How To Write On Copper Sheet

Use measuring tape and a straightedge to measure and mark the sheet metal.

How to write on copper sheet. Clean shapes and wires with steel wool or. Try making different size stamps to vary the diameter of the stamped dots. You may wish to use some fine sandpaper or steel wool to smooth out the edges of the copper shape. The harder you press the deeper the line.

Cut the sheet metal so it s the same size as you want the print to be. Place the copper shapes on a soft pad such as a dish towel and write plant names with a blunt pencil. If you want the letters to stand out you can use a fine tip black marker such as a sharpie to trace the letters and help them be more visible. Print out or draw your design on a piece of paper.

Cut out a piece of sheet metal using a pair of tin snips. You may want to write them out on the paper template first to help with placement and then trace the paper over the copper piece to duplicate the letters. Transfer your design to the metal sheet. Then cut along the lines you marked with the tin snips.

I like to draw a design on the metal and use the stamp to create a dotted line. Make sure you ve got steel under the copper sheet either an anvil or a bench block so you don t dent the metal as you stamp it. Any kind of sheet metal will work including aluminum brass and copper. Make your own paper shapes and cut about 1 8 inch from the edges.

Tape them to the copper sheet metal.