From my experience, I diluted with a ratio of 1:5, one part of Bras Black and 5 parts of water. There is no exact recipe, different bras alloy has a different percentage of components and, therefore will react differently. As Paul said, the slow curing process works the best. But the most important part is the cleaning, the surface MUST be spotless of oxidation and other fingers touching (oils). Vinegar removes oxidation, Ammonia removes the rest.
Hi Vic! Nice to see you back here on the forum!
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Thanks Jim, in the bunch of modelbuilding stuff I achieved a while ago, a bottle of the casey was included. Lucky me, so I will try it.
You are a clever Genie, Paul.
Appreciate it!Hi Vic! Nice to see you back here on the forum!
For wood I have been using cheap drill bits for electrical circuit boards:
But for drilling metal alloys I purchased better drill bits:
Busch® Fig. 203HSS 005-016 Set of 12 Twist Drills
Various Busch Bur Twist Drill Sets available for your jewelry making needs. All burs are mounted on 3/32" shanks and made of tungsten vanadium steel.
These are very pricey and I honestly don't know if they are truly needed...but you asked.
The holes I drilled are 0.6 mm and the nails have a 0.5 mm shaft and these particular ones have a 0.7 mm rounded bolt head. You can also find versions with flat heads.
When drilling holes in wood I use a powered mini drill (the cheap drill bits are very brittle and if you try to use them in a pin vice they just break). For drilling through metal I used a little drill press with a rotary tool. Hope this information helps you and/or others...
From one point of view, it is 'just' a number. On the other hand, without the treenails it would be 'flat planking'. Now it has a lively appearance in combination with the different colors of the wood.
Thank you kindly.
Thanks, Heinrich. I'm not as sold on the two-tone thing as I thought I was going to be. But changing it was out of the question. I did some off-ship trials on staining to bring the color into a bit more uniformity but those trials failed miserably. American Holly does not take to stain well. Always learning...
So many hobbies - so little time. A least I'm not also a car guy...
Thank you Mirek. You are always kind to post nice things.
Yes. A lot of work. I wish I could have gotten the treenails on the holly to match better but that wood is nearly white (and is too soft to draw down small enough).
Thanks Peter. Of course that will all fade into the background as the build-out continues (which I think is good).
One, two, three, four...
Amazing work Paul
Gosh, I don't know Gilbert. I did them over several months rather than all at once. I can tell you that the human brain (and back) can only take treenailing for so long before you need to work on something else. In the middle of the installation process it all seemed hopeless (and foolish) - but looking back I guess I do like the overall appearance and sense of accomplishment.
I can well imagine this, Paul. This is where you simply have to make the decision and be committed to it. The overall appearance is what makes it all worthwhile and is indeed a major accomplishment.
Thanks Geoff!
