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Post by deb193redux on Aug 30, 2012 8:51:58 GMT -5
if anyone is going to start learning foldforming, I really recommend the introductory book ( www.brainpress.com/Foldforming.html - that and a few good hammers, especially a cross peen. |
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Post by fwfranklen (Mike) on Aug 30, 2012 10:00:54 GMT -5
Thanks so much for that info....for those of us in the USA amazon has the book for the same price but free shipping at least for "Prime" costomers.
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Post by hubrocks on Aug 30, 2012 11:54:27 GMT -5
 Wow! that is really an beautiful piece.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 13:48:03 GMT -5
thanks Milt. I used plain old silver solder, but tossed a bit of iron in the pickle pot..it copper plated the solder. What solution do you use in your pickle pot? |
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Post by Don on Aug 30, 2012 15:16:05 GMT -5
I"m not really sure Scott. My silver solder stuff was obtained second hand. the flux, pickle, liver of sulfur where all in unlabled bottles and jars. I just sprinkled some pickle into my pickle pot with some water and called it good.
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Post by milto on Aug 30, 2012 16:10:46 GMT -5
Again fantastic!!!! I'm envious.........not really as we all have our own gift, but, yours is special. Keep it up and keep on letting us enjoy your art work.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2012 17:18:25 GMT -5
I"m not really sure Scott. My silver solder stuff was obtained second hand. the flux, pickle, liver of sulfur where all in unlabled bottles and jars. I just sprinkled some pickle into my pickle pot with some water and called it good. Perhaps sodium hyposulfate. I am trying to understand the chemistry behind electroless plating of copper from the pickle pot using a piece of iron. I could use some liver of sulfur. Anybody have a way to get it from a local socal seller? I should have also complimented you on your work. Indeed it is very nice. Seasonal too. Also, may I ask, where do you get your copper?? Seems very expensive lately. |
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Post by Don on Aug 31, 2012 17:44:00 GMT -5
Thanks Scott.
I purchased the copper from riogrande.com $15 for two 6x12 sheets. still cheaper than silver.
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Post by deb193redux on Aug 31, 2012 19:12:39 GMT -5
you can pink things with iron in sparex pickle. it happened by accident at the arts center and that made me think about copper coloring solder.
right after Don confirmed it, I got Lexi Erickson's ebook on soldering tips, and she mentioned the trick too.
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Post by Toad on Aug 31, 2012 22:12:15 GMT -5
Great work
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 1, 2012 9:29:44 GMT -5
That is soooooo cool! Thank you very much & I love the necklace. What I really like though is the coloring of that first leaf you opened up after hammering! WOW!
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Post by frane on Sept 2, 2012 8:26:36 GMT -5
You sure do some amazing work! I love looking at all the steps!
Beautiful!
Fran
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 4, 2012 19:22:38 GMT -5
It's really cool to see something different, that's some pretty work!!  |
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Wow! that is really an beautiful piece.
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