JediRanger...I do hope you see it as XWing described it - a form of flattery. Your design was most definitely inspirational. Let me say that I hope mine turns out as aesthetically pleasing as yours did.
JediRanger...I do hope you see it as XWing described it - a form of flattery. Your design was most definitely inspirational. Let me say that I hope mine turns out as aesthetically pleasing as yours did.
Oh HECK, yeah I do!!Originally Posted by Jonitus
Your's is lookin great, BTW!
This Jedi Ranger has a name....Terek Kelrune. Don't forget it.
Thanks to all who replied. I would like to find a place that sells gold plated pipe like the ones used on lamps. Still no luck finding a place that sells the textured chrome tape.
Tim
yes jedi ranger, that peiece is awsome although I don't trust myself to make something like that. jonitus, great job on that.
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Pretty sure that's just plain polished brass tubing, though I guess it could be yellow chrome. You can buy brass tube at onlinemetals.com or as was suggested, strip the chrome off of a brass sink tube. Many folks have had success with that, myself included.
You can get strips of the tape at blast-tech.com
How thick is the nickel/chrome layer on the sink tube? I'm trying to make an estimate of how much time it would take to sand through to the brass.
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a Sith gains understanding through power.
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The thickness of the nickel plating is just a few microns, so it doesn't take long. What does suck is if you get a tube that was copper plated before being nickel plated...that takes a bit more work. I would estimate that the initial stripping of the nickel from my tube took 15 minutes of vigorous sanding.
Mk. So it doesn't take as long as I thought to get past the nickel layer. What I assume takes awhile is sanding the tube smooth.
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a Sith gains understanding through power.
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...umm...yeah...
The sleeve I posted a picture of? That finish took about 150 man-hours to achieve.
Patience is a virtue. Not that it helps, but it makes for a neat saying.
Holy...crap.
That is a CRAPLOAD of time! A week of straight sanding...holy crap.
Hopefully for a smaller piece, it'll take less time..........even then it'll take a long time with your estimate.
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