Suggested Reading: Difference of Metal & Alloy How to Identify Brass vs. Bronze Identifying the difference is something that can be difficult if you don’t have exact measurement resources like XRF analyzers like some scrap yards may have. Knowing the difference between brass and bronze often come...
I had to start my post on How To Tell If A Piece Of Furniture Is Real Wood with one of the easiest tips. Open the drawers if the piece of furniture has them. The sides of the drawers can tell you if the piece is real wood or not. You are looking fordovetailedges where the front...
Brass covers thousands of alloy of zinc and copper, generally ranging from about 60% copper (muntz metal), through 70% (cartridge brass) on up to about 85% (red brass). If the table is the color of a bullet cartridge, or most lamps, or a bell, or the brass stanchions for the vel...
To maintain safety from bacteria and the function of your door knobs and handles, it’s vital to clean the door knobs and handles once a week. In addition, you might want to clean the fixtures as often as you can if there is someone in your house who has a contagious illness. Can I...
the most sought after jewelry in the world. Unfortunately, this has led many to create fake or counterfeit Tiffany pieces and then try to sell them as originals. In this short video we’ll go over some of the ways you can tell if a piece of Tiffany & Co. jewelry is genuine or not....
layer of protection inside the packing crate. A top tip from Rasmus Bom Andersen, lead singer with heavy metal stalwarts, Diamond Head: “Use military grade SKB cases, or, if transporting several instruments, then Enki cases, Scott Dixon or Quantum industries are the go-to brands for safety....
, you will find objects made of metal. However, time and using them, makes them deteriorate. Therefore, if you are looking for easy ways to take action to make the steel in your home shine and the brass exceptionally clean, we have the answers for you below. So how to clean brass?
Steve Cropper has stayed true to himself for over seven decades, thanks in no small part to advice from Stax founder Jim Stewart. "He said, 'Just play yourself and if they don't like it, they'll tell you,'" Cropper tells GRAMMY.com. "SoI've been playing myself all my life and it...
Sabrina Carpenteris the first to admit that it's taken her a bit of time to find her way to the top of the music industry. She even likens herself to the tortoise in the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" — even if she didn't want to believe the metaphor gr...
Brass is a fairly dense (heavy) metal, is relatively inexpensive, and is easy to machine. Unfortunately, it is so soft that the machined "grip" may quickly wear down, changing the "feel" of the dart. Brass Darts are commonly mass-produced on automated lathes, so the quality and consisten...