BF Mods by Custom-Classic

[element77]

I'm pay-shunt like geology.
I was getting ready for the bob story you're about to tell
That white button is gonna look sahweet, thanks for taking request

 

[kkiet]

Just a little observation here...

If you come home from work and change clothes in the dark (I prefer it dark after a long day, kinda sensory deprivation like)...

and you have a pair of black shorts laying on your bed...

and you have your Brass Beauty in the bag that Corey ships it in (which is black Bob, you'll see one day )...

and you go to grab the shorts...

and your Brass Beauty is lying on said shorts...

do not, again I repeat DO NOT, drop said Brass Beauty on your foot

Ouch!!!!

 

[custom-classic]

Corey, how long does it take to drill each bore?

It used to take a lot less time before Nauti talked me into doin' 7075...
Now,...it's hot. on. the. street. so every pair since, has had at least one 7075 block involved...
Given the depth of the holes, and the hardness of the material, and given the fact that my mill is a little light in the a.., I have to step them up in 1/16" increments, starting with 3/16"... I haven't timed it real close,...but it seems like forever...

6061 is more like, 1/4" to 1/2" to 5/8" to 23/32" to 47/64"..... Much quicker...

Brass is about like the 7075, not because it's hard, but because it likes to grab bits, if you try to take too much at once...

 

[Alexander Mundy]

It used to take a lot less time before Nauti talked me into doin' 7075...
Now,...it's hot. on. the. street. so every pair since, has had at least one 7075 block involved...
Given the depth of the holes, and the hardness of the material, and given the fact that my mill is a little light in the a.., I have to step them up in 1/16" increments, starting with 3/16"... I haven't timed it real close,...but it seems like forever...

6061 is more like, 1/4" to 1/2" to 5/8" to 23/32" to 47/64"..... Much quicker...

Brass is about like the 7075, not because it's hard, but because it likes to grab bits, if you try to take too much at once...

What was unicorn copper in comparison?

 

[custom-classic]

Like 7075, times about 10,... at least!!! I still have nightmares about that block...

 

[Mark Howard]

So you're saying more copper is out of the question?

 

[custom-classic]

Making progress.....

See there E,.... told ya you'd be in the vise tonight...

 

[custom-classic]

So you're saying more copper is out of the question?

For the moment....

 

[Nautilusfan]

It used to take a lot less time before Nauti talked me into doin' 7075...
Now,...it's hot. on. the. street. so every pair since, has had at least one 7075 block involved...
Given the depth of the holes, and the hardness of the material, and given the fact that my mill is a little light in the a.., I have to step them up in 1/16" increments, starting with 3/16"... I haven't timed it real close,...but it seems like forever...

6061 is more like, 1/4" to 1/2" to 5/8" to 23/32" to 47/64"..... Much quicker...

Brass is about like the 7075, not because it's hard, but because it likes to grab bits, if you try to take too much at once...

I can be a baddddddd influence at times But like Corey said they are hot..on..the.. street

 

[Rossum]

For the moment....

Just order the bigger mill already. I still want titanium too.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

Just order the bigger mill already. I still want titanium too.

I'm going for Rene41. Couldn't dent that stuff with a sledge.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

I'm a thinkin you might need to get some diamond tooling as well

 

[Rossum]

I'm going for Rene41. Couldn't dent that stuff with a sledge.

Meh, I'm not that hard on my mods.

I wonder how machinable sterling silver is?

Wait, it's even denser than copper or brass, so a solid sterling mod would be even heavier.

Yep, titanium.

 

[custom-classic]

Ross, my good man.... you send me the sterling silver billet, and I'll make it happen!

Dang, that's gotta be pricey!!!

 

[beckdg]

Ross, my good man.... you send me the sterling silver billet, and I'll make it happen!

Dang, that's gotta be pricey!!!

What minimum measurements are we working with?

Tapatyped

 

[Rossum]

What minimum measurements are we working with?

I'd think 1" x 2" by 4" would be sufficient. But I'm calling dibs on this.

 

[custom-classic]

Bare minimum, 1.750" x .900" x 3.500"

It would need to be pretty true, and basically blemish free, at those dimensions though...

1" x 2" x 3.5" is better...

 

[Roscoe01]

Mokume gane would be interesting? Bout the same price as fancy wood;-)

 

[Nautilusfan]

What are we talking here, maybe 14-15 oz of silver?? Guarantee the conductivity would be outstanding!!

 

[Rossum]

Dang, that's gotta be pricey!!!

OK, 1x2x4" is 8 cubic inches. That's 131 cubic centimeters. Silver has a density of 10.5g/cc, so that's ~1375 grams, call it 43 troy ounces. Current spot is ~$15, but you can never buy at spot, so in the end, that's probably $750 worth of silver.

I'm thinking a struck or extruded bar would be better than a cast ingot. Sadly, the 50 oz bars I can find are too thin, so one would probably have to buy a 100 oz bar, and yes, that's gonna be pricey.