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Posted by Unknown on 9th Apr 2011

When I first received this nifty little tool, I thought I’d really put it through its paces. The Gecko Metal Former didn’t disappoint!

I curved 1mm half hard copper, .8mm hard brass and nickel silver, .4mm hard brass, and .5mm hard nickel silver. I also rippled 1mm hard brass and nickel silver easily. Not one hitch, in fact it all curved as if it was annealed.

Next I decided to roll a strip of .25mm hard brass at least three times around the smallest roller. After forming, I removed the small roller, took the brass off and it held in a perfect circle, exactly the same size as the small roller.

The final test, two strips, 10mm x 50mm of 1mm hard nickel silver that I had previously etched. Then I thought I would harden them even more on the swage block. I didn’t anneal them, so they were extremely hard, especially formed into synclastic strips.

Next, I set up the smallest roller and they just curved beautifully into circles.

The beauty of the Gecko Metal Former is, I don’t damage my etched metal in any way. It would work the same for PMC and any textured metals.
Dale Hoffman