Thread: Good/Bad pin metals?

I use sterling silver and it costs less then most material I have found. Now 14 and 18kt gold is expensive. The most expensive material is the stuff direct from DOVO. Stupid prices for a simple pin and washer. Silver looks great on ebony and ivory.

Silver is about $14 for a metre of 1.6mm rod. Actually it comes in a coil.
It is not the easiest material to peen however , it takes longer than soft copper/brass mixes.

Try searching under "jewellers fines". Check out the bead washers for pin washers.

I am using brass 1/16 or 1.6mm (6 lengths of 30cm £4) from my local train model shop with tubing for those washers and recentlu found source of silver nickel 1.16 same length for simmilar price. Onlu trouble is to get silver nickel for washers. I have located it in sheet form but so far I am unlucky in tubing any sugestions?

Jim,

Bill Ellis sent me to these guys for pin material.
K&S Brass Rod 1/16" (15)
They work well and don't rust.

Phil

Originally Posted by Gunner777

Jim,

Bill Ellis sent me to these guys for pin material.
K&S Brass Rod 1/16" (15)
They work well and don't rust.

Phil

K&S displays of metal products are available at just about every hardware store in the US even up here in BF Idaho.... I can find 1/16 Brass rod...

Originally Posted by Gunner777

Jim,

Bill Ellis sent me to these guys for pin material.
K&S Brass Rod 1/16" (15)
They work well and don't rust.

Phil

Thanks for that Phil! Not only do they ship internationally, but they do it at REASONABLE RATES! That's perfect!

Good deal Jim I'm glad it helped:-)

You can get 1/16" brass , and nickel silver rod from Heimerdinger Cutlery , www.heimerdingercutlery.com . Go to "knifemaking supplies" , then go to "rods and tubes for knifemaking" .

That is a darn good website. It also has my other passion and that's knife collecting. I refinish them but it's time to give a shot at making one. They sure have some nice Solingen Bowie blades!

Originally Posted by Gunner777

That is a darn good website. It also has my other passion and that's knife collecting. I refinish them but it's time to give a shot at making one. They sure have some nice Solingen Bowie blades!

They sure do ! I plan on doing some of them , too .

What'd you do, blow through the brass rod I sent you already? Re-scaling razors that fast, huh?