Thread: Bulk Brass Order

Good on you Thumbsucker and Kevjed, you guys are legends of the first degree.

Thanks for organising and doing all the work to make this happen.

Many thanks,

Ironwood.

I add my thanks to you both as well !

I look forward to my first project with brass

regards

Thornburn

Originally Posted by thumbsucker

I am glad to report that Kevjed and I got the last bits of brass from George White today.

I am also happy to say that everyone should be getting some weighty packages in the mail over the next few days. We were a seen with the two of us huffing and puffing caring these huge meter long packages into the post office.

Big shed, I have your two pieces of brass rod and I will bring it to the turnfest or the wood show. Bobl, Kevjed has your 1900 mm length of 30 mm rod for when you come to Melbourne. RayG you would be expecting two packages, as your share was over 23 kg's and had to be broken into two packages, as expected. Caliban you ended up getting 100 mm pieces of the lever cap material, because we had some remaining that was not used up by the saw kerf.

This has been one of the more difficult bulk buys to organize, and I would not be keen on doing another one anytime soon. It has however most education as always. Thanks again to Kevjed for without his help, non of this could have ever happened.

Now the race is on to see who is the first to make a beautiful beast from all this shiny brass.

Thankyou, you did well.

Hi folks,
as TS said done and dusted. Lots of cutting up with the hacksawfor the levelcap stuff. A bit more today with the Rod then wrap and post.
Please don't forget that we owe a big thank you to lightwood for sharing his plane making experiences and expertise re the appropriate choice of brass for the plane sides. Thanks Peter you saved us all a lot of money, time and frustration.
I'd like to also encourage all to have a look at lightwoods website if you get the chance. The planes he makes are wonderful. He also has a wonderful collection of historical hand planes and is a real, earthy fellow with a passion for life and learning. A personal vote of thanks from me Peter for allowing me to visit and have a chat about your collection, plane making, tool making and life in general. You are a generous soul and a highly skilled, artist/tradesman ....and not a bad bloke. So thanks.
Happy tool making folks.
kevin

Thanks again TS and Kevjed for all your work on this project.
2 x parcels arrived safely today.

Dang, but that was a heavy package I tripped over getting the paper this morning!

Very happy and I believe that thanks are well due to Helmut, Kev and DJ as well as Peter McBride for all his advice and guidance.

If anyone who bought some of the 25 x 19mm bar has any left over from their projects I am after 1 or 2 small pieces about 50mm long for some clamps I am making.

Willing to pay.

Hi Mat, it is a shame you did not ask for some 19 x 25 before.

I will be going back to George White in the next few months, I can pickup a small piece for you if you like.

I did not have enough funds this time, but I need to pick up some rod in assorted sizes and lengths.

Thanks TS

It's always going to be the way that new needs crop up. A bit like buying tools.

Please let me know next time you go.

Hi TS,

Another first, the guy's at the post office kindly offered the use of a trolley to move some heavy parcel's that arrived today. (never knew they had these nifty little trolleys!)

Thanks again for organizing the group buy, and special thanks to Kev for all the help. And as other's have already acknowledged, --

The invaluable advice from Peter (Lightwood) to steer us towards the correct alloy, and providing the inspiration and encouragement to have a go. -- thanks Peter.


Regards
Ray

Originally Posted by mat

If anyone who bought some of the 25 x 19mm bar has any left over from their projects I am after 1 or 2 small pieces about 50mm long for some clamps I am making.

Willing to pay.

Hi Matt,

I can cut off a bit of 100x19 how much do you need?

Regards
Ray

Recieved my package of brass today.

Many thanks again guys.

Dont know when I'll get a chance to start on the first project.
Has anyone started on theirs yet?

Originally Posted by RayG

Hi Matt,

I can cut off a bit of 100x19 how much do you need?

Regards
Ray

Thanks for the kind offer Ray but I might hold out to get some 19 x25 as I need these dimensions to be fairly accurate and my cutting and filing skills are not good enough.

thanks again

For anyone looking to buy small pieces of brass have a look at
www.oztion.com.au

type brass in the search and a seller called off-cuts galore has multiple pieces on an ongoing basis.