Rusty Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 What are the practical differences between making something out of steel and making it out of bronze, in a DIY setting? Like, say, a recently constructed BDF (brake drum forge) with a manual blower? Additionally, what is a good source for bronze? I was unable to find it at Ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Cast the broze to roughly the shape you weant then hot work it the rest of the way, or cold work it the rest of the way annealing every once in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmercier Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Acutual bronze right now very expensive and in short suply most places. I havent found a good source that actually /has/ the stuff in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Shepard Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Be very careful with bronze, the fumes are toxic. My grandfather was a foundryman, and he got yellow metal poisoning several times and could no longer cast it. He cast iron at work, and aluminum at his foundry at his house. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pook Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 What are the practical differences between making something out of steel and making it out of bronze, in a DIY setting? Like, say, a recently constructed BDF (brake drum forge) with a manual blower? Additionally, what is a good source for bronze? I was unable to find it at Ace... There is quite a few different grades of bronze. Some forgeable some not. Silicone Bronze is commonly used some reading here Sculpture Community - Sculpture.net - Bronze sheet alloy for fabricated sculpture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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