Colin's interesting account of making staples from sheet metal is a very good
reminder that this was the staple [pun unavoidable] method of making staples
for historical reeds - they generally relied on the binding to keep them
airtight.
No reason why that shouldn't work perfectly well today, although many of todays
tins are corrugated. However, the easiest source of tube fit for the job is
brass or (cheaper) aluminium tube from the nearest model shop. Quite often this
stuff is sourced from the US and though it may have nominal metric sizes, is
often actually imperial with a 5/32 (4mm) internal diameter and a 3/16
(4.76mm) exterior.
I think some experimentation and variation on the standard recommended
dimensions would be really good (is anyone already doing this?) and the hand
-rolled staple may be an excellent way of doing this.
A final word in praise of the NPS Forum and its 'Pipe making and Maintenance'
area - which is a really good place for following and preserving discussions
like the present one.
Francis
On 27 Nov 2011, at 16:51, cwhill wrote:
3/16 is 4.76mm (so very near to 5mm) so I presume you meant that and
should you downsize to 4 or try for a 5mm tube?
Personally, I made my staples from a Fray Bentos pie tin lid as brass
tubing was hard to get back then so never had to buy any (it worked -
paint side out - as I had a drill the right size to mould it around.
That was what was in my instruction book - along with getting reed cane
from old flower baskets!).
Current reed makers must have gone metric by now so they should know.
Yes, you can get 5mm
http://www.metalsmith.co.uk/metals-materials.htm
BT5 on that page 500mm for £2.60
Do note that the size is external diameter so the internal bore is
actually 4mm
Unfortunately I don't know what your instruction book means by 3/16
(internal or external).
Colin Hill
On 27/11/2011 15:33, Kevin wrote:
Hi to All,
can any one advise me what size staples to buy for making NSP chanter
reeds?
in my local D.I.Y. there are brass rods of 4mm or 6mm, but i read in my
booklet on making reeds that it is 3/16th (imperial) and my chart says
3/16th is 4mm. so what do i go for? is 6mm too big or is 4 too small?
can one get 5mm rods now?
any advice on what to buy.
thanks
kevin
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