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Can Iron be tinned??
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11-01-2010, 10:32 AM
A simple question (i hope)
I always thought that only brons or brass could be tinned, is that so?
And is there a differnce for this, those days or back then?
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11-01-2010, 02:08 PM
Iron/steel can be tinned. As far as I know, the process is the same, though I admit I have not tinned anything very large. Once did a brass helmet using tinning compound bought from the hardware store.
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11-01-2010, 08:00 PM
Never got a can? it is tined iron
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11-02-2010, 02:36 PM
Quote:Never got a can? it is tined iron

Actually, modern "tin cans" are galvanized steel, meaning zinc-plated. But yes, the term does come from earlier tin-plated iron or steel, very common in the 18th and 19th century. There are plenty of ancient and medieval iron artifacts that are tinned, including a few lorica segmentata plates, apparently.

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11-02-2010, 06:03 PM
Cool thanks guys!

Learning all the time.... :roll:
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11-07-2010, 02:41 AM
Yes. This is me in an iron Gallic A that has been tinned.

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11-07-2010, 08:39 PM
Jeff! You're alive!! Get your gluteus down here to an event, boy! Or I'll dock your pay.

Hope you're doing well, seriously. Nice helmet, too! Vale,

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