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| Fergus OMore:
I have several pounds of bronze powder which has not been used since before WW2. Are there any uses for it other than gilding picture frames etc? I thought of mixing it with epoxy resin as a filler to take up wear. Comments welcome Norm |
| awemawson:
Spray metal coating using a special oxy-acetylene torch that entrains the powder into the flame. (I have the torch) |
| one_rod:
Mix it with a little dry-powder flux, and use it as brazing spelter. Most bronze alloys have a fairly low melting point, so ideal for sweated joints on brass, where you don't want to get things too hot and risk sagging the job. |
| Fergus OMore:
Thank you but this powder was definitely not for melting or spraying. The owner( died 1939 before WW2) was a master in glazing, sign writing and employed 50 staff. I still have some of his coloured bronzes as well as some gold leaf left. Oddly, he was a sort of relative to the real Alice in Wonderland and John Dobson, the Newcastle architect. Dobson designed Newcastle Central Railway Station as well. But thanks Norm |
| RussellT:
Hi Norm That makes me feel better about some of the stuff I have lying around that hasn't been used for years. I'd guess you could mix it with varnish to make metallic paint. If it's been lying around that long without a use you could always weigh it in. Russell |
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