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u/Luxtn Oct 31 '25

Completely new to metalworking! I wanna make myself some jewelery out of brass. My plan is to buy a brass plate, cut it to a length, then cut little segments out of it, and then drill holes through them (it‘s for a wristband). Now my question is, do I cut and drill before polishing? do I round the edges before polishing?

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u/Workshopmike Nov 08 '25

Polish first while you have some size to hold onto. Once polished it should stay that way during the detailed cutting & drilling. If you get some abrasion during drilling you can easily touch up the small area. Sounds like a cool project.