Solid Brass Reo?

[Quigsworth]

Not sure if this has been floated or not but now that we're seeing brass doors...what about the body?...it'd be pricey but a solid brass Grand would be pretty pretty...and a major pita to keep pretty, but of course you'd know that going in right?

...just sayin'

 

[redeyedancer]

I was almost ready to do it a couple weeks back after some pondering on it i decided to wait . I have to many pots on the fire at this point . A pain to keep clean is a understatement . The weight alone would freak most people out a brass grand is going to be heavy . A brass grand would be the rats __ to look at . I will send them to your place for polishing

 

[oplholik]

Hey, there ya go Q, a little side job for ya.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

Brass SL...... Mmmmmm... Tasty...

 

[Chowderhead1972]

Hey, there ya go Q, a little side job for ya.

Careful.... Classwife will be on here Trotting out the rule book.

 

[Funk Dracula]

Copper.

Copper is so much more worth letting get dirty and patina. IMO brass kind of looks "wrong" when you don't keep up with cleaning and polishing it, where copper just starts to look cool as hell. You can just let it get dirty.

There is ONE tube mod in my house, and that's the Clone V1 from Stealth vape in the UK. It's a copper Nemesis clone, with STAR WARS engravings on it instead of the Nemesis replica engravings. I had to... I just had to... lol

Anyways, the more patina it develops, the more bad ayus it looks. I drool at the thought of a real copper Reo. I've even spent some time googling and researching how to possibly copper plate 6061 aluminum, 'cause I want to see and own a real copper Reo so damn badly.

 

[Quigsworth]

It's the heft that is the alure...at least for me...I like a good heavy mod, nimble and fuel efficient as a Russian tractor...

I'd just leave it tumbled (TRB?)...in fact I'd question even tumbling it, I'd take it complete with all the milling marks, that'd be a cool look, I love that "industrial" thing

 

[Deacon987]

Love the concept, Quigs. Those brass doors are heavy, mine sits at my desk because the extra weight in the pocket is a problem for me. Can't imagine what a full brass Reo would weigh. It would be gorgeous, though!


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[Quigsworth]

Brass SL...... Mmmmmm... Tasty...

LOL...I think a Solid Brass SL is the ultimate paradox.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

Why do you need two doctors? Lol.

I actually like Dracula's idea better. Copper for uber conductivity. I would buy copper.

 

[Quigsworth]

... I've even spent some time googling and researching how to possibly copper plate 6061 aluminum, 'cause I want to see and own a real copper Reo so damn badly.

That would be cool...I'd also love a Grand to match my watch...



I love that Rose Gold thing...how about it Rob, a Rose Gold Grand?...you'll probably want to try and collect as much of the shavings as possible from the machining process...

 

[Funk Dracula]

Copper for uber conductivity. I would buy copper.

It's not just conductivity, it's just easier to deal with.

I don't even use my copper Clone V1, I was done with tube mods awhile ago. It's the spare mod and conversation piece I grab and bring with me to sessions for those who are always asking to bum a hit off of my Reo. The more people that handle and use it, the more dark and cool looking it has gotten.

I'd pay a pretty penny for a copper Reo. ( <--- see what I did there? )

 

[e30ernest]

A full copper REO would be interesting! Copper is a soft metal though, I'd be worried about dinging it out.

 

[pesky_human]

I was almost ready to do it a couple weeks back after some pondering on it i decided to wait . I have to many pots on the fire at this point . A pain to keep clean is a understatement . The weight alone would freak most people out a brass grand is going to be heavy . A brass grand would be the rats __ to look at . I will send them to your place for polishing

Pssshhhhh. Lightweights.

I mean, all you would really have to do would be to fire up the old Baldor buffer with some green jeweler's rouge and throw a little shine on it... every couple of hours.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

I'm ready for the copper... Send invoice for SL/LP copper. My paypal is loaded after this past weekends Cyclone blowout.

 

[Quigsworth]

Googling the machining of copper and checking out a few machinist forums...from what I can tell most machinists hate it, it's like machining a hot glue stick...it's grabby, it rips more than it cuts, it clogs end mills in seconds...ever try and cut a chunk of copper tube with a hacksaw?

It was actually kind of validating reading that...as some of you know, I make my own center pins for the Atomics so I can hybrid them for a direct connection...I tried making one out of copper rod (instead of brass), long story short, 5 drill bits, 5 pieces of copper rod, 5 failures...anything deeper than a 1/2" center hole and it would just grab the bit and snap.

 

[FACE MEAT]

Is this the right place for me to suggest a SL lead Grand?

 

[Quigsworth]

Just don't hold on to it to long, you'll go insane...

 

[boatman2]

I would like a gold anodize to match my fishing reels.

 

[Raynman]

Silly me I was thinking Ti. Maybe magnesium and you could use it to start a fire.