You will need the
following tools for this, pair of scissors and a rule or straight edge,
and a suitable wad punch see scan of examples and of course, the
ubiquitous aluminium foil.
I have included a scan of the other wad punches I use.
These are graded in the following sizes, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm and lastly
8mm. They can be bought as set or individually; the cost for a set here in
the UK is about £5-00. Each wad punch will punch out discs or circles in
plastic card up to 40 thousands of an inch and aluminium foil. It will
also punch out discs in brass up to 20 thousand of an inch.
To make a taper bucket
you need a suitable master. I obtained mine from an Italeri kit, I removed
all the tiny moulded-on bits under the lip to give me a smooth edge. The
hardest part is cutting the top edge of the aluminium to an arc. I did
this by trial and error; at this stage I was not bothered about the bottom
arc. It took two attempts to get it right before I was satisfied. I then
scribed the inner face of the bottom edge against the bottom of the
plastic master. It was then cut out using scissors and a file to make the
final adjustments. After replacing it back on the master I was able to
check I had enough overlap to form the seam down the length of the bucket
and the correct taper. I then punched out a disc 6 mm diameter from 40th
plastic card to form the bottom of the bucket. A final check that the
taper was correct and I super glued the bottom in first then after that
was dry the seam down the outside. After it had set I made a handle from
fuse wire, drilled a hole each side and inserted it and pinched the outer
ends up to form the loop.
Note…
In the scan you can
see the template for the bucket and the brass coloured worked example this
is not made from brass but is in fact brass coloured aluminium foil, it is
8 thousands of an inch. This type comes from cat and dog moist food trays
here in the UK.
Ian Sadler 2004 © |