075 (2402) brass parts

[paragon]

A pair of 075 horns and phase plugs finished today.
Very good work. This parts are not polished yet, only machined !
They are copied from an original 075 driver with center holes for the dia center pins.

[Mr. Widget]

Very pretty!

Widget

[Lancer]

Very cool!

[scott fitlin]

I like it, I want SIXTEEN of em!

:applaud:

[paragon]

Don`t know the price know. Will know it next week. :D

Eckhard

[Mr. Widget]

I like it, I want SIXTEEN of em!

:applaud:

With your Coney Island air you better buy a 5'er of polish too then.;)

Widget

[paragon]

This parts are build on a 37 year old machine which works very well today.
There is no loss in the slide carriage (?) of this old machine.
The contour of horn and phase plug is gaged (?) (abtasten, abfahren) by an
hydraulically controlled machine part. You have to build a steel blade contour of the horn before.

Eckhard

[scott fitlin]

He says brass, man you gonna polish those every day down here! Remember the navy spec brass railing I had in the old house? Have fun, he told me!

But they look so nice!

My father also said, if you coat them with the " Right " clearcoat you wont have any problems!

[spkrman57]

I spent a lot of time with "Brasso" cleaning the brass pipes onboard the ship. It was a daily job to keep up with corrosion out in the Pacific ocean!

They do look "COOL" though!

Ron

[Mr. Widget]

This parts are not polished yet, only machined !

Personally I love the look of well machined brass. If you polish them they will look more glitzy, but loose that beautiful machined look.

As for protection against oxidation, I prefer wax. It is less effective than a polyurethane or a catalyzed clear coat, but they seem to all eventually fail. Wax is easily polished off and reapplied. The other clear coats are a real bear to strip when the time comes.

Widget

[paragon]

Yes Mr. Widget,

I will try wax too (for cars). Idon`t think that a clear film paint is good !!
The next parts i will try to polish them with scottsbritsh (?) and after that i polish (save) them with wax.

Eckhard

[pelly3s]

you could always get them done with a clear powder coating. then you would almost never have to worry about corrosion on them

[paragon]

Powder coating ??
What is this ?

[Mr. Widget]

Powder coating is a dry powder epoxy that is electro-statically applied to the metal and then melted on in an oven.

I would avoid it for two reasons. First, it will five the metal a dipped in plastic look. Second, it will eventually still let corrosion in and then you have to strip off the epoxy.

Widget

[paragon]

Don`t understand

Dipped ??

[R Beardsley]

gold plate em

[Mr. Widget]

Don`t understand

Dipped ??Here is a chocolate dipped ice cream cone.

[paragon]

Yes Beardsley,

I have the chance to plate them with Tin (Titannitrid) which looks like gold.
This is a very hard surface you can´t remove without ....

Eckhard

[rek50]

paragon, the Brass job looks nice. It sounds like you are describing a "Tracer Lathe". Just because a machine is old doesn't mean it's no longer precise, as your "New Horns" verify. You must have Simichrome Polish over there, it is made in Der Fasser Land...I'ts nice for brass AFTER the finish is smooth. The White Scotch-Brite is the finest, as far as I know. The next time you're at a festival, inbetween White Radishes and Weizenbier, ask the Tuba player what he uses to keep it nice....

[edgewound]

Wonderful craftsmanship...just beautiful, Eckhard. It would be cool to see a 2405/077 with brass phase plug too....or gold-tone anyway.

Edgewound

[R Beardsley]

Ah, Titanium Nitride! That's something I hadn't thought of, but what a great idea! :blink: If it works on drill bits, it ought to work great on these.......nice parts by the way.

[hector.murray]

Eastman products has a product called Nylac that would coat these and keep them from oxadizing. Ppolish less, enjoy more.

[Mr. Widget]

I have the chance to plate them with Tin (Titannitrid) which looks like gold.

Silly question.... If you are going to plate them, why not plate the original aluminum parts?

Widget

[MatthiasA]

You did a very!!! very GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!

please post the price of a Pair of them !!!


greetings Matthias

[paragon]

These parts are not cheap !!!! Price of a pair ( 2 horns and 2 phaseplugs ) is
about 540 USD + shipping and the parts are not polished:biting: . You can see pics of not polished parts above. Shipping weight is about 3-4 Kg.
Yes, that´s it. This is 190 USD cheaper than the japanese parts.
Maybe to build them in series they are cheaper. And you can polish them yourself, if you want. To polish them maybe take 2-3 hours.

Eckhard

[paragon]

Wie, keine Antwort, no answer ???
Was ist los, zu teuer ?? What´s going on, to expensieve ??
What will you pay for this parts ??:blah: :blah: :blah:
You must know that there is a lot of work in this parts.
He need two days to build this four parts !!
Okay, mit Unterbrechungen.:D

Eckhard

[Mr. Widget]

These parts are not cheap !!!! Price of a pair ( 2 horns and 2 phaseplugs ) is
about 540 USD + shipping...

Parts Express will sell you a pair (2) of brand new 2402s with magnets, diaphragms, the whole deal for about $518 plus shipping... :blink:

Are you thinking that brass will somehow sound better? ...or are you after the cool factor?

Widget

[pangea]

I like it, I want SIXTEEN of em!

:applaud:

ME TOO!!! :applaud:

I've got three pair of 075's. :D

BTW, I was wondering if it could change the sound in any way?

BR
Roland