sorry. not getting the question.
How's the v-drop, kick, punch with the BeCu? So far, folks are reporting good stuff on the thread here. I've only had mine in for a few days., so I can't speak to longevity.
I'm getting real Dremel today, and my patriot is gonna be a bottom fed atty. Ill post pictures when it's done.
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So, like, what would happen if I ordered some 4mm Sterling Silver Rod and tried to thread the ends and cut off little posts (ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . .IDK, say 3/8" long)?
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we would be delighted at the prospects.
Could I order it in some smallish quantity? (~2')
Yes!
Could I run a die on it by hand?
Yes.
What would I do for a shoulder (to keep it in the hole . . .. working against the spring . . . hold it in place)? Or some kind of cotter pin type solution?
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Me too!!! OOOZING from the pores! But mine's not leaking as fast as yours is... *I* don't need to pm pdib 5x a day... just saying...
How does it make you feel?
Accomplished lol. I love my patriot, just hated it wasn't a bf. Now I have the best of both worlds... I might even buy a few more.
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What do you mean 'what would happen'?
It would cost you roughly $35 for 1 ft at 4.11mm diameter (.162 in) sterling silver wire (1.35 troy oz). So 2' would cost you around $70 (that's assuming shipping is reasonable). Current silver spot price is $19.75/oz, so it's come way down in the last year.
If you got dead soft grade, it would be pretty pliable, and would harden as you worked with it. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver/ 7.5% copper.
Not sure how big your screws have to be, but if you can get 20 more than 1/2" long screws out of a ft, and 40 out of 2'. So material cost should only be $1.75 per 1/2 screw including material shipping and cutting waste (1/5"). Then labor of course
PM me if you need silver dealers
You could order it in 1' quantities, don't have to start with 2'. Also... would molding screws be cheaper than machining? You could melt the silver and pour it, in which case you can buy scraps and not preformed flawless formed sterling, which would be cheaper still (approaching actual oz weight). Actually, you could probably hook up with a local jeweler. If you have the screw you want already, he can make a press mold and make you all the screws you want. Then you'd just have to deburr and clean them up
Also, the price I found is for CUT too, the length doesn't have to be cut, so my $70 figure was wrong, that's only the first foot, next foot is cheaper because it doesn't need to be cut again. If you do scraps, it's WAYYY cheaper.
I don't have a clue about electronics, but I know a whole lot about jewelry...
Don't tell me you actually have a couple inches of 4mm rod laying about . . . . .. .?
. . . . .do ya'?
. I have some silver wire laying around for glass work, but I am not a silversmith. I know several top silversmith and several people who might be able to help mold you those screws too. You'd have to talk to them directly about that, but I still recommend local because you can just run by and see what they're making.
