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This is a discussion on brass? within the General Discussion forums, part of the Copper, Brass, Bronze, and Tin Smithing category; Originally Posted by fat pete i also have a small sheet of berillium have you qualified as an EPA superfund ...
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03-04-2008, 09:04 AM
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 Mighty toxic stuff to play with, what are your plans?
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03-05-2008, 02:17 PM
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| does anyone know what type of brass bullet casing are made of theres a public shooting range littered with em about 20mins from me and i was just seeing if anyone knew |
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03-05-2008, 04:19 PM
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| "Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job" 19990902 Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job.
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03-05-2008, 11:30 PM
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| search query "cartridge brass" Principal Design Features Brasses (Copper-Zinc Alloy), Cartridge Brass, 70%. C26000 has the highest ductility in the yellow brass series. Easily machined but is more often cold formed.more C26000 This alloy standard is not simply a piece of metal - it is an identified piece of metal - a documentation of color, name, and available forms. It is a definitive document that makes your metal specification strong. WIth this document you can definitively color match your metal designs with the rest of your project. (ect see link  Brass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cartridge brass is a 30% zinc brass with good cold working properties.
__________________ Will forge for food crash & smash, bash & mash, crush & bust & burn Last edited by Ice Czar; 03-05-2008 at 11:33 PM. |
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03-05-2008, 11:59 PM
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| Sounds like that cartridge brass is about as good as it gets. Would you have to pop out the primers of each one before melting them down? |
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03-06-2008, 12:05 AM
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(sorry if that was serious question, spent primers should pose little issue, the percentage of possible contaminant is small but then I havent done that and have been known to be wrong)
__________________ Will forge for food crash & smash, bash & mash, crush & bust & burn Last edited by Ice Czar; 03-06-2008 at 12:07 AM. |
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03-09-2008, 03:31 PM
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| there we go i have a large free supply of Be free brass 20 minutes away for smithing or i could just take it to that junk dealer and make a little cash thanks ice oh and the primers aren't hard to knock out my grand father was a cop and used to load his own rounds |
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