Even when you use the shear or scissors you get a bit of a curl and bends in the copper
you want it as flat as you can to put your design on so its evenI use my two steel blocks and a hammer - to tap on this way you dont get hammer marks on the soft copper and because its soft it flattens the piece out
I position it in quarters
and tap tap tap
takes away the curl of the edge and levels it all out
all nice and flat and ready for cleaning
I got some nice hot water and soap and then put them in to cut the oils
as I pulled them out and gave them a squirt of windex and cleaned them up being careful to hold them by the sides so any oils from my hands did not get on the clean surfaces - oils can make the resist not adhere to the metal surface
cleaned and ready for the resists
I will wrap up to keep any dirt or oils from getting on them till I am ready to apply (hopefully tomorrow)
Interesting. I've never tried working with any type of metal sheeting before. Love your work.
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what a great tutorial. I got a saw for christmas and some files so I've bought some copper... and now I'm scared!
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea!! I have thin and larger copper sheet(60x80cm) with curls. I don’t have metal blocks. Do you think I can use thick books? I need to draw on this sheet.
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