pipe vase...neck down

walker - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - 3:43pm

necking down of pipe

All of your process picts

eligius1427 - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - 9:13pm

All of your process picts for these pipe vases has been great. The end results are nice and elegant. For the initial necking down of the pipe,was it heated?

Jake

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Thanks. Just heated and

walker - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 12:11am

Thanks. Just heated and quenched to an annealed state. Worked cold.

Walker

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Thanks for your information

Rob Sigafoos - Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 1:34pm

Thanks for your information on these wonderful vases you make. You have inspired me to work more with this metal. What very little work I have done with copper I have done hot. What is the advantage to doing the work cold?
Rob

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cold work

Gene Olson - Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 2:07pm

Fine control

It work hardens and strengthens the material.
(work hardened copper is about the same strength as mild steel but a bit more brittle.)

You can work very thin material (given the price of copper, a definte plus)

Less chance of getting burned.

Gene Olson
Sculptor
Elk River, MN

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For those not aware of it,

don johnson - Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 3:33pm

For those not aware of it, Gene has a good demonstration on his website. I use a weed burner to heat to red and then quench in water. When the sound of your hammer goes from thud to ringing, it is time to re-anneal. I never work it hot as it is not required.

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