Hey dudes, quick question, how hard would be doing some like pic related buckle from scratch without a milling machine? The material I would be using would be a 10mm copper plate. I have a drill press tho and various types of files. thanks.

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Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:05:25 2017 No.1149915 [Reply] [Original]

Hey dudes, quick question, how hard would be doing some like pic related buckle from scratch without a milling machine? The material I would be using would be a 10mm copper plate.

I have a drill press tho and various types of files. thanks.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:17:07 2017 No.1149926 >>1149915 Not hard at all, since it has no critical dimensions to it. It'd take a while (although perhaps not as long as you might think), but it's perfectly doable freehand.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:20:33 2017 No.1149930 >>1149915 Jeweler saw. With a pretty decent blade. Drillbit id say 6mm. A course flat file. And a fine flat file. Various bits of sand paper. Extra might help. A set of needle files. Might take you about 5 hours to complete..

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:27:05 2017 No.1149939 >>1149926 >>1149930 I know it has a lot to do with the doer's competence but do you think it's possible to achieve any decent symmetry? Also will copper start to "disintegrate" over time?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:28:46 2017 No.1149941 >>1149939 Sure just take it slow and dont try to remove too much material at once. Use the drill bit for the corners and to start the sawing. A drawn template might help keeping lines straight.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:33:24 2017 No.1149945 >>1149939 >but do you think it's possible to achieve any decent symmetry? if you build a jig or some sort of rigid fixture to brace tools against, absolutely.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 14:21:18 2017 No.1150188 Why not cast it?

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:49:40 2017 No.1151372

Yes, doable without milling machine.
Yes, symmetry achievable, at least enough to make it look so to the naked eye.
No, it won't disintegrate, but copper gets this awesome oxidation patina.

Go for it. I'm assuming you have enough material to at least have a trial run.

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