Interrogating Metal

Today I went to 3D lab’s Metal workshop and tried working with different metals. My end goal was to try to hammer the metal into a ring. I tried 3 types of metal, Copper, Steel, and Brass. My Idea was: I could break a piece of the crystal off and attach it to a ring. So, I wanted to see how hard that would be. I found brass was too brittle and I could not shape it at all with out it crumbling; copper was very easy to work with, but I was told it can rust and turn your finger green; steel was relatively easy to work with, but, also has the potential to rust.

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