[Jewelry making - Article 00726] - Re: [Orchid] Gunmetal?

[Dan Woodard]

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Hey "Freak Style"!

    Firearms must handle the extreme instantaneous pressure of a round
    being fired. For the gun itself, the best material is hardened steel.
    If I remember correctly, your necklace seller was struggling with
    English. She may have been referring to the brass that makes the
    cartridges ("bullets") that the gun fires. 

    While I can't give "recipes" for working with cartridge brass, I can
    give cautions. Not all cartridges are brass. "Steel-case" means
    exactly that. I've used aluminum case rounds in my pistol. Between
    magnets and friendly gun dealers, you can cull the non-brass. Some
    gun ranges sell fired brass, and you're certainly welcome to scout
    the tables at a gun show, for a nominal admission fee. 

    Any cartridge you intend to work with must be expended! Look at the
    butt-end for a central dimple where the firing pin ignited the
    primer, and make sure the cartridge is empty and clean. Gunpowder and
    heat are a deadly combo! 

    The projectile, or bullet, is the part that actually kills/destroys!
    Some are lead, some "jacketed" with other metals. They are not to be
    included. 

    There are many kinds of primers, too. I know nothing about the
    hazards attending to Berdan, non-corrosive, or other primers. 

    Or, you can scuttle all the above worry and just patinate some
    brass/silver/nickel wire to the shade you desire. Look under
    "bluing"! Check out products by Birchwood-Casey! 

    Be safe, and best of luck to you. 

Dan - IJS



 
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