Celtic success

[turnaround360]

Really enjoyed this and yes it was.a ureka moment i new what to after turning the last one then having a think so..
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Heres the fill its muntz metal scored with a knife to give a key for the thick ca
And here are the blanks note i said blanks

As you can see running two blanks lets you swap the colours and finally the finished blank I'm not going any further until i become carbide big thanks to John for the inspiration
Thanks Frankie.

 

[paulm]

That's absolutely brilliant, I love it. What brass did you use?

 

[Grump]

Sure does look like you have cracked it Frank well done for perseverance.
Go to the top of the class init?

 

[turnaround360]

Its called muntz metal copper zinc and used on the cutty sark .

 

[Grump]

From the wiki.
Muntz metal is a form of alpha-beta brass with about 60% copper, 40% zinc and a trace of iron. It is named after George Fredrick Muntz, a metal-roller of Birmingham, England who commercialised the alloy following his patent of 1832.

Known both as Muntz Metal and Yellow Metal,[1] the alloy must be worked hot and is used today for corrosion resistant machine parts.

Its original application was as a replacement for copper sheathing on the bottom of boats, as it maintained the anti-fouling abilities of the pure copper at around two thirds of the price. It became the material of choice for this application and Muntz made his fortune. Later it was used to sheathe the piles of piers in tropical seas, as a protection against teredo shipworms, and in locomotive tubes. After successful experimentation with the sheathing Muntz also took out a patent for bolts of the same composition. These too proved a success as they not only were cheaper but also very strong and lasted longer.

A notable use of Muntz Metal was in the hull of the Cutty Sark.

 

[Jim]

Very well done Frankie, i knew you would do this my friend. The blank looks superb ...

 

[dotslad]

excellent work Frankie and thanks for sharing it on this forum
Ian

 

[Doug]

Well done Frankie, :up: so satisfying when you work something out for yourself.

 

[turnaround360]

I salvaged some of the off cuts when i worked at the cutty sark restoration project i also go some wood .

 

[turnaround360]

Well done Frankie, :up: so satisfying when you work something out for yourself.

Yes mate its true ... You know youve had bother with failing glue try as i did and make some heavy scores on it with a stanley it makes a good key better than just sandpaper hope this helps Frankie.

 

[Jimjam66]

That's a cracker, Frankie! Well worth the failed attempts. Thanks John, for inspiring it!

 

[turnaround360]

That's a cracker, Frankie! Well worth the failed attempts. Thanks John, for inspiring it!

Thanks David this is the same metal i sent to you .

 

[Buckeye]

That look the business. Just a note though, with the heavy scoring, I did exactly the same with some of my first ones and when the were turned to size you could see strange things on the edges where the blade had cut deep and the edges of the knot were not as sharp as they were when I went back to sandpaper, hopefully you didn't cut as deep as I did, but it is something to watch out for.

Peter

 

[turnaround360]

Peter I could suffer the little marks if i get them rather than it coming apart thanks for the heads up on it anyway Frankie.

 

[PhillH]

Now that's impressive, well done for persevering with it and sharing the method.

Love it.

 

[turnaround360]

Now that's impressive, well done for persevering with it and sharing the method..

Thanks mate Doug has done a very good tutorial on these check it out .

 

[bluntchisel]

Good work, Frankie!

Bob.

 

[turnaround360]

Thanks for all the encouragement during this exercise cheers Frankie.

 

[Penpal]

What a pleasant morning here I second third etc the flow of the postings indicating a pleasant trend for the future and am grateful to you for following this trend.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[jttheclockman]

Well lookie here. I personally want to congratuate you for your perserverance and the ability to figure it out on your own. Yes the key was to do 2 blanks at the same time and just swap parts. I told you it was simple. Your knots look spot on my friend. I am glad you had some fun. You now get that A+ you deserve. Thanks for playing.