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Distinguish brass from bronze =?ISO-8859-1?Q?JW=B2?= 07-05-2008
Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?JW=B2?= on July 5, 2008, 4:06 am
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 I have a variety of yellow metal bars, and wish to machine a new bush
for a breadmaker. How can I distinguish which is bronze? Does it matter?
JW˛

Posted by Bob Minchin on July 5, 2008, 4:40 am
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 JW˛ wrote:
> I have a variety of yellow metal bars, and wish to machine a new bush
> for a breadmaker. How can I distinguish which is bronze? Does it matter?
> JW˛
Assuming you have some bronze in amongst them then the bronzes are
likely to more red or copper like than the really yellow brasses.
Does it matter? Well bronze will be harder wearing (on steel)than brass
but for light domestic use then possibly not. Whilst you are at it make
2 bushes of whatever you have to hand then the first won't wear out
until you've lost the spare one!!

HTH
Bob

Posted by Dragon on July 5, 2008, 7:01 am
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>Whilst you are at it make 2 bushes of whatever you have to hand
>then the first won't wear out until you've lost the spare one!!
>
> HTH
> Bob

What an excellent idea!
Like always carrying an umbrella so that it won't rain.
You won't lose the spare bush if you put it in a safe place.
Unless you forget where that it!

Henry



Posted by NoSpam on July 5, 2008, 7:19 am
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Dragon wrote:
>> Whilst you are at it make 2 bushes of whatever you have to hand
>> then the first won't wear out until you've lost the spare one!!
>>
>> HTH
>> Bob
>
> What an excellent idea!
> Like always carrying an umbrella so that it won't rain.
> You won't lose the spare bush if you put it in a safe place.
> Unless you forget where that it!
>
> Henry
>
>

Similar to the recommendation from the days when airliners were being
bombed: it's safer to take your own bomb on board because the chance of
there being two on the same aircraft is negligible. ;-)

Dave

Posted by TT_Man on July 5, 2008, 11:29 am
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>> Henry
>
> Similar to the recommendation from the days when airliners were being
> bombed: it's safer to take your own bomb on board because the chance of
> there being two on the same aircraft is negligible. ;-)
>
> Dave

Not sure I go along with that....... but it is a good idea :)



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