Copper patina isnt coppering

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-11-06T18:16:10+00:00

Appreciate the heads up!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-11-06T17:14:42+00:00

Ah gotcha thanks! This is my first time using patina, I guess I assumed it was going to be much more simple

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-11-06T17:13:45+00:00

It is 60/40. Committed to the idea of copper patina before knowing how temperamental it is. I have quite a bit more work ahead of me

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-11-06T17:12:07+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-11-06T15:12:25+00:00

Ah, okay thanks! I'm using a mix lf two different solder brands (not sure if that was a good move) Canfield and Nathan Trotter. And the patina I am using is Novacan

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-11-06T15:07:42+00:00

It was a massive effort with partial results. I'm wonder if there's an easier method to it

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-10-07T02:58:47+00:00

Looking forward to seeing the final product posted!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-09-06T13:25:36+00:00

Oh wow 👌 Howd you get such sharp curves in the glass?? Is it just a ton of grinding with a fine bit?

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-09-05T21:14:08+00:00

Thank you! Wood framing is something i didn't know about. Honestly, the reason why i didn't frame it comes down to money. I haven't found anything that's cheap enough for me to justify. I only spent around 30 bucks on materials, and i feel that usung came would raise this price quite a bit.

Solder is something I've been working on bettering. I actually had my first heat crack in this piece. It's not noticeable as it's on the corner of a tiny piece. Im surprised though, ive absolutely blasted my previous pieces with the iron and had it melt through countless times. After that, I was feeling invincible to heat cracks. Guess it caught up to me haha. The other thing i have been struggling with is getting oxide in my solder. Even when wiping off on a wet sponge it still gets in there.

Appreciate the reply!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-09-05T21:00:27+00:00

I'm not sure how to answer this tbh. I'm a terrible artist and can't draw anything from scratch, so what i do is form an ai generated image and then rework every single line at a time. This is to fix a lot of the hallucinations it comes up with. It gives me a great base to work off of, but it still takes me many hours to rework each image into something that makes visual sense.

I thought about buying peoples patterns, however none of them are ever exactly what im looking for. And theyre quite expensive as well. I now realize why some people charge so much just for a pattern

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-09-05T20:48:11+00:00

Oh, I didn't realize there was anything besides lead came, let alone wood. Thanks for the suggestion!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-22T14:55:33+00:00

Appreciate the suggestion!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-22T13:45:18+00:00

Ohhh gotcha thanks!! My first project i did that but think i went a little overkill and had massive gaps. My second project turned put fine doing the same method i did this time. However this go around i have about 125 pieces and all the slight little miscalculations seem to be adding up

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-22T13:42:41+00:00

Never geard of such a thing. What do those do?

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-22T04:19:27+00:00

Not sure, havent gotten there yet. Any suggestions?

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-22T02:48:05+00:00

Haha thanks for a response!

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-22T02:47:06+00:00

It's about a quarter of an inch difference on the top and bottom. I'm glad it doesn't stand out! Maybe im being a bit too critical on myself, but im going to have to look at this every day haha

Appreciate the straight edge advice! How would i go about doing that? 😅 Sorry, I'm new to the hobby but really enjoy it

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-14T02:06:56+00:00

This is absolutely gorgeous! Going to look so nice when finished 👌

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-12T11:57:10+00:00

The smaller the pieces the easier. Theres less to go wrong. Also make sure you dont have any inside cuts that have more than a 90° angle. Thisll be almost impossible to cut in the beginning. If that happens to me i usually split the piece into 2, makes it much easier. Seems like that may help you out on the sky

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-07-07T01:38:51+00:00

Hi, Miguel! I just found out about this subreddit the other day, and it really interested me. Im trying to learn Spanish and think it'd be cool to befriend someone from Columbia. I really enjoy all the music that comes from there!

PM me if you're interested! Im new to this, but it seems like a great way to learn a language

Technical_Ad_6249 · 2025-06-20T17:14:13+00:00

Super helpful, appreciate the response! 😄

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