Grinding Brass or Bronze

[BuckSlip]

Anyone know of someone who is set up to grind brass or bronze. I found this interesting user cast Stanley 5 1/2 and want to try to put it to use. I already spoke to Tom and he's not set up for it. Thanks!

[enjuneer]

I would suggest having the sides and sole machined on a mill and then lap the surfaces on a granite plate to your desired surface finish.

[Arlin Eastman]

I would have TablesawTom do it on his machine's

Arlin

[blackhat]

I suspect Bob has stated the answer. The raised step portion around the mouth is curious. I wonder if it was meant to be steel shod.

[Boatman53]

I think that raised step portion on the bottom was to ensure the mouth area wasn't starved for bronze when they made the pour. Without that the mold would have needed two sprues or the pour would have had to travel along the side walls only to fill everything.
Jim

[Axehandle]

I have to ask, where does one find something as cool as that?

[BuckSlip]

Flea market! I had to grab it even if it won't ever make it into rotation. Now i have to track down someone to grind.

[Boatman53]

If you are not in a hurry I can mill it down but not till January or later, I'm working on a project right now that is occupying the mill and my time.
PM me if you are interested and we can talk over the details.
Jim

[EricU]

I've ground Titanium at work, but I have no idea how to grind something that big that isn't magnetic. Fixturing it would be a pain. But it's cool

[Boatman53]

That's where a mill is nice. The brass would just load up a grind stone. The mill can clamp it in the vise and an end mill will cut it instead of grinding.
Jim