Thread: Brass spacers

I was wondering what the best way to make the nice brass spacers I see is?

I have some 0.016" thick brass sheet to use, but don't know how to cut it. I have some old tin snips, but it deforms the brass, especially near the cuts.

I was thinking of spray painting the brass with something impervious to water, then tracing around the scales, etching out the paint for an outline and using electrolytic etching or some etchant solution from there.

The easiest way would be to cut the spacers oversized, attach them and sand off the deformed or damaged edge of brass on a belt sander.

If your scales are already finished, maybe making a quick template from the finished scales on plywood or something similar? Then sand it down to those contours, which should be the same as the finished scales.

If you figure out a quick, easy, free way, make sure to let everyone know!

I bought some for myself and Garythepenman from www.microfasteners.com
size #0 to go between the scales and the blade and size #0Wide for outside of the scales.

Tom

Originally Posted by tombuesing

I bought some for myself and Garythepenman from www.microfasteners.com
size #0 to go between the scales and the blade and size #0Wide for outside of the scales.

Tom

You sure that's not backwards?

I'm confused... we talking about butt spacers or pivot pin bushings for the blade or washers to hold everything together?

I meant these. Sorry if my terminology isn't that great

(Pic borrowed from gary's older thread)