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Comment by Jason Johnson on May 13, 2012 at 2:34pm

Awesome...well this piece I used was .040 and Ive heard of people even going up to .065.

Comment by Rusty Pup (Mark) on May 13, 2012 at 12:17pm

Basically annealing is heating up the brass with a torch before bending it to remove all of the work hardening in the metal. It softens the brass to avoid cracking it as you bend it. I've read several opinions both for and against it, and was just wondering if you did it or not - I wasn't suggesting you do it. I'm getting ready to bend some brass tail pieces (my first time) and thought I'd ask if you had done it or not. 

Comment by Jason Johnson on May 13, 2012 at 3:57am

I have no idea what annealing is.....so Im pretty sure I didnt do that (; Its pretty thin, .040 so I cut it with a hacksaw and did all the real shaping with a grinding wheel.

What is annealing?

Comment by Bluesheart on May 12, 2012 at 9:51am

Very pretty, you did a great job on that!!

Comment by Lonman on May 12, 2012 at 9:50am

very cool.

Comment by Rusty Pup (Mark) on May 12, 2012 at 8:36am

That looks great! Just wondering - do you anneal the brass before you bend it or do you even bother with that?