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Sistrum Jingles: Thin Bronze Discs That Slide on the Crossbars
A sistrum rattles because small pieces of thin metal slide loose on its crossbars (Wikipedia, Sistrum). Here they are cut as small discs from thin bronze sheet, each with a hole larger than the crossbar wire. Size and method are ours.
The picture: an ancient Egyptian bronze sistrum with discs on its crossbars (Wikimedia Commons).
Beginner
2 hours
Instructions
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1
Mark the discs
Mark the discs
On thin bronze sheet, scribe twelve circles 25 mm across with the dividers and centre-punch each centre.
Materials for this step:
Bronze Sheet1 pieceTools needed:
Dividers
Center Punch
Cross Peen Hammer2
2
Drill the holes
Drill the holes
Drill each centre a size larger than the crossbar wire so the disc slides freely on it.
Tools needed:
Hand Drill
Bench Vise
Safety Glasses3
3
Cut them out
Cut them out
Cut each disc out with the snips, just outside the line.
Tools needed:
Tin Snips
Leather Work Gloves4
4
File the edges
File the edges
File every edge round and smooth and take the burr off the holes, so nothing cuts the hand or catches on the wire.
Tools needed:
File SetBench ViseMaterials
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Tools Required
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