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Copper and Brass Tube Drawn from Strip
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Copper and Brass Tube Drawn from Strip

Jewellers make tube from flat strip: the strip is curled into a gutter, then pulled through the shrinking holes of a drawplate, which closes it into a round tube with a seam along it. Drawn over a steel rod, the bore comes out the rod's size. The seam can be silver-soldered for a sealed tube. Copper and brass are both drawn this way, annealed between draws.
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Imiyalelo

1

Strip width

Ilayisha incwadi ye-Jupyter…
2

Cut the strip

Mark and cut a straight strip of annealed copper or brass sheet to the width, and taper one end to a point over 2 cm. File the long edges square.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Ishidi LethusiIshidi Lethusi0.01 sqm
Ishidi Lethusi EliphuziIshidi Lethusi Eliphuzi0.01 sqm

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Insimbi Yokudweba ImigqaInsimbi Yokudweba Imigqa
Isikeli sensimbiIsikeli sensimbi
Iqoqo LamafayelaIqoqo Lamafayela
I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6
3

Curl it

Lay the strip over a groove in the swage block and hammer a steel rod down on it so it curls into a U along its whole length; close the tapered end round the rod by hand.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ibhulokhi elinezimbobo lokubumbaIbhulokhi elinezimbobo lokubumba
Induku yensimbi yokubumbaInduku yensimbi yokubumba
Isando esinekhanda eliyindilingaIsando esinekhanda eliyindilinga
4

Draw it closed

Wax it and pull it through the drawplate with the seam facing up, starting in a hole that just takes it. Go down the holes until the edges meet; draw over the steel rod to size the bore.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Isibabule SezinyosiIsibabule Sezinyosi5 g

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ipuleti lokudonsa ucingo lensimbiIpuleti lokudonsa ucingo lensimbi
Udlawu lokudonsaUdlawu lokudonsa
Isibambo SebhentshiIsibambo Sebhentshi
Induku yensimbi yokubumbaInduku yensimbi yokubumba
5

Anneal between draws

Anneal at a dull red and quench whenever it stiffens.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

AmanziAmanzi5 amalitha

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isibani Se-propaneIsibani Se-propane
Isitini somliloIsitini somlilo
Udlawu lomkhandi wensimbiUdlawu lomkhandi wensimbi
Ibhakede lokupholisaIbhakede lokupholisa
6

Solder the seam

For a sealed tube, flux the seam and run silver solder along it with the torch. Pickle and rinse.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Isoda LesilivaIsoda Lesiliva2 g
IfulaksiIfulaksi5 g

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isibani Se-propaneIsibani Se-propane
Isitini somliloIsitini somlilo
Izibuko zokuphephaIzibuko zokuphepha
7

Trim and measure

Cut off the tapered end, file the ends square and measure the outside diameter.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Iqoqo LamafayelaIqoqo Lamafayela
I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6
8

Troubleshooting

Tube drawing troubleshooting.

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