Another use for bad brass

[Bugzilla]

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

I could go for a new pair of cuff links

 

[Greffy]

I've seen the bottle openers made from .50BMG brass. Thinking that different sizes collected and hung might make for an interesting wind chime, if perhaps not sweetly sonorous.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've seen the bottle openers made from .50BMG brass. Thinking that different sizes collected and hung might make for an interesting wind chime, if perhaps not sweetly sonorous.

I've got an old table top lighter made from a 50 BMG round.

 

[ditcherman]

I have no idea what I have here.
Date on the bottom says 1915, if it’s even a date.
Someone tried to make it into a lighter, way before my time, I think an uncle brought it from Korea.

 

[snapping turtle]

I have seen quite a bit of trench art of late around.
I am sure thAt much of what I was seeing was modern rendition of trench art. One guy had 15 pieces and the patina did not look correct. Fifteen pieces seemed a bit high on three tables of good at a gun show. Maybe it was from a collection.

That is nifty trench art for sure.

 

[Squid556]

Wish I had pics, my grandmother showed me a knife made from a 6.5 mannlicher cartridge that was passed down to her.

Pull the bullet out the case and there was a small knife blade pressed into the soft lead base of the bullet. I find stuff like this pretty interesting.

 

[Sniper 79]

I scrap mine and buy more supplies.

 

[223 Gunner]

I scrap mine and buy more supplies.

Me too.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I scrap mine and buy more supplies.

Me three

 

[Mgderf]

I've seen the bottle openers made from .50BMG brass. Thinking that different sizes collected and hung might make for an interesting wind chime, if perhaps not sweetly sonorous.

I've thought for years about a windchime made from 20mm (or larger) brass.
I think it would be great looking and sounding.

 

[Lpherr]

I've made pens from 50 BMG, along with many other calibers.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I've got an engraved martini shaker made out of an artillery shell from Vietnam. I'll have to dig it out and take pics.

 

[Kevin Dalrymple]

Trophy my buddy and I compete back and forth for this. I made it from a 50BMG and a base we got for free.

 

[55fairlane]

I take my 223 brass to work and launch it across the shop using the air blow gun.....drives my boss batt chit crazy.....I just giggle, promising not to do it anymore.....lol

 

[Nazgul]

Made this for my grandson's B'Day. The case is from WW1, has an 1898 date on it. My father had it and I remember playing with it growing up. I turned the bullet from maple on the wood lathe.
He uses it for doing his home work.

Don

 

[t-squared]

Don't overcook Marvin !!

 

[jbombelli]

Press bullets into your bad brass, solder hooks onto the rims, use them as Christmas tree ornaments?

 

[jwamplerusa]

The case is from WW1, has an 1898 date on it. My father had it and I remember playing with it growing up. I turned the bullet from maple on the wood lathe.
He uses it for doing his home work.

And just like that, a liberal teacher's head exploded...



It is a beautiful thing your Grandson will be doing homework, including history, right next to a piece of WW1 history in brass.

 

[DadSmith]