I’m thinking about trying. I’m researching proper brass sheet, appropriate gauge, forming tools etc. I’ve done some brass work some years ago when I made a thimble and nose cap for my flint lock. Those parts have been working for 10 years. Use a stump hollowed out, wooden hammer. Heat and aneal, start over. Clean the surface with LSR cleaner, solder the parts. It’s like joining copper plumbing pipeline