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I don't know about power. I just hook up the propane and turn it on and adjust the flame based on the size and wall thickness of the copper pan I'm retinning.

I mean...you could if you wanted to never park in there and have a charge and a fire and things...anything is possible. :) :)

Happy this is helpful!

You need flux for the tin to bond with the copper. I use a liquid flux (it's used in this video - though I think I spray it on off-camera).

You are welcome - thanks for watching! Don't be afraid to use the copper - it wants to be used. :) :)

@housecopper thanks for the moral support! ☘ I will use it. Maybe a fish for first try. I will keep the temp at 350°F max. My biggest fear was to ruin the tinning, but after watching a few of your vids, I've learned a lot about copper cookware. I'm 70 now. If I was younger, I'd start a little collection. Old stuff is better than most stuff at stores today. I'm using 2 cast iron fry pans & a dutch oven that belonged to my grandma. ❤❤❤❤ to you and your family. Wish you the best in 2025 and beyond!

I use Infinimark

You know, those hardwood anvils are hard to find in good condition. Bob has one he uses in his tinshop on occasion. :) Thank you so much for watching and thrilled it's enjoyable!

Thank you! I do enjoy it myself! :)

Tri metal implies there may be riveting done and hidden between the layers (in my mind) but as I don't have a visual of your pot, I am totally just guessing. Obviously, stainless cookware is a completely different animal that the tin-lined copper pots I typically discuss, and I am not a coppersmith that works with stainless. Rivets do offer insurance against a failed handle - if it gets loose over time or dropping it accidentally, it likely won't fall off. I have seen rivetless tin-lined cookware made in northern France so it is still made but rarely. It's a trickier process, whereas riveting is pretty universal, going back centuries. :)

You know what, I have no clue! The brand name is not on them and I've had them 10 years! Sorry!

I always use cold-forged, truss-headed, solid shank 100% pure copper rivets.

Thank you so much - how wonderfully kind of you to say! I'm thrilled the channel is helpful. I'm wondering if there is at least someone in Poland or Germany if you can't find someone in the Czech Republic (I have been to Prague - it is gorgeous!). Good luck yourself!

Typically it's 10 years on average if you use them almost daily. But it requires you to always use the proper wood or silicon, proper cleaning, no dishwashers, no abrasive scrubbies, etc.

@ Thank you. Your channel provides tons of straight and to the tutorials and valuable information.

@@Kindlyone777 Thank you for your lovely kind words - I'm thrilled the channel is helpful!!

10 years is the going average.

@ Thank you!

Can a copper, tin lined pot be used on an electric stove? Thank you

Oh yikes! That is pretty dangerous with the fumes and molten metal! I hope there's nothing that will get burned or ruined? Do you have proper breathing gear, face mask, etc? Please be careful - I NEVER would tell anyone to do this in a kitchen! That said, I know beggars can't be choosy. And yes, you're getting the tin too hot if it's turning dark colors. Scrape/sand down and re-do it.

I drop an egg in a cold pan because that's the point of this video. You CANNOT pre-heat tin-lined copper. (You can google and research this if you don't want to believe me lol - I'm just a coppersmith who relines tin in copper pans for the past decade.... :) :) ) Pre-heating is for stainless or cast iron...things that have iron in them. Preheat those. NEVER pre-heat a tin-lined pot or pan. Ever. Always and forever make sure there is food or liquid in there to absorb the heat, otherwise, you can ruin your tin lining in a matter of seconds (see my video using this exact pan where I heat it empty and time it). :)

Welcome to Wisconsin! Actually, my mom has corrected me and it's the Mennonite community. But yup, in Wisconsin, they have lots of bulk discount food stores galore!

Bob custom made me the brass scale for the circle cutter as it was originally cutting on the radius and that was getting to be WAY too much extra math for moving quickly in the shop (time spent on extra complicated math is not a great way to run a business). You'd need to find out how your circle cutter cuts first, and then I can see if he can configure something from a distance maybe?

So happy this is helpful!! Good luck!! (PS - don't forget to check out my "how to prep to tin" to make sure you have all the correct gear and safety equipment!)

Really wish I saw that comment when you sent it lol. I just made my first tinned copper pan. I really suck at tinning. Oh well, I have a lot more copper to learn on. You REALLY make it look easy.

I should do a before and after! That is a great idea! I do have some "before and afters" on my retinning videos if you want to check them out in the meantime!

@@housecopper Lovely. Thank you. I wish I could give my old copper jugs and mugs to you for fixing. But I am in Prague and the craft seems to be lost here... Good luck in all you do, much love

@@danas1910 Thank you - and I wish I could help you as well! Maybe there's someone in a neighboring country or out in the countryside still doing this? Worth it to start asking around!

If you heated it and put on flux, you're wiping out either the tin or leftover grime from the retinning, but my guess is you're taking off the tin as it sounds like you heated it without any food in it, which would loosen the tin. I don't know if it will be safe to use as I would need to see a photo of the interior.

@@housecopper Thank you for the reply. The tin coating is still there, its still shiny. After watching you videos, I now understand that it cant be used on high heat. But can I cook in brass pot without tinning.

@@shaziakhan73_ Brass is it's own animal. I know many cultures use brass for cooking pots and the brass is unlined. But I have also tin lined brass pots here in the States. I suppose if no one is getting sick from the brass pots, it might be fine, but here in the USA people tend to be safer than sorry and like the food-grade tin lining vs not knowing how pure or how much copper content is in the brass.

Thank you!

They typically sell by the pound if you call them directly - while their website isn't ideal, their customer service (in my ten years experience with them) is lovely. Otherwise, I suppose you could call and ask if they sell smaller units retail anywhere. Unfortunately I only know their bulk sales, as I do use a ton. Hope you find something that suits you better!

Nope. No particles - at least not for the past 10 years I've used it for tinning......

Thank you so much - appreciate you watching!

Oh boy - cardinal rule of tin-lined copper is one should NEVER heat the pan empty. :) Your advice is very sound for cast iron pans, otherwise - but if I were to get a nice high temp with the pan empty, you'd get to watch the tin melt (I have another video with this exact pan where I heat it empty and it takes seconds for the tin to melt as an example.)

Depending on the build, sometimes it's not feasible - if the original pot is super brittle, removing the bottom will likely wreck the sides. If it's a cramp seam, it's even worse to try to cut it out. And any replaced bottom cannot only ruin the value of the pot more, but then you'll have a seam that, over time, will become a leaky terror. AND a full replacement, if I even wanted to do it, is way more expensive to do and the customer would have to be OK with the cost (the patching is more economical - so it's what they can afford, as well).

It just means flux that is a liquid instead of a paste, so you can spray it on vs wipe it on.

@@housecopper Ruby Fluid? I've either got to find someone to tin a couple roasters, or I need to do it myself. One shop quit doing it during Covid.

@@ltcajh I actually only use Ruby when trying to solder stainless pieces to copper. I use Harris Stay Clean for tin/copper. It's hard to find retinners for sure - a hard/dirty job at the best of times - but such a fun skill to learn! Hopefully you can find Harris Stay Clean - it's my fav for 10 years!

@@housecopper Thank you for the tip. Harris Welding Supplies was the best deal; Amazon costs more. I see you are in Colonial Williamsburg? We went there once (100 degrees that day). I thought it was a dedicated village, like Sturbridge Village, but it was still an interesting and pretty place.

@@ltcajh Thrilled you found some flux! I am not in Colonial Williamsburg - I have gone there for events and activities with their tinsmithing shop but I have always lived and worked in Wisconsin. Sturbridge Village is a great spot, too.

Tin is hard to repair - make sure there's no rust before you go for it! Best of luck!!!!

Thank you for watching!

And... Isn't the flux toxic? Or is not the same welding flux?

So happy you are enjoying the videos! Copper pots with no tin are not very safe for cooking, unless you are making sugary things like jam or jelly. I use housing insulation to retin, but you could use 100% pure cotton wading as well.

The flux is not toxic - it is not welding flux.

Local sheet metal suppliers here in Wisconsin. For me it's ABC Supply.

Thank you so much for watching!

Hi again! Yeah, it's been NUTS! :P

Thrilled you enjoy the videos so much! The machines were gifts or trades or from my late uncle who collected or I bought them at the yearly tin and coppersmith convergence.

Thank you - glad it was so helpful! Try googling or looking for your local sheet metal suppliers or stores like Menards - but I like using ABC Metals here in WI myself as I can buy bulk there.

I will do so when I have a project that uses wood and corners. But it may just come down to you having to play with the cut of your metal - it might be a weirder shape than you think. I did brass corners on a copper piece once, and they weren't perfectly 90-degree angles, but close and I had to make odd little ovals.

You got this!! It takes oodles of pots to feel remotely good. Coming from personal experience!

Try Pexto - they may make them in China now, but at least you won't have to hunt for vintage machines.

Also what temperature do you want the pan to be? Does the whole pan have to be above the melting point of tin?

It could be the pot is lacquered on the inside, or not clean enough. You may need to use muriatic acid to make it bond (I have another video on doing that). You can indeed reuse the tin that you poured into the bucket.

You want the pan at least 500F - you do need the whole pan to be hot enough to spread the tin.

Most copper cookware folks will say it's very unhealthy to cook in unlined copper pots as the copper reacts with food during cooking and can cause digestive issues. That said, certain things like making jam or jelly is done in unlined copper. :)

You can use 12oz or 16oz copper for making cups. The tools are tricky - you can collect vintage ones and clean them up like me, or they do make new Pexto machines still. :) Thanks for watching!