It was not without the use of a hammer to bring it to a reasonably good condition. Of course, first it was necessary to make the material ductile so that it would not be damaged. Next was the application of copper using the 19th century electroplating method. Grinding to make it even for the application of brass. Probably six times like this (0.1 mm per 6 hours). Today I applied brass using the pre-1845 method. The result of my repair good for the initial condition. I did it in parallel with the rail from the picklehaube.
Repairing the front picklehaube cover hardware
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Pontiac9999
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Nice work!
poniatowski
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Nice! Can you post a photo of the stake you used for the hammer work?
All electroplating work was done cold. I know that there is a way to apply zinc to copper using NaOH. This is followed by annealing at about 380-400°C. This gives very poor results. Is that what you meant, or straightening?
As for straightening, a flexible sheet ( tempering of the material) was done first so that it would not crack during straightening. The straightening itself was done cold.
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It is a piece of stainless steel. It is cut and formed to the shape of the front cover as a mold for straightening. Rubber hammer for the sheet metal. I will send pictures tomorrow.
poniatowski
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An elegant solution!
