How To Make Copper Sheet At Home

Step 1 let s start with the bottom frustum.

How to make copper sheet at home.

Start wrapping a piece of paper around the pipe at your mark. We will be using one piece to dissolve into the vinegar and peroxide mixture and the other as an electrode later. From the thicker 040 copper sheet cut two bail lugs 1 2 wide by 2 long. Place a metal rod in the vice snug it tight we will use this to shape the copper sheet we cut out for the bottom frustum.

I start by sanding the copper sheets with 220 grit sand paper. The copper scrubby material can be quite sharp you may want to put on a pair of gloves to do this. Stretch out the copper scouring pad and break it into two pieces. Using the cardboard tube as a form bend the 8 24 sheet into a cylinder.

A hack saw can cut a much longer piece of copper pipe than my short jewelers saw. Keep in mind the cutting area of your saw. In each lug drill three holes just large enough for the copper rivets to fit through. Jewelry making copper sheet alternative i like to use what s around to make stuff.

Don t worry about making the ends perfectly round. Slide the sheet from left to right over the rod while placing downward pressure on the sheet. First determine how long you want the sheet to be and mark the tube. With the tub finished up i moved on to preparing the copper sheets.

Place one hole in the center and one 1 4 from each end. Use the ruler metal scribe and flat dividers to lay out cutting lines on the copper sheet for all the rectangular pieces. This action should start to shape the copper sheet into an arc. Now place the copper into the warm vinegar peroxide mixture.

Most people have access to these spare pieces of copper tubing or if not. Line up the paper so it meets its beginning point. Build your own copper still.