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#1 Spudgun

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Posted 01 December 2006 - 09:01 PM

Hello.
My arm aches and my hacksaw blades are blunt but I do have a nice load of brass milling media :D
I also have a fairly large pile of brass filings/powder and feel it would be wasteful to throw it away, so my question is this- ''is there any use whatsoever for brass powder in pyrotechnics?''

Cheers.

#2 Frozentech

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 02:29 AM

Hello.
My arm aches and my hacksaw blades are blunt but I do have a nice load of brass milling media :D
I also have a fairly large pile of brass filings/powder and feel it would be wasteful to throw it away, so my question is this- ''is there any use whatsoever for brass powder in pyrotechnics?''

Cheers.


Ouch.

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a few seconds per cut tops with a fine-tooth metal blade. I never did find a good use for my brass powder tho, I still have a good cupful of it. I might stick it in a fountain comp sometime.
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#3 hoarp001

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 01:24 PM

Pfft, you dont want to screw about with pansy hand tools.

This is what i use:

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That cuts through a 4inch peice of solid steel in about 10mins....

#4 Spudgun

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 08:08 PM

Heh, you should see my arms though :P

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 09:21 PM

Heh, you should see my arms though :P


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#6 hoarp001

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 10:07 PM

lol, how long were you cutting for?

#7 hoarp001

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 10:07 PM

lol, how long were you cutting for?

#8 Spudgun

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 10:35 PM

about an hour for each post ;) :D

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Posted 12 June 2007 - 06:52 PM

ive got a cup full now! after jigsawing up 3meters of the stuff! seems a pity to waste it ;)

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Posted 13 June 2007 - 02:49 AM

Spudgun, if you have an adiquate chlorine donor you will find brass powder to be very useful...

Hint hint.

Nudge nudge.




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