Chome plated taps casting

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JHovel:
I can't see any reports from people who have ACTUALLY tried melting brass plumbing fittings - with or without chrome plating.... Almost all the advice in this thread is supposition... :doh:

Most plumbing fittings I've recycled into some other part using the lathe or mill or brazed were pretty good stuff.
I would not hesitate to melt a pile of free random BRASS plumbing fittings to make a brass ingot. Just scoop the dross off and discard, don't breathe in the fumes and you'll end up with a nice lump of brass for new purposes. Large sections of brass are very expensive to buy.

Bronze and brass are not to be confused. They are quite different alloys for quite different purposes.

Cheers,
Joe

RotarySMP:
Thanks for posting your experience Joe. I was getting worried that the large bucket of taps and fittings I took out of my house when I remodelled, and saved for casting, would be rubbish.

It certainly doesn't look like rubbish. Chromed taps and mixers etx, are very nice castings and quite massive.

Mark

awemawson:
I have melted a reasonable amount of chromed fittings in the past, and I never grew two heads :wave:

RobWilson:

--- Quote from: JHovel on February 18, 2015, 12:02:41 AM ---I can't see any reports from people who have ACTUALLY tried melting brass plumbing fittings - with or without chrome plating.... Almost all the advice in this thread is supposition

Cheers,
Joe

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Hi Joe , "supposition" don't no were you got that from , I actually did melt a pile of plumbing fittings in my younger days and was not to pleased with the resulting mystery alloy . Now a days I just stay clear of such rubbish , but at the end of the day if that's all you have to work with hey Ho .

So what did you cast from you plumbing fittings ? , care to post a few photos of your work . :poke:

Cheers for the tip about Bronze and Brass being different , me thinks the clue is in there names lol

Rob

vtsteam:
Well, Joe, whether or not whatever advice you're concerned about is opinion or experience, It was delivered with tact, and that's a more valuable commodity than gold.

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