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Copper-colored solder?
Has anyone ever heard of copper-colored solder? It would sure look nice.
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David Blood-Deschamps wrote in message ...
Has anyone ever heard of copper-colored solder? It would sure look nice. I think that's why they make copper patina. Andy |
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You CAN copper plate solder or even lead came. All the Tiffany lamps
were copper plated, then aged with patina. Clarke Echols wrote in message ... Solders are usually an alloy of lead and tin, tin, silver, or other metals or some other combination. Copper and zinc make brass, so you can use brazing rod, but that won't give you a copper color. Copper plating (electro-plating) doesn't work, especially on tin-lead solder because the copper plating gets absorbed into the lead. Thus, your only option is to chemically treat it to get a coppery appearance, and that's what's called "patina". Clarke David Blood-Deschamps wrote: Has anyone ever heard of copper-colored solder? It would sure look nice. |
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Yeah, it's called copper sulfate, and your local stained glass dealer
carries lots of it. Jerry David Blood-Deschamps wrote: Has anyone ever heard of copper-colored solder? It would sure look nice. -- ? Angel Antics Glass Crafters ? Fine Art Glass, Kaleidoscopes and Tiffany Lamp Reproductions Jerry & Ann Maske 3 Garden Way Sullivan, ME 04664 Phone (207) 422-2250 Web site http://www.angelantics.net/ |
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Thanks everyone!
David Blood-Deschamps wrote: Has anyone ever heard of copper-colored solder? It would sure look nice. |
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