How To Make Copper Sheet At Home

Stretch out the copper scouring pad and break it into two pieces.

How to make copper sheet at home. 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. I start by sanding the copper sheets with 220 grit sand paper. Start wrapping a piece of paper around the pipe at your mark.

Don t worry about making the ends perfectly round. After the sanding was finished up i moved on to giving all of the sheets a good washing with soap and water to get all of the grit grime and oils off. Using the snips round off the ends of the two lugs. Step 1 let s start with the bottom frustum.

We will be using one piece to dissolve into the vinegar and peroxide mixture and the other as an electrode later. Jewelry making copper sheet alternative i like to use what s around to make stuff. First determine how long you want the sheet to be and mark the tube. Line up the paper so it meets its beginning point.

From the thicker 040 copper sheet cut two bail lugs 1 2 wide by 2 long. Using the cardboard tube as a form bend the 8 24 sheet into a cylinder. Place one hole in the center and one 1 4 from each end. In each lug drill three holes just large enough for the copper rivets to fit through.

A hack saw can cut a much longer piece of copper pipe than my short jewelers saw. Now place the copper into the warm vinegar peroxide mixture. Cut out the pieces. Slide the sheet from left to right over the rod while placing downward pressure on the sheet.

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. With the tub finished up i moved on to preparing the copper sheets. The copper scrubby material can be quite sharp you may want to put on a pair of gloves to do this.