making your own metal rings????

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is all brass the same?????????????
wondering if this could be used for rings????
mcmaster-carr brass sheet stock

Part Number: 9011K6 $5.52 Each
Type
Shim Stock
Shim Type
Shim Stock Sheets
Material
Brass
Brass Type
Alloy 260 Brass
Thickness
.007"
Thickness Tolerance
?.0007"
Width x Length
8" x 12"
Length Tolerance
?.0625"
Width Tolerance
?.0625"
Hardness
Rockwell 30T 56-74

Specifications Met
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM Specification
ASTM B36
 
As long as it's the color you're looking for, it'll work. What are you going to do punch'em out of the sheet?
 
I make cylinder head shims from this sheet stock. Make sure you get the
flat sheet stock instead of the roll stock. The roll stock in thickness over 3thou has a curve in it.
Neil
 
claymont said:
As long as it's the color you're looking for, it'll work. What are you going to do punch'em out of the sheet?
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yes
i plan on getting it in sheet form
 
claymont said:
As long as it's the color you're looking for, it'll work. What are you going to do punch'em out of the sheet?
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that's the plan
 
BHQ said:
is all brass the same?????????????
wondering if this could be used for rings????
mcmaster-carr brass sheet stock

Part Number: 9011K6 $5.52 Each
Type
Shim Stock
Shim Type
Shim Stock Sheets
Material
Brass
Brass Type
Alloy 260 Brass
Thickness
.007"
Thickness Tolerance
?.0007"
Width x Length
8" x 12"
Length Tolerance
?.0625"
Width Tolerance
?.0625"
Hardness
Rockwell 30T 56-74

Specifications Met
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM Specification
ASTM B36
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You can make your own rings. The problem is there is a lot of waste and the hole can be difficult to cut or punch out because the material wants to distort. I made a fixture I put in the jaws of the lathe. It has a flat surface and I use double faced tape to attach a small piece of the brass sheet. I can then use a tool to cut the hole perfect. I can do one after the other pretty quickly and make a whole batch in no time. Like I said though, there is a lot of waste, but it is nice to do as much as you can in-house without depending on other sources. You can usually find thin brass sheets at most any hobby store. Figure you will get one joint ring every square inch, so even a small 6 x 6 inch piece will give you 36 rings. The cost is not really a factor in things like this as it is minimal to the final value of the cue. Being able to do what you want when you want is the real value. I hate trying to track down stuff I can just make when I need it.
 
I used brass in a recent cue, but bought them from atlas I believe. They look good, although I'm not a fan of brass myself, as I had to undercut the rings several times before they finally settled, but see no reason why you can't cut them from sheet stock. I have cut aluminum from sheet stock as thick as 1/8 before.

I imagine as the other poster mentioned It just depends on what color brass you want as to the type to get.
 
BHQ said:
is all brass the same?????????????
wondering if this could be used for rings????
mcmaster-carr brass sheet stock

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Why would you want to buy your own metal rings when they are so
inexpensive to buy? It's not like you will ever use many brass rings
to start with. Get 10 of each size from Atlas or Prather's and they
will lasy you for years. JMHO

Good Cuemaking,
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Arnot Wadsworth said:
BHQ said:
is all brass the same?????????????
wondering if this could be used for rings????
mcmaster-carr brass sheet stock

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Why would you want to buy your own metal rings when they are so
inexpensive to buy? It's not like you will ever use many brass rings
to start with. Get 10 of each size from Atlas or Prather's and they
will lasy you for years. JMHO

Good Cuemaking,
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just looking for thinner, not about the money :wink:
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BHQ said:
is all brass the same?????????????
wondering if this could be used for rings????
mcmaster-carr brass sheet stock

Part Number: 9011K6 $5.52 Each
Type
Shim Stock
Shim Type
Shim Stock Sheets
Material
Brass
Brass Type
Alloy 260 Brass
Thickness
.007"
Thickness Tolerance
?.0007"
Width x Length
8" x 12"
Length Tolerance
?.0625"
Width Tolerance
?.0625"
Hardness
Rockwell 30T 56-74

Specifications Met
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM Specification
ASTM B36
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I do not know the numbers for brass, but I can tell you from experience in machining brass that most of the sheet material is very hard brass. I am not sure how it will work for rings but for making inlay patterns the hard brass does not machine well. Ask if it is what is called "Free Machining" brass. For rings being hard may be okay since you are just cutting through that .007". But it gums up like everything when milling into it. On the other hand most bar stock is free machinging softer type of brass. So you could buy it in tubes or rods and part off your rings.
 
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BHQ at 0.007 that is some thin stuff. it will cut like paper the biggest problem you will encounter is the burr formed while punching the rings.
 
Craig Fales said:
If you want thinner just face them thinner when on the cue.
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That would be pretty tough. A threaded collar putting pressure on them keeps them from spinning.
 
Craig Fales said:
If you want thinner just face them thinner when on the cue.
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that is an option, i know.
but that would tie up my one and only lathe, waiting for epoxy to dry before facing off.
i'll buy a couple sheets of the 7 or 8, just for the helluvit , and we'll see how it works out
 
BHQ said:
that is an option, i know.
but that would tie up my one and only lathe, waiting for epoxy to dry before facing off.
i'll buy a couple sheets of the 7 or 8, just for the helluvit , and we'll see how it works out
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Buy thin sheets and a plasma cutter.:thumbup:
 
JoeyInCali said:
Buy thin sheets and a plasma cutter.:thumbup:
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when i saw these sheets of brass at one of my buddy's machine shop,
it got me to thinking
i know that can be DANGEROUS :eek:
anyway, while i was there he took a scrap piece that was only 4/1000ths
and another piece that was 9/1000ths
used a leather punch that was .750
made a nice clean hole, but it kinda flared out on the bottom side
he did this on a wooden bench
i think a hard surface would eliminate that problem
i'm always up for trying new shit,
so, i'll let yall know if it works or not
 
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