Originally shared by Andrew Hodel Turned a solid bronze extruder today from a 3in

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Originally shared by Andrew Hodel

Turned a solid bronze extruder today from a 3in rod I had. Gonna try 1mm nozzle diameter. 2 hours to make it.

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Isnt bronze a bad heat conductor?

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It’s on par with stainless at 75% copper and 25% tin.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-metals-d_858.html

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looks nice, except all pics are blurry. what kind of lathe is that?

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a lot easier to turn bronze than copper also