Fe-Wood Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Hi all- I've been teaching myself how to spin copper with the help of Terry Tynan's DVDs. I have just spun a few bowls in copper and would like to apply food grade tinning to them. I have searched all over the net for supplies and info on this elusive art form. I have found one YouTube clip and very scant written directions... Does anyone out there in net land have sources and info for tinning supplies and techniques? Many thanks for any and all help!!! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Borax is not appropriate as it's a much higher temp flux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 You can buy the tin and flux premixed. Paint the item with the mix and then hit it with a heat gun. A blow torch will work too but it's far easier to burn the tin. The heat gun works much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Hey Ian- Do you have a supplier for the premixed tin/flux? All I've been able to find is Oatey pipe pre-tinning in 8 oz. containers. Anybody else have suppliers in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I do for the UK, but not for the USA. We found our supplier through an Automobile Radiator Repairer, they use it to repair the matrix etc.on car radiators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 For all interested, I think I may have found a supplier- Supperior Flux out of Cleveland, OhioSuperior Flux & MFG. Co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 update- Supperior carries tinning flux, not solder. They were very helpful though. They recomended Johnson Manufacturing as a supplier of tinning paste.Johnson Manufacturing Company - Solder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyvind Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I have searched for a base metal supplier and found rotometals out of the SF Bay area of California. They have more base metals than anywhere I can find and a good selection of alloys. I don't think they have tinning flux but they do carry 99.9% Tin ingots and food-grade tin wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thanks for the tip eyvind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Because the heat is pretty low when tinning the flux can be pretty soft. I have had good luck with the wax type plumbers fluxes. Plumbing solders are mostly tin as they are now mostly made lead free. Some plumbing suppliers will carry bar solder which should work fine for tinning bowls (make sure it is the lead free type though... roofers still use solders with lead in it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlacksmith Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 you can get the pre mixed tin and flux right at home depot and lowes. it isnt too expensive and i have used it on a raised copper pot with great success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 hi Ian, What is the name of the company supplying the tin flux mix? Thanks Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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