03-28-2009, 04:57 PM
I did some some shopping and got these brass wires and profiles.
![[Image: crane_m.jpg]](http://www.cnw.mattheydesign.de/crane_m.jpg)
From the left to the right: .020" and .035" wires, .040" u-shaped profile, .060" and .080" T profiles, .200" x .120" and .400" x .160" I profiles.
For cutting and grinding I use a dremel with a thin fibre cutting disc.
I started with cutting two pieces of the .200" x .120" I-shaped profile and glued them to my drawing to fix the in the right position. Now I could solder all the braces to the two big girders. After some cutting, grinding, soldering and filing, it looked like this.
![[Image: crane5.jpg]](http://www.cnw.mattheydesign.de/crane5.jpg)
Compared to the plastic leg, I though the score was 1:0 for brass.
![[Image: crane4.jpg]](http://www.cnw.mattheydesign.de/crane4.jpg)
From the left to the right: .020" and .035" wires, .040" u-shaped profile, .060" and .080" T profiles, .200" x .120" and .400" x .160" I profiles.
For cutting and grinding I use a dremel with a thin fibre cutting disc.
I started with cutting two pieces of the .200" x .120" I-shaped profile and glued them to my drawing to fix the in the right position. Now I could solder all the braces to the two big girders. After some cutting, grinding, soldering and filing, it looked like this.
Compared to the plastic leg, I though the score was 1:0 for brass.
Kurt