David lawrence 3 | 09/04/2015 18:55:38 |
51 forum posts | Hi All, Just moved house and going through my stock of brass sheet for a clock project and some will be half hard for better wheel cutting and some standard brass. Anybody have a quick way to checkout the difference between the two types. thanks for looking. David |
Neil Wyatt | 10/04/2015 12:53:05 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Run a deburring tool (or the edge of some HSS) along an edge. Free cutting brass will produce small chips, softer brass will tend to form longer curls. Neil |
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