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Re: Humbucker Covers

10/31/2005 7:51 AM
Joe Gwinn
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On 10/31/2005 5:48 AM, AndrewC said:  
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"I've spent the last couple of months making some bucker covers, and it ain't easy!"
Welcome to metalbashing.  
 
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"I've been using Ni18 material, ..."
This appears to be a nickel silver alloy, but which one? How thick is the as-formed metal?  
 
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"...and just about got all the problems sorted out. The main challenge has been to get a good surface finish with clearly defined round holes, and avoid as much surface pitting as possible. There is still a tiny amount of surface pitting that buffing cannot remove."
What causes the pitting? Is the metal tearing slightly when stretched? It may need to be annealed a bit more, or be a different alloy. Though you probably have tried all that already.  
 
[QUOTE]Any way the following couple of pictures show the results.  
 
Contact me for further details if interested.  
 
Andrew C.  
 
www.tonerider.com/images/makingcoversbig.jpg  
www.tonerider.com/images/generator200.jpg  
 
[/QUOTE]The first link doesn't work. The second is interesting; looks good to the resolution of the photo.

 
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Andrew C Oops,Have to sort t... -- 10/31/2005 9:11 AM