Thank you. :)

By the way, I'm setting up a Flow Forming thread, and want to use your image of the work you did making Otto's 1942 Tigermoth fairings.
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You had an...
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 03-05-2015, 03:09 PM
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Posted By crystallographic
On to the finish !!

Soldering the edges involves first cleaning off any stray air tool oils (91% isopropyl is effective, cheap, available, and nontoxic).
I chose 3.5% Ag solder for this job, as it is both strong and...
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 03-05-2015, 02:20 PM
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Posted By crystallographic
Thank you, guys.

Keith,
Thank you - and you are very welcome. :)

Peter,
Thank you - and I am also fond of both copper and some bronze alloys, too!
(I admit to having taken some time to figure out how to hammer...
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 03-03-2015, 01:46 AM
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Posted By crystallographic
Moving forward on the conic base, let's go over...

Moving forward on the conic base, let's go over making the conic into a reverse. Mark the conic into thirds.
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Using a set of reverse dies, make steady consistent hits all the way around the...
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 02-26-2015, 12:32 AM
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Posted By crystallographic
Richard, Will, Cliffrod, Ken, and Mark:

Richard, Thank you :) (don't much care, either.:eek:)
Will, You are very welcome!:)
Cliffrod, Here below is your answer - I did tonight.;)
Ken, Yes, absolutely .... and holding the 4 dimensional...
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 02-25-2015, 12:49 AM
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Views: 28,089
Posted By crystallographic
trying for more accuracy

Next, the bowl is checked for height, and both top and bottom diameters have to correspond. I am optimistic I can hold 1.5mm... :rolleyes:

But ..... surprises await me below the bowl.
I got the...
Forum: Software for Metalshaping 02-24-2015, 11:48 PM
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Posted By crystallographic
Cones and conic calculations

This month's headache is a four-piece copper finial brought to me by an architect. It is a Feng-Shui or Vaastu ornament designed for a new custom home, and it is supposed to be accurate to the...
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