It has been a while since I posted anything, so here is an update on the home still. I decided to make the gin basket first because it's small and simple. I also used it to learn how to silver braze so I won't mess up on the more complicated and expensive parts.
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| Side view. |
My brazing was rough and I overheated a section so much that the flux burnt off, but I did have some clean sections and learned some things. The first thing I learned was make sure to sand and clean very well. The second was to heat everything evenly making sure not to focus on one part too much.
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| Bad section. |
This is actually my second attempt as the first piece was much worse, and I didn't feel it was worth saving.
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| Top view. |
There was a lot of oxidation that occured because of all the heating. I wet-sanded it with 600 grit sandpaper to get rid of most of it.
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| Bottom grill. |
The grill was cut from a copper sheet with a waterjet. I even included a logo in there.
The next step will be to make the column, which will be the same in construction but longer.
