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Copper Question!
Knotty:
It doesn't have the mark on it, but it was brought to a couple jewelers to test, and they assured it's silver.
le0n:
^^ sell the sterling to buy rocks 8)
--- Quote from: mullet on July 21, 2016, 09:21:13 pm ---Drill a hole through the center and drive a copper nail into the wood with JB Weld.
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because i can't drill straight into the end of a dowel, i don't believe i'll magically be able to drill straight into the center of a sphere.
i've decided to just flare the end of a small handle-length section of 1/2" or 3/4" hard copper tubing (whichever one i have in my junk box). then sweat/solder the sphere on the end of it. i can always leather wrap it.
mullet:
Guess it would be difficult if you don't have a Drill Press with a clamp.
crooketarrow:
Vice, drill hole thought the copper ,throught the woods lenght. And get a peice of all tread, washer tighten it down.
Coppers use because it's a solf metal. Its right there with lead then gold its our softest metal, we have.
Like solf antler when pushed into the edge. Even though the edge looks,pointy,smooth to us it's not it's felled with cuts,grove holes etc. When pushed in the solf copper fills these places enabling to hold so you can pop a flake off.
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