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4. After annealing, stage two of raising complete, ready to anneal again.
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60. All done; a success!
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59. The ball has been attached to the end of the hat; the whole piece is done. The hat fits tightly into the groove between the inner and outer parts of the ring.
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58. All done, close enough to perfect for me.
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57. Using a planishing hammer, pushing in the bulges to make it more spherical.
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56. Jumping ahead a little, the ball has been formed and silver-soldered along the seams, albeit a little lopsided.
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55. Shaping from the inside on the sand bag, getting it formed into a ball.
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54. The piece of brass cut out, it's now being shaped on a ball stake.
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53. The masking tape is now a pattern.
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52. I have cut through the masking tape on the line with a knife and can now remove it, like peeling a tangerine.
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51. Now to start the final piece of the puzzle. Here I have wrapped a ball with a few layers of masking tape, and drawn a spiral line on it.
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50. Still a little rough, but it's the right shape.
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49. Using the tool from the previous image to push the metal further down all the way around.
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48. A new tool I made for the next step.
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47. Getting close to where it needs to be. Ready to be annealed.