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Step 9Secure with a Brass Pin
Use one or more brass screws as added retention and/or decoration; especially on the Point which will take repeated poundings.
This step is optional. The epoxy should be enough to hold the ends however, copper and brass work well together visually. The brass accent adds a craftsmanship element that is worth the extra effort.
After the epoxy cures:
1. Drill a hole in the copper pipe as shown. The diameter of the hole should be about the dimater of the screw's smooth shank just above the end of the threads.
The screw's tapered shank will allow the increasing diameter of the smooth shank to eventually fill the hole as the screw is driven.
2. Cut-off the end of the screw so that there is less than 1/2" of the threads remaining.
(The screw needs to be shortened so that it does not bottom-out on the backside of the copper fitting, before the shank seats in the hole. Just using a shorter screw to start with, would prevent it from bottoming-out however, shorter screws typically do not have the necessary smooth shank portion that longer screws have.)
3. Drill a small pilot hole in the dowel to drive the screw.
4. Drive the screw into the wood until the shank seats in the copper hole like a cork.
5. Cut off the head of the screw close to the copper with a hack saw
6. File down the remaining stub of the screw shank flush with the copper
This step is optional. The epoxy should be enough to hold the ends however, copper and brass work well together visually. The brass accent adds a craftsmanship element that is worth the extra effort.
After the epoxy cures:
1. Drill a hole in the copper pipe as shown. The diameter of the hole should be about the dimater of the screw's smooth shank just above the end of the threads.
The screw's tapered shank will allow the increasing diameter of the smooth shank to eventually fill the hole as the screw is driven.
2. Cut-off the end of the screw so that there is less than 1/2" of the threads remaining.
(The screw needs to be shortened so that it does not bottom-out on the backside of the copper fitting, before the shank seats in the hole. Just using a shorter screw to start with, would prevent it from bottoming-out however, shorter screws typically do not have the necessary smooth shank portion that longer screws have.)
3. Drill a small pilot hole in the dowel to drive the screw.
4. Drive the screw into the wood until the shank seats in the copper hole like a cork.
5. Cut off the head of the screw close to the copper with a hack saw
6. File down the remaining stub of the screw shank flush with the copper
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