fat pete Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I have a 2" x 8" round bar of copper. Would it be to tuff to cut little 1/8" discs off and drawing them out to be leaves or something.....what would you all do with a bar like that? FP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 You could make decorative washers. Cut off discs and then punch/drill/chisel a design, drill center hole (to allow fastening), maybe finish by dishing in a swage so they are convex. Heck, for the price of copper, you could sell it and buy a nice anvil...;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainsFire Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 ^^I second that!! we have a masive copper and bronze Prop and drive shaft off an old submarine or ship. way's probably 200lb's.. were thinking of cutting it up and casting it, but It is a really cool peice. I think you can cast copper relativly easily.. I know bronze is easy stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 You could slice off 1"-2", flatten it into a disc and raise a bowl from the disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 ^^I second that!! we have a masive copper and bronze Prop and drive shaft off an old submarine or ship. way's probably 200lb's.. were thinking of cutting it up and casting it, but It is a really cool peice. I think you can cast copper relativly easily.. I know bronze is easy stuff.. oo i wouldnt ruin that i like things like tha laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 You could slice off 1"-2", flatten it into a disc and raise a bowl from the disc. thats what i was thinking...never did anything like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 You could make decorative washers. Cut off discs and then punch/drill/chisel a design, drill center hole (to allow fastening), maybe finish by dishing in a swage so they are convex. Heck, for the price of copper, you could sell it and buy a nice anvil...;-) ha dont need an anvil but some raisin stakes would be cool 1 anywya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I've seen the pro's hot forge a slug like that down into a large disk---using a powerhammer and then using air impact tooling hotforge the disk into a large bowl. Copper is a LOT harder to cast than brass/bronze. Higher temperature and greater sensitivity to O2 pick up. Not as fluid a pour. Note once it is cut up it will never be as big again---you may want to save or trade it and work small stuff into small stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firegirl Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I'm not a pro, and I don't have a power hammer, but I've made bowl from slug of solid copper bar (but mine was square). Lots of annealing!!!!!!! You could also chisel and twist it into cool designes as a stand for something else. just remember anneal more often than you think you have to!!!!! keep the bar hanging around where you can see it and I bet you get an "aha" and next thing you know you'll be posting pictures :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I bet you get an "aha" and next thing you know you'll be posting pictures I guess that is where aaah-dea's come from. You gotta love a southern accent (grin) Translating southern accent to English: Think oooh and aaah aaah is pronounced as AW with a long A as in aaahful (awful). so aaah-dea would be close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 keep the bar hanging around where you can see it and I bet you get an "aha" I already do that with all the little techniques i try.....I have all kinds o 1/2 made do dads flying around....i am a beginner so everything is just begun... FP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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