I'm not overly inclined to doing these types of things but I think your videos are fascinating! They remind me of being in my grandfather's workshop when I was younger. Keep up the excellent work!
It took me about an hour, but looking at your video for guidance, I DID IT! I got those 3 stubborn pieces of metal (I used heavy hairpins for the prototype) to come together like yours! Thank you!
You do nice work and cool information! Thanks! I am a copper/silversmith as well. I am also a big fan of red gold, which is copper gold alloy in various percentages. 50/50 being my favorite, since it appears similar to copper, but so polished that it's more of a "super copper". Pretty amazing stuff. lastly, I'm not sure if you've ever tried welding copper, but it flows and welds beautifully, using a torch that's hot enough. (Silver is more difficult to gas weld) With copper, when heated to the edge of melting point along a join line, the semi-molten state remains firm and tends to hold it's shape, you can even use 24 ga filler wire to add bulk to a weld joint, similar to the way steel behaves. Silver, on the other hand, will suddenly pool into a blob as you approach its melting point, making it much more difficult to gas weld. That is just my experience.
+TheFuzzywhumper62 Happy to be helpful. I'm still working on several other upcoming copper trinket/jewelry videos that should be lots of fun, so I hope you stop back!
For those curious about the magnetic braking, any magnetic field moving through a piece of conductive metal generates electric current which also creates a small magnetic field around the copper. as the magnet moves it's attracted to the weaker field around the copper thus slowing the rate at which the magnet falls through the pipe. The reason it doesn't simply stick to the copper is the smaller magnetic field requires the larger field to move through the conductor. If the larger field isn't moving the smaller field is never generated.
my husband and my brother-in-law would sit for hours cleaning wire for me and I took many copper wires to the recycle place . Wish I hade it now . but I do have some . Thanks .
The list of things you can't do or knowledge you don't possess must be incredibly short. I thought I was the jack of all trades. Unreal, to say the least.
I include copper in projects when it makes sense: copper frets on stringed instruments, copper fret dots, copper rings on bowls, copper inlay in walnut, etc.
I recently made a awesome loop to loop custom sterling copper necklace for my lady to wear. I noticed a corrosive ring around her neck in the exact shape of the necklace. This is easily removed with a little vinegar.
I will be searching for scrap electrical wire on eBay and craigslist. This would be fun to do while watching TV. Using combinations of solder and cold connections, huge art compositions could be created. About halfway through the video changed tone from a craft tutorial to metallurgical lesson. I feel that you should have made two videos.
I have a few great project ideas for 12 gauge copper coming up. I try to mix it up, and not stay on one topic too long, but I will definitely have a new one out this winter. As for the unpredictable themes and/or directions that my videos often take, oh well. In defense of this particular case: Ars sine Scientia nihil est.
I really do love copper. Every time an appliance breaks I take as much of the stuff out as possible and hide it away. I'm not sure if I could part with it for the mere scrap value... Also I think it's not so much as you can pigeon-hole people, but people themselves strive to fit within pigeon-holes. Even people that try to be different to the norm are still trying to become something. I think alot of the ways people behave can be described with 'performativity', although it's one of those 'when all you've got is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail' things. It's probably alot more complex in reality! When I was a kid I wanted to be a 'goofy scientist' and as a grown-ass-adult that still hasn't changed.
Thank you for a great response. It was thoughtful, and I appreciate that you read/understood that. It has me thinking..."ummm," so back on topic- I don't recommend trading in your copper, I think that we both should get more! Copper prices are poised to increase, not just from industrial demand, but from inflation and supply limitations. Look at the high price of a comparable metal, such as silver, which is copper's paternal twin. I recommend investing.
Now that copper bracelet even though it is tarnished, you can take the steel wool and bush the outside of it and get a complex play of copper color. Its a good way to add a depth to the copper even more than what depth you already have. Lot of people don't know it but brass can be found in the wild naturally. Even though brass in its normally seen form is not a molecule, they have created a molecular brass of Copper and Zinc. Here is what it looks like. www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/07/molecular-brass .
Thanks. I have to walk on eggshells sometimes... the simplest gesture can get turned into dozens of raunchy comments if I'm not careful. Not that I don't also have a dirty sense of humor, but it stops being funny after you hear it 50 times. I remove an anal themed comment everyday from that pinball video.
Very good and informative video. Those pieces are beautiful..I love working with wire. Couldnt you hammer (lightly) the small gauge wire after attaching to what looks like hammered 20 gauge ? You had mentioned it was harder to wire the pieces together after you had flattened them..Thanks for sharing.
Hi I love your work. You do a great video. You can set your piece in lemon juice for 3min or so and rinse off your done. Your piece is like new even woven jewelry.
Very good educational video. I'm going to attempt one of those bracelets. What kind of solder do you use on the copper? The hidden frame was not true by the way. Interestingly enough, it taught me how to find the completely obscure way to adjust the contrast on my iMac. Thanks, signed "another friendless hermit".
60/40 rosin-core. Keep a torch handy. A soldering iron might not introduce enough heat, because of the way copper carries it away. Oh, and it's true- it's just a whole lot of trouble for nothing. You have to have it in 1080, printscreen, and then use photo editing software. Don't waste your time.
Nice video mate! I am working on a Headstand with steampunk design. The materials i'm using are copperpipe (like the one in your video with the magnets) and brass to get that oldschool steamerlike look, the one problem i have is to keep the copper and brass STAY shiny after i've polished them. Do you have any tips on how to Keep my work shiny so it doesn't fade after a while?
Christi Dea Thanks. If you do, be sure to use flux. Also expect it to soften and discolor where the heat is applied. I think I may have another video or two relating to copper that may help you along as well, and I will also be releasing another one in the near future on making chain. Good luck ;)
pocket83 I will. I decided that I'll need to solder some sculptural pieces to the base of my lamp stand (I'm making a copper floor lamp with a needle felted moon jellyfish lamp shade). Is flux needed when using 50/50 solder? I kind of wondered if it was included in the solder or not. What IS flux anyway? I took metal shop in Jr. High but we never used it. Possibly because we never worked with copper. I'm definitely looking forward to the color changes that come with heating copper. I kind of love that really. BTW, I used your cool magnet experiment in my Sunday School class today (the topic was "is God real" for kindergarten and 1st graders). We started out authenticating various metals based on their magnetic properties and weight and then we did your experiment. Our head pastor came in to join the fun. It was a HUGE hit. So glad you shared it!
Thank you very much! What another marvelous video. I hadn't thought of painting the creatures but yours looks great. Is the larger gauge wire on the treble clef from Romex? What sources hold the larger gauge? Great work as always!!!
Thanks again! Anything found in that bucket is either leftovers from electrical work around the house or what was yanked out of the basement when I remodeled. As with all things, I work with what I've got.
My husband had a bunch of left over copper from his welding and being a newbie jewelry maker thought I'd try and make something but it was so stiff I couldn't do anything. Was I using the wrong stuff or should I just add more muscle?
Sherry Wortman If it is too difficult, don't bother. The easiest thing to use is just scrap electrical wiring, which is very inexpensive. The experience should be pleasant! If it is not, find a thinner gauge material. I use 12 gauge house wiring, but I work with my hands a lot. Try watching this video, and the beginning shows what stripping it is like:th-cam.com/video/dikZw6ZwbhY/w-d-xo.html Try asking an electrician if you know one. He or she will probably just give you a piece that could keep you busy for a year. Good luck!
+Sherry Wortman your copper may be work hardened. If so, annealing it will make it much easier to deal with. It is a very simple process but if you've never worked with a torch, I would suggest searching TH-cam for videos to get over the fear factor hump that many experience when first handling a flame. Easy peasy. Much luck!
Greeeeaaaat! presentation. Awesome. So, if I buy copper jewelry if it is not real it will be cheaper verses copper that is stamped on jewelry solid copper is real. That zinc is the color of most rose gold. I did not here nothing about Bronze or is that brass in speaking terms?
hi, do you know how I can protect copper from tarnish using some lacquer? I mean, I know, just use lacquer, but I'm afraid that it could look really obvious that it was coated and also that the lacquer would be too thick for tiny parts and basically glue them and look bad..
I've got a pile that I tore out of a garage conversion. What's the best way to strip the sheeting off the wire? Some is standard romex, some is the old school fabric covered.
I do not know. I use so little, and I use it so infrequently, that I just use strippers and a knife. I have a friend that made a device for that, and he told me to come out and see how it works. Maybe I'll film it in action when I go next. If you burn it off, you get to see those pretty colors, but your copper will be all dirty.
pocket83 I thought US pennies were cupro-nickel rather than copper zinc alloy? Also, I've always thought brass was copper/tin alloy. Is there more than one formula or am I just off the mark?
pocket83 don't know, it is somewhat different from your other videos, for example i really liked your explanation and visualisation with the candles, even tough it iwas not new to me, it was pretty nicely explained, and the video was overall pretty intresting (even if nothing really new for me) :) keep up the good work, and happy hollydays! :)
Did you know that copper was used as surgical instruments until stainless steel come about. Now days, if copper was still used we would not have the problem with flesh-eating bacteria and other “germ-obial” things we do; especially in the hospitals and OR’s! Sometimes our “modern intelligence” needs some help from the “old wives tales”! By the way, copper is my favorite metal, as well! God Bless!!!
I was sure that a planchette came from the French word meaning "floor" or "floor plank"...where is your reference on it from if you don't mind? Thanks for the vid.
I really like your video. I would think you would really be interested in the products at Twisted Sage studios. They are all made of copper and have metaphysical properties. They all work great for many health benefits and I also make them for myself at home. There are instructions on how to make Tensor Rings on TH-cam also.
what's funny is that Canadian and European coi s are now made from steel, a cheaper and much more readily available material, which is also why Canadian currency and euros (as well as other European currencies) are worth less than American currency.
Marie McKennith I believe that you are in error on two counts regarding currency and it's value. I have little knowledge of European coinage but I can assure you that Canadian coinage is in fact all nonferrous alloy. If one was to research the metals used in coinage I don't believe that you could find any coinage that is made from steel or any iron based alloy. The reason that they do not use ferrous alloys in coinage is quite simple. They won't work in vending machines with any degree of success. Vending machines normally have a magnetic device to rule out the use of steel slugs in lieu of proper coinage. If the machine did not have these devices, any slug of the approximate size and weight would be able to beat the machine into vending goods. In the sixties it was found that a certain size brass washer (I believe it was a number 9 if memory serves) with a piece of scotch tape over the hole could be used as a substitute quarter in American vending machines. If you used an iron or steel washer of the same size the magnet would pick it up in a split second and reject it. (Don't ask me how I know this.....) The second possible error is a little more complex. When you say that Canadian and European coinage is worth less than American you may be right in the aspect that American may cost more to mint and it may contain metals of a higher value which would apply to the physical unit manufacturing cost only. One of the reasons that Canada discontinued the minting and distribution of pennies was it was found that they cost more to make than their face value could purchase. We were essentially giving approximately $.03 to purchase $.01 worth of goods and services. That being said, you would be in error if you were referring to the recognized face value and potential purchasing power of the coinage itself. The worlds international monetary system determines the face value of all currencies and this value is based on a very complex system/equation that includes but is not limited to the countries manufacturing capability, interest rates in effect, scarcity on the world market, debt ratio to GDP, balance of trade, and the general faith put into the currency by the banking and investment community in relation to all of these things. The face value or purchasing power of currency can be and is manipulated by Governments and the International Monetary Fund all the time in order to get certain economic desires met in the marketplace. For instance, the interest rates within a country are normally established by the governing body for that particular currency. In Canada, the Bank of Canada establishes the lending interest rate given to the banking institutions. If the Bank of Canada lowers the interest rate, the value or purchasing power of Canadian currency will go down on the world currency market as it is more readily available to those who wish to borrow it thereby making it worth less. If they raise the interest rate, the value in the market place will rise as the currency becomes harder to get due to the higher rates. Canada has traditional kept the Canadian dollar lower than the American dollar so as to ensure the out flow of raw resources to the U.S. and other countries. (Back in the 1950's and 1960's the Canadian dollar was pegged at $.98 U.S. for many years) If the interest rate rises then the Canadian dollar rises in the world marketplace and the balance of trade is affected adversely for Canada. If the Canadian dollar rises above the U.S. dollar, the cost of Canadian raw materials rises and the U.S. looks to alternate suppliers for these commodities. (IE: In the late 1960's the Canadian dollar rose to be the equivalent of $1.11 U.S. At that point in time the export of Canadian resources to the U.S. and elsewhere virtually ceased until the Canadian dollar fell back below the U.S. dollar.) If the U.S. raises it's interest rates then Canada must follow suit to keep things in balance. If Canada did not raise their rates and the subsequent value of the CDN dollar then they would effectively be giving the commodity away for nothing. It should be noted that Japan has aggressively manipulated the Yen in relation to the U.S. dollar to ensure the purchasing of Japanese goods in the U.S. for many years and continues to do so today. If the U.S. was to stop purchasing Japanese goods due to the Yen rising too high it would effectively destroy their manufacturing base causing massive unemployment and enormous deficit debt loads. Another reason for manipulating interest rates is to accelerate or slow spending within a countries borders. For instance, if you raise your interest rates you will slow your economy down as there will be fewer borrowers that will pay the rate. If you lower the rate then spending will increase as money is now cheap and more readily available to consumers. (IE: In Japan they recently lowered the interest rate to negative percentages as a way of forcing consumers to remove their funds from the banks and spend it because every day that the funds sat with the banks the depositor had to pay the banks to keep their funds on deposit. The result was a huge influx of money being invested back into the Japanese economy by consumers and corporations alike.) Should you wish to study currency values there is a virtual plethora of information readily available on the internet that offers a far more detailed explanation of currency valuation than I have given here.
Why are you saying things that aren't true at all? One euro has been worth more than one dollar since 2002, no matter what it's made of. Also, only the 1, 2 and 5 euro cent coins are made of steel with a copper coating. 10, 20 and 50 cent coins are 89% copper and 1 and 2 euro coins are 75% copper and none contain any steel.
+C. C. C It looks like the same wire I use, which is 5/32"(.156") thick, I don't recall the gauge, but it's available on spools as electrical grounding wire.
Thank you for applying such a complimentary term to me, but it is still a term! My point was that I didn't want to be captured and put into a slot so easily. I was arguing that people are more than just what they "do." Besides, the reddit community has already decided that I do not qualify as an artisan.
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I really love the copper triquetra!!!
I'm not overly inclined to doing these types of things but I think your videos are fascinating! They remind me of being in my grandfather's workshop when I was younger. Keep up the excellent work!
Damn. After seeing many of your videos, I must say: your significant other is lucky as hell. You have amazing craftsmanship. Way to be skilled
I love how you combine art and a hint of science education!
I'm researching so I can make Batik tools for dipping into the wax, and stamping on material, I really appreciate this so much!
It took me about an hour, but looking at your video for guidance, I DID IT! I got those 3 stubborn pieces of metal (I used heavy hairpins for the prototype) to come together like yours! Thank you!
You should have been I science teacher! I loved this and work with copper often. Thank you!
You do nice work and cool information! Thanks!
I am a copper/silversmith as well. I am also a big fan of red gold, which is copper gold alloy in various percentages. 50/50 being my favorite, since it appears similar to copper, but so polished that it's more of a "super copper". Pretty amazing stuff. lastly, I'm not sure if you've ever tried welding copper, but it flows and welds beautifully, using a torch that's hot enough. (Silver is more difficult to gas weld) With copper, when heated to the edge of melting point along a join line, the semi-molten state remains firm and tends to hold it's shape, you can even use 24 ga filler wire to add bulk to a weld joint, similar to the way steel behaves. Silver, on the other hand, will suddenly pool into a blob as you approach its melting point, making it much more difficult to gas weld.
That is just my experience.
Thank You. I learned a lot and this is going to be a video I refer back to often. I just started working with cooper in jewelry. Thank You again!
+TheFuzzywhumper62 Happy to be helpful. I'm still working on several other upcoming copper trinket/jewelry videos that should be lots of fun, so I hope you stop back!
For those curious about the magnetic braking, any magnetic field moving through a piece of conductive metal generates electric current which also creates a small magnetic field around the copper. as the magnet moves it's attracted to the weaker field around the copper thus slowing the rate at which the magnet falls through the pipe. The reason it doesn't simply stick to the copper is the smaller magnetic field requires the larger field to move through the conductor. If the larger field isn't moving the smaller field is never generated.
my husband and my brother-in-law would sit for hours cleaning wire for me and I took many copper wires to the recycle place . Wish I hade it now . but I do have some . Thanks .
The list of things you can't do or knowledge you don't possess must be incredibly short. I thought I was the jack of all trades. Unreal, to say the least.
Thats is what i love the most, i strip copper wires, and do little springs, ornaments,
Great video, very informative.Loved the sound effect at 2.28 lol
Thanks. It flew off and hit the heater!
I so love. Copper and use it in gourd art. Thanks for the video very informative ! Warm hugs from NC
I also love wire art, very relaxing to make.
I include copper in projects when it makes sense: copper frets on stringed instruments, copper fret dots, copper rings on bowls, copper inlay in walnut, etc.
Rivets, too. And decorative chains. After I made this, I started thinking of all sorts of stuff I've used it for.
I have a bucket of it too , a man gave it to me for helping him ! 🤟🏻❤️
I recently made a awesome loop to loop custom sterling copper necklace for my lady to wear. I noticed a corrosive ring around her neck in the exact shape of the necklace. This is easily removed with a little vinegar.
Love the idea of wrapping electrical tape on your pliers. I always scratch the wire trying to bend it.
This was a great video, thanks for making it. Really great quality, and enjoyed your designs.
Very beautiful treble clef!
Thanks, this inspired me to use copper in my projects
Also your videos are amazing, keep up the good work!!
I will be searching for scrap electrical wire on eBay and craigslist. This would be fun to do while watching TV. Using combinations of solder and cold connections, huge art compositions could be created. About halfway through the video changed tone from a craft tutorial to metallurgical lesson. I feel that you should have made two videos.
I have a few great project ideas for 12 gauge copper coming up. I try to mix it up, and not stay on one topic too long, but I will definitely have a new one out this winter. As for the unpredictable themes and/or directions that my videos often take, oh well. In defense of this particular case:
Ars sine Scientia nihil est.
try asking the electricians in your area. cut offs from running wire usually gets thrown away.
Everything you do is interesting to me!
Great! I'm glad that you find it useful. Thank you for saying so.
I really do love copper. Every time an appliance breaks I take as much of the stuff out as possible and hide it away. I'm not sure if I could part with it for the mere scrap value...
Also I think it's not so much as you can pigeon-hole people, but people themselves strive to fit within pigeon-holes. Even people that try to be different to the norm are still trying to become something. I think alot of the ways people behave can be described with 'performativity', although it's one of those 'when all you've got is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail' things. It's probably alot more complex in reality!
When I was a kid I wanted to be a 'goofy scientist' and as a grown-ass-adult that still hasn't changed.
Thank you for a great response. It was thoughtful, and I appreciate that you read/understood that. It has me thinking..."ummm," so back on topic- I don't recommend trading in your copper, I think that we both should get more! Copper prices are poised to increase, not just from industrial demand, but from inflation and supply limitations. Look at the high price of a comparable metal, such as silver, which is copper's paternal twin. I recommend investing.
Now that copper bracelet even though it is tarnished, you can take the steel wool and bush the outside of it and get a complex play of copper color. Its a good way to add a depth to the copper even more than what depth you already have.
Lot of people don't know it but brass can be found in the wild naturally. Even though brass in its normally seen form is not a molecule, they have created a molecular brass of Copper and Zinc. Here is what it looks like. www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/07/molecular-brass .
Beautiful. subsrcibed.
also the "dont post a comment you wouldn't say in front of your grandma" thing was hilarious.
Thanks. I have to walk on eggshells sometimes... the simplest gesture can get turned into dozens of raunchy comments if I'm not careful. Not that I don't also have a dirty sense of humor, but it stops being funny after you hear it 50 times. I remove an anal themed comment everyday from that pinball video.
wow! Fun, Education, Financial advice and creative inspiration! I hooked!
I love working with copper too.
Very good and informative video. Those pieces are beautiful..I love working with wire. Couldnt you hammer (lightly) the small gauge wire after attaching to what looks like hammered 20 gauge ? You had mentioned it was harder to wire the pieces together after you had flattened them..Thanks for sharing.
Good job, you have helped to prevent inflation in the US!
copper can be pretty sharp so that makes sense
Thank you so much I learn so much from this video about copper.
awesome video, and nice chem lesson.
Hi I love your work. You do a great video. You can set your piece in lemon juice for 3min or so and rinse off your done. Your piece is like new even woven jewelry.
Great video! Thanks. Will try the ammonia.
I to have the copper bug i make copper jackets for bullets and i made a chain witch had an awesome feel to it👍
Great lesson. Thank you.
Very good educational video. I'm going to attempt one of those bracelets. What kind of solder do you use on the copper? The hidden frame was not true by the way. Interestingly enough, it taught me how to find the completely obscure way to adjust the contrast on my iMac. Thanks, signed "another friendless hermit".
60/40 rosin-core. Keep a torch handy. A soldering iron might not introduce enough heat, because of the way copper carries it away.
Oh, and it's true- it's just a whole lot of trouble for nothing. You have to have it in 1080, printscreen, and then use photo editing software. Don't waste your time.
pocket83 lucky for me I have an old CGA monitor laying around for just such an occasion ;]=
Using 26--28 gauge copper can be knitted..
Great idea with the tape
I enjoyed your video very much it was very interesting along with being scientific.
Nice video mate! I am working on a Headstand with steampunk design. The materials i'm using are copperpipe (like the one in your video with the magnets) and brass to get that oldschool steamerlike look, the one problem i have is to keep the copper and brass STAY shiny after i've polished them.
Do you have any tips on how to Keep my work shiny so it doesn't fade after a while?
Spray lacquer will work, but test it on a scrap first. It changes the appearance a little bit.
Ok thank you i will try this, think i have a can laying around :)
i like your style -- thanks
Interesting!!!! I like your style!
Nice video thanks for sharing
Great video! Creative and educational.
Thank you!
Excellent video! Thanks! I might not need to solder my copper sculpture after all
Christi Dea Thanks. If you do, be sure to use flux. Also expect it to soften and discolor where the heat is applied. I think I may have another video or two relating to copper that may help you along as well, and I will also be releasing another one in the near future on making chain. Good luck ;)
pocket83 I will. I decided that I'll need to solder some sculptural pieces to the base of my lamp stand (I'm making a copper floor lamp with a needle felted moon jellyfish lamp shade). Is flux needed when using 50/50 solder? I kind of wondered if it was included in the solder or not. What IS flux anyway? I took metal shop in Jr. High but we never used it. Possibly because we never worked with copper. I'm definitely looking forward to the color changes that come with heating copper. I kind of love that really. BTW, I used your cool magnet experiment in my Sunday School class today (the topic was "is God real" for kindergarten and 1st graders). We started out authenticating various metals based on their magnetic properties and weight and then we did your experiment. Our head pastor came in to join the fun. It was a HUGE hit. So glad you shared it!
+Christi Dea - gonna need to see that moon jelly :)
Hi I love watching your video.do you have a video how to solder?thank you!
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Thank you very much! What another marvelous video. I hadn't thought of painting the creatures but yours looks great. Is the larger gauge wire on the treble clef from Romex? What sources hold the larger gauge? Great work as always!!!
Thanks again! Anything found in that bucket is either leftovers from electrical work around the house or what was yanked out of the basement when I remodeled. As with all things, I work with what I've got.
have you thought about using coper solder that way the color blends.
buy the way its called copper-phosphorus solder
My husband had a bunch of left over copper from his welding and being a newbie jewelry maker thought I'd try and make something but it was so stiff I couldn't do anything. Was I using the wrong stuff or should I just add more muscle?
Sherry Wortman If it is too difficult, don't bother. The easiest thing to use is just scrap electrical wiring, which is very inexpensive. The experience should be pleasant! If it is not, find a thinner gauge material. I use 12 gauge house wiring, but I work with my hands a lot. Try watching this video, and the beginning shows what stripping it is like:th-cam.com/video/dikZw6ZwbhY/w-d-xo.html
Try asking an electrician if you know one. He or she will probably just give you a piece that could keep you busy for a year. Good luck!
+Sherry Wortman your copper may be work hardened. If so, annealing it will make it much easier to deal with. It is a very simple process but if you've never worked with a torch, I would suggest searching TH-cam for videos to get over the fear factor hump that many experience when first handling a flame. Easy peasy. Much luck!
Very informative, thank you.
Greeeeaaaat! presentation. Awesome. So, if I buy copper jewelry if it is not real it will be cheaper verses copper that is stamped on jewelry solid copper is real. That zinc is the color of most rose gold. I did not here nothing about Bronze or is that brass in speaking terms?
Have you experimented with producing thin film interference colors on copper?
Thanks for this video... is it okay to download it and show it to my students?
Of course. I'm flattered that you find it so useful. Thank you.
well made video., well done.
hi, do you know how I can protect copper from tarnish using some lacquer? I mean, I know, just use lacquer, but I'm afraid that it could look really obvious that it was coated and also that the lacquer would be too thick for tiny parts and basically glue them and look bad..
Very entertaining!
Thanks! Glad you liked.
if you have some shrink tubing put on instead of tape that way you don,t get the glue from the tape and you can that it off if you need to
Nice video. Thank you.
очень красиво!!! спасибо за видео урок!!!)))
So you just sprayed lacquer on it and let dry and it will stay shiny? What lacquer do you recommend ?
I'm curious how these act as resistors in circuits, probably inefficient because of length, but still curious
I've got a pile that I tore out of a garage conversion. What's the best way to strip the sheeting off the wire? Some is standard romex, some is the old school fabric covered.
I do not know. I use so little, and I use it so infrequently, that I just use strippers and a knife. I have a friend that made a device for that, and he told me to come out and see how it works. Maybe I'll film it in action when I go next. If you burn it off, you get to see those pretty colors, but your copper will be all dirty.
use some pickle to clean your copper right back up...
pocket83 I thought US pennies were cupro-nickel rather than copper zinc alloy?
Also, I've always thought brass was copper/tin alloy. Is there more than one formula or am I just off the mark?
Thank you that was very knowledgeable
damn, you're videos are awesome!!!
I agree it's very hard to part with my copper. Thanks I feel a bit more normal when I turn to my wife and daughters and say check out all this copper!
always interesting videos.......
Thanks very educational
wow, really like the "new" editing style! :)
Thank you. But what do you mean by "new?" Or rather, what did you like over other edits?
pocket83 don't know, it is somewhat different from your other videos, for example i really liked your explanation and visualisation with the candles, even tough it iwas not new to me, it was pretty nicely explained, and the video was overall pretty intresting (even if nothing really new for me) :) keep up the good work, and happy hollydays! :)
Did you know that copper was used as surgical instruments until stainless steel come about. Now days, if copper was still used we would not have the problem with flesh-eating bacteria and other “germ-obial” things we do; especially in the hospitals and OR’s! Sometimes our “modern intelligence” needs some help from the “old wives tales”!
By the way, copper is my favorite metal, as well!
God Bless!!!
Is it possible to Copper is not pure is the interior diameter identical
I was sure that a planchette came from the French word meaning "floor" or "floor plank"...where is your reference on it from if you don't mind? Thanks for the vid.
can you explain how to anodize these?
I love copper. :)
Nice trollface.... and no I didn't a just my contrast 😂
didnt u do a similar video sometime earlier? or was it on another channel?
Interesting. Thanks.
I really like your video. I would think you would really be interested in the products at Twisted Sage studios. They are all made of copper and have metaphysical properties. They all work great for many health benefits and I also make them for myself at home. There are instructions on how to make Tensor Rings on TH-cam also.
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+ pocket38 I love your videos, you're like a teacher
Iam currently working on a piece called rin tin tin jewelery
what's funny is that Canadian and European coi s are now made from steel, a cheaper and much more readily available material, which is also why Canadian currency and euros (as well as other European currencies) are worth less than American currency.
Marie McKennith I believe that you are in error on two counts regarding currency and it's value. I have little knowledge of European coinage but I can assure you that Canadian coinage is in fact all nonferrous alloy.
If one was to research the metals used in coinage I don't believe that you could find any coinage that is made from steel or any iron based alloy. The reason that they do not use ferrous alloys in coinage is quite simple. They won't work in vending machines with any degree of success. Vending machines normally have a magnetic device to rule out the use of steel slugs in lieu of proper coinage. If the machine did not have these devices, any slug of the approximate size and weight would be able to beat the machine into vending goods. In the sixties it was found that a certain size brass washer (I believe it was a number 9 if memory serves) with a piece of scotch tape over the hole could be used as a substitute quarter in American vending machines. If you used an iron or steel washer of the same size the magnet would pick it up in a split second and reject it. (Don't ask me how I know this.....)
The second possible error is a little more complex. When you say that Canadian and European coinage is worth less than American you may be right in the aspect that American may cost more to mint and it may contain metals of a higher value which would apply to the physical unit manufacturing cost only. One of the reasons that Canada discontinued the minting and distribution of pennies was it was found that they cost more to make than their face value could purchase. We were essentially giving approximately $.03 to purchase $.01 worth of goods and services. That being said, you would be in error if you were referring to the recognized face value and potential purchasing power of the coinage itself. The worlds international monetary system determines the face value of all currencies and this value is based on a very complex system/equation that includes but is not limited to the countries manufacturing capability, interest rates in effect, scarcity on the world market, debt ratio to GDP, balance of trade, and the general faith put into the currency by the banking and investment community in relation to all of these things.
The face value or purchasing power of currency can be and is manipulated by Governments and the International Monetary Fund all the time in order to get certain economic desires met in the marketplace. For instance, the interest rates within a country are normally established by the governing body for that particular currency. In Canada, the Bank of Canada establishes the lending interest rate given to the banking institutions. If the Bank of Canada lowers the interest rate, the value or purchasing power of Canadian currency will go down on the world currency market as it is more readily available to those who wish to borrow it thereby making it worth less. If they raise the interest rate, the value in the market place will rise as the currency becomes harder to get due to the higher rates.
Canada has traditional kept the Canadian dollar lower than the American dollar so as to ensure the out flow of raw resources to the U.S. and other countries. (Back in the 1950's and 1960's the Canadian dollar was pegged at $.98 U.S. for many years) If the interest rate rises then the Canadian dollar rises in the world marketplace and the balance of trade is affected adversely for Canada. If the Canadian dollar rises above the U.S. dollar, the cost of Canadian raw materials rises and the U.S. looks to alternate suppliers for these commodities. (IE: In the late 1960's the Canadian dollar rose to be the equivalent of $1.11 U.S. At that point in time the export of Canadian resources to the U.S. and elsewhere virtually ceased until the Canadian dollar fell back below the U.S. dollar.) If the U.S. raises it's interest rates then Canada must follow suit to keep things in balance. If Canada did not raise their rates and the subsequent value of the CDN dollar then they would effectively be giving the commodity away for nothing. It should be noted that Japan has aggressively manipulated the Yen in relation to the U.S. dollar to ensure the purchasing of Japanese goods in the U.S. for many years and continues to do so today. If the U.S. was to stop purchasing Japanese goods due to the Yen rising too high it would effectively destroy their manufacturing base causing massive unemployment and enormous deficit debt loads.
Another reason for manipulating interest rates is to accelerate or slow spending within a countries borders. For instance, if you raise your interest rates you will slow your economy down as there will be fewer borrowers that will pay the rate. If you lower the rate then spending will increase as money is now cheap and more readily available to consumers. (IE: In Japan they recently lowered the interest rate to negative percentages as a way of forcing consumers to remove their funds from the banks and spend it because every day that the funds sat with the banks the depositor had to pay the banks to keep their funds on deposit. The result was a huge influx of money being invested back into the Japanese economy by consumers and corporations alike.)
Should you wish to study currency values there is a virtual plethora of information readily available on the internet that offers a far more detailed explanation of currency valuation than I have given here.
Why are you saying things that aren't true at all? One euro has been worth more than one dollar since 2002, no matter what it's made of. Also, only the 1, 2 and 5 euro cent coins are made of steel with a copper coating. 10, 20 and 50 cent coins are 89% copper and 1 and 2 euro coins are 75% copper and none contain any steel.
what do you mean adjust contrast?
***** And the resolution must be set to 1080, else the message degrades.
how do i adjust contrast?
Not seeing the message.
4:30 Holy shit you are a Wizzard!!!
can you make 3d figures with this?
What Gauge is the Copper wire you are using in this video?
Probably 12.
+C. C. C It looks like the same wire I use, which is 5/32"(.156") thick, I don't recall the gauge, but it's available on spools as electrical grounding wire.
Yellow sheathing wire is 12. White is 14. Orange is 10
More Videos please.. I don't care what they are about .. just more. more more . Please. lol
isn't chopping pennies illegal?
Depends on the interpretation of the law
You broke the law.
He didn't.
I do have the fever!
Copper is my favorite metal, but just the faintest smell of it gives me a headache in about a minute, and I get nausea after a good 7 minutes
When asked that question, just answer "I'm an 'Artisan',look it up in the dictionary."
Thank you for applying such a complimentary term to me, but it is still a term! My point was that I didn't want to be captured and put into a slot so easily. I was arguing that people are more than just what they "do." Besides, the reddit community has already decided that I do not qualify as an artisan.
At first I though this was a tutorial to remove worms
I love how you combine art and a hint of science education!
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