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well at least my 1st attempt that went past the "saucer" stage (those were aluminum)

I used the bottom of an old coffee can as the pattern, started raising on a 2"ball, and took to completion on my 2" round stock T stake




you can see some of the inconsistencies in the thickness & roundness of the vessel


I had to trim this much off to make an uniform edge, which I deburred& sanded smooth, so far that is the extent of the finish work






btw I thought I had cut the disk from 16ga, but I think now it might be 14ga ...that was the thinnest on the rim

Looks good Keep up the good work and soon it'll be a helm rather than a cup as the finished piece

Looks awesome, my first attempt at raising only brought about alot of cursing.

That looks good.

Sha- ul,

That looks OK!

Make another one or two in copper, and you will be ready to do it in silver.

Mac

Mac wrote:Sha- ul,

That looks OK!

Make another one or two in copper, and you will be ready to do it in silver.

Mac

the only copper I have is ~22 ga....I have some 20 ga brass, but I suppose this is too thin.
What do you recommend thickness wise?

sha-ul,

Thin material is miserable to raise.

I would recommend at least 18ga.; 16 would probably be better yet, (the gauge used for non-ferrous metals is "thinner" than the one for steel).

If you are going to use brass, you will want the one called "cartridge brass" or "drawing brass". This is 70% Cu, 30% Zn. It is alloy #260. If you bought it "dead soft" it would save you an annealing, but "half hard" cuts better, if you are using a snips.

Mac

I am not laughing.

Jolly well done.

Thanks for sharing.

Hal

for some strange reason, my hammer arm is tired& sore.....hmm

Well I'll laugh at the choice of object, need a bottle of jack D to go with it. It's a nice little object though, well done and keep going.

Matt

btw I thought I had cut the disk from 16ga, but I think now it might be 14ga ...that was the thinnest on the rim

You probably did cut it from 16ga. Material can thicken when raising. In time, you'll learn how to use that to your advantage.

Looks great for a first attempt by the way!

I like it, raise it in a toast for a job well done.

Mac wrote:Sha- ul,

That looks OK!

Make another one or two in copper, and you will be ready to do it in silver.

Mac

I called on some sheet brass, they had 14& 18. for the 14ga, a piece 12"X12" was $55

I have some 18& 16 ga stainless though....
what thicknesses have you found conducive to raising?

looks good, usefull, and its fun to do

Ace!

Well done. A steel beaker it the sort of thing you could carry into battle

Talbot wrote:Well done. A steel beaker it the sort of thing you could carry into battle

why the eye-roll?

It was meant to be a wink. I was trying to be funny.

Talbot wrote:It was meant to be a wink. I was trying to be funny.

I C. no worries, just was confused

Hi Sha-Ul

Excellent choice of object! I think it is a project which can teach you quite a lot and requires good control but is small enough to be doable for a starter.

Maybe this should be our raising advise equivalent of the spaulder for dishing?

Cheers,

max

That's FABULOUS! Don't ever throw it away!