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Beautiful work.  Your skills with metal are just outstanding.

Jerry

You drilled all those little holes? Wow. Excellent job of forming.

Thanks guys!!!!
Glad you are enjoying it.
Took some time to do. Several jugs and test runs.

Volker, yes the handrails need fasteners.

Paul, i was going to use styrene for the halfround as i dont
think brass would make the bends at the front.
I would be interested in seeing you jig for sure!

Chuck, yes i drilled all those holes, all 318!

Thanks again guys!

Marty,

Anneal the brass by heating it to dull red.  That will soften it to bend.  I have used brass tubing and split it down the length so that it fit over the work piece.

Here is one way to make half round.
Take a block of steel and drill a hole the size of your round that will become the half round. That is the hole that goes thru the long way with the piece of brass sticking in it. Then mill 2 slots across the block down to exactly the half way point of the hole diam. Make a clamping block that goes in the one slot, and make the other slot the width of the cutter you will use.

To use it, lower the cutter into the one slot and lock your spindle in place. Then bolt the clamping block in place. Turn on the spindle and push the brass rod into the hole and pass the cutter. The rod will then go under the clamping block and stay flat and be prevented from turning. Depending on the size you may need pliers to pull it thru. This one is for 1/8" and pliers were not absolutely needed but made it easier.

The hole that fits your round and the clamping block may need to be adjusted slightly to get it to work well. Anyway it works pretty well, you will get cutter marks, but they clean up easily with a flat file, and that side gets soldered down anyway.

And yes anneal it and you should be able to bend it quite easily. I'd give it try...to me it seems a shame to use styrene on that beautiful brass work you have already done!

Paul

Paul,
Kool tool!
Thank you. I will give it a whirl.

I wasnt going to post this until i painted it
but the family went nuts over it.
So here it is.



I had hoped it would ring but alas i didnt have the guts to make it that thin.
It does swing though.

Mj

Nice job on the bell!

Even if you'd made it capable of ringing, it wouldn't sound right.

Well ring my bell!!!

Excellent work Mr. Jones!!  Do you have to paint it??

Jerry

It's handsome. Did they also go nuts over the cylinder assembly? -- Russ

They are always impressed by what i do, usually though they dont really understand what it "is".
With the bell, a shape and a "thing" everyone can identify it was easy.

I knew even if I made it thin enough it wouldn't sound right, but was hoping for a tiny "ring"

Oh well, off to play on the sandbox

-Mj

As promised.
A little plumbing.
The water column is too big.
I need some .060" clear rod so i can make a new one.





More soon but it will be a while......
Marty

Looks good MJ.  To bad you have other things to do.  But we will be looking forward to the finish of this beauty.

Jerry

Very nice!

Yay more progress!

Looking good Marty. Where did you get the valve handles for the water glass and what diameter are they.

Gordon Birrell