Pancho07 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 After all of the destruction of the last week I've felt the need to create something. This is the beginning of a new buckle. It's a long ways from perfect but some copper will cover up some of the imperfections. I may put a spot weld in some of the over cuts from the torch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho07 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Got alittle too much solder outside of the overlay but it's coming together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho07 Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 It's a long ways from good but I like it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 That's looking good Pancho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 You've got that solder cleaned up nicely. Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I like it Pancho, looks pretty darned good. Have you tried "tinning" the copper with solder then placing it and heating the main body of the piece? It doesn't leave solder to clean up around the applique. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho07 Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Frosty said: I like it Pancho, looks pretty darned good. Have you tried "tinning" the copper with solder then placing it and heating the main body of the piece? It doesn't leave solder to clean up around the applique. Frosty The Lucky. That's what I was doing or trying to do but I'm fairly unpracticed with this application. The blobs in the second picture I just ground off and I figure since I'm going to leave this buckle "bright" unless I'm showing it to someone nobody should really notice it. I think the engraving would look better if I not only had more practice but also better gravers. The ones I used were ones that I had made and were pretty crude. And thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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