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I make a lot of flowers out of copper and have always created my own patterns through trial and error. I was wondering if anyone knew of a book or something where I could see some patterns of different flowers, objects, shapes ,etc. Is there such a program to where you can take a 3d shape or picture and flatten it out to get a cut pattern? Just wondering if everyone makes their patterns like I do or are you doing something different.

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I know that there have been many post on this subject but I was wondering if anyone knows of any new products or ways to polish copper to a high shine without having to use a rag. I make a lot of fountains with flowers and find that alot of people want a bright shine. My problem is that with the intricate flowers that I make, I cannot get down into the cracks and crevises to polish them. After brazing I put them in a pickle solution and then wire brush them by hand to get the pinkish residue off of them due to pickling. Do they make a spray that will clean and shine copper without haveing to buff it? I use a dremel tool also but still not small enough for some places.

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I would like to start a discussion on Commercial Patina Products for Copper. I know that there have been a lot of post on this subject but I would like to have everyone's opinions and experiences with certain products. What product works best for you? There are so many products on the market now that I get very confused about which one I should order. There are also dyes and not ever seeing these in person is really hard to figure out what they look like. Are dyes better than traditional patinas? What is the best way to apply them? Hot or cold patina, cold or hot copper? What is the best way to clean your copper before adding the patina? Is one Pickle better than the other? What is the best clear coat to put on your project to keep the patina from flaking off?

Hi, I have searched this site and have not found an answer to my question so I thought that I would ask all the talented people here.

My question is, "What is the best most economical and fastest way to cut multiple patterns?" I am working with 30ga. copper. I have a small shop and I have been cutting my patterns out one at a time with heavy duty scissors by tracing the pattern each time. I have also tried placing about 5 layers of copper sandwiched between thin plywood and cut it out on my scrollsaw. The problem with that is, I can't find any metal cutting scrollsaw blades. I went through 8 spiral blades and cut out 2 flower petals which would really be 10 petals total; it only took 1-1/2hrs!

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I am wondering if anyone knows what to use on a flame painted copper piece that will give me a Very Deep Shine. I want something that I can either spray on or dip and something that does not use a seperate hardner and does not "yellow."