teenylittlemetalguy Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) Ju Edited June 19, 2015 by teenylittlemetalguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 This he was just practice 4th try at Repousse, first using Mokume I made.it is smoother than it looks, the pattern makes it appear lumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Pretty nice Tristan. Next time you're out, ask Deb to see her's.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Will do Frosty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I like it! And now you're making me want to start doing mokume again..-J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 I am glad, it is a lot of fun. especially since I stopped using coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwayslearning Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Very cool. You said you stopped using coins, any particular source or supplier you are using for metals now? I had been using coins and scrap, but am thinking using clean, flat sheet would be more time-efficient. You can pm me so I don't derail your thread. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Always, thank you. It wouldn't bother me if the thread gets derailed...8-) I have used roofing copper from a local roof supply company and it worked fine. It sometimes needs a little extra elbow grease to clean it up but is typically cheap and easy to get. I ordered some low oxygen (LOHC) copper sheet from Online Metals via the web. It was not cheap but it is really nice to work with. the only failure I have had with it was my own dumb fault. Low Oxygen High Conductivity copper is way less susceptible to cracking so it is forgiving stuff to forge and seems to weld better in my opinion. They also had some Cartridge brass sheet. it welds to the copper good. if you are using a kiln set it at 850c, or it is fine in the forge as well. I buy fine silver in an ingot and roll it out myself to whatever thickness I want. I have heard you can buy ingots of sterling, but I have never tried that. the fine silver/ copper is a nice easy combo, if you try it after doing copper/ brass be careful as it melts at a much lower temp. Good luck with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Yeah, brass and silver make "silver solder" and can have a really REALLY low melting temp. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Most hard solders are actually silver with a bit of copper. Melting points are lower than either copper or silver! Brass typically contains some zinc which will, IME, create a brittle melting alloy that tends to collapse rather than melting smoothly. I have made some cool looking pieces with brass and silver... BUT I have such an extremely low rate of success that it seems masochistic to attempt it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ede Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I recommend checking out "Health Hazard Manual for Artists" by Michael Mc Cann. What follows is paraphrased from his book: If you are buying solder, specify cadmium free, as easy silver solders can contain up to 30% cadmium. Some of the health risks associated include chemical pneumonia, kidney damage, chronic lung damage, and possibly prostate cancer. He goes on to say that one person died in'67 from brazing with silver solder containing cadmium. Cadmium is what really lowers the melting temperature for these solders so the parent metals don't melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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