Thread: Aluminium brush rebuild x 4

Thanks gents. The sensation through the hammer is what controls the impact and I think that needs to be manual to give the control to shape and pocket.
With practice a tube could be easily transformed into a bulbous shape I think. Found it very intuitive and frankly kinda fun. Thanks again for turning me on to the technique Richard.
Now I need to dress the dents back the other way slightly so need a rigid internal form to tap against.
Then, on to the lathe to buff it back out.
Seeing as how they used sawdust not talc to fill this handle I know why all the ones I've seen are dented now. Stuff isn't rigid enough to keep this thin walled stuff dent free over time.
I'm going to fix that by filling the entire thing with alumilite before reknoting. Will be slightly heavier, but impervious to subsequent denting and last another lifetime.