This seems to be a growing trend at the moment and seen loads of it around both on the net and also in local shops, take a look; http://steelrootsdesign.co.uk/product-category/copper-furniture/ Like most things, a matter of personal taste but I fancy building a storage rack out of 22mm copper pipe and old scaf boards, sanded and with a wax finish Can obviously make myself a hell of a lot cheaper than buying and watched a few videos for ideas. The tube is just glued together using Gorilla glue and regular end feed fittings. That's all simple but how to keep the copper looking nice and shiny ? haven't seen that mentioned on any videos that I've watched Some people may want the natural tarnishing process and be happy with that finish but what about a spray laquer maybe to keep it shiny Any thoughts or ideas please peeps Thanks
Was in posh house other day, lady had a bookcase about 1mtr wide & about 2.1mtr high made from 28mm copper pipe, with book end in 15mm reduced down from 28mm. I must say it look darn impressive & got me thinking, a bit of googling & copper is the latest fashion. And a cd rack
Yep exactly Kiab Some of it seems pretty pointless to me but as I say, all personal taste When you work out the actual material costs, taking into account my labour is free, then you can see a hefty mark up and profit - but that's fair enough, firms have gotta make a profit and other (hidden) costs involved All looking nice and shiny as well in your pictures but, how do you keep it this way (without regular polishing)
[QUOTE="DIYDave., post: 1424656, member: 103844" how do you keep it this way (without regular polishing)[/QUOTE] Wiped over with TUNG OIL twice a year protects the copper from tarnishing, keep well away from any lacquer type coating!
Wow - that is nice! One word of caution, I think; use 28mm pipe 'cos copper ain't that strong and there's no cross-bracing in any of these designs as far as I can see (can you get 45o Tees?!) Good hint on keeping it shiny, Astra. Whenever I've tried keeping non-ferrous metals nice and shiny using lacquer, it seems to fail after a while with tarnish forming under the skin. And then you can't even re-polish the darned thing...
You were saying DA... Available in 22mm & 28mm sizes, quite easy with obtuse Bends to make braces. http://www.jtmplumbing.co.uk/pipe-f...17/yorkshire-fittings-endex-cross-tee-pp18685 P:S: You can also get return bends. http://www.pswtradesuppliers.co.uk/...d-END-FEED-Female-Copper-x-Female-Copper-28mm
Hey, nice 90o cross-tee, KIAB . Now, about that 45o tee I was after... (Or, to put it another way, how would you connect that X-tee into the corners of a square frame? )
How about this, didn't know you could still get them. http://www.jtmplumbing.co.uk/pipe-f...valves-c539/jtm-copper-float-bsw-stud-pp19499
Oooooh - that's nice You can add balls to yer furniture (Seriously - they are nice. And surprisingly affordable. But why would you stick that inside a tank...? )
there's a multi-purpose cleaner for metals etc. called Vistal which leaves a protective coat of glycerine that keeps metals shinier for longer, but it's not permanent.
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