LeeU Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'm not into experimenting if there may be damage to my kiln, so the question I have is: would 3/8" wide x .0015" thick actual copper tape (not wire) applied as a single layer with space between the strips-- on green ware & single fired to cone 5 --either without glaze, or over or under a commercial white glaze-- produce any problem--or just burn off--or maybe do something cool???? Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Won't hurt your kiln, so give it a shot! Make sure that it's positioned so that when the adhesive burns off it stays in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 lee, you might want to research the old posts about firing pennies. i know your tape is different but................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 In case it's of interest: Inlaying Copper Wire On Potshttps://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/5621-inlyaing-copper-wire-on-pots/ Copper Wire Glaze Test #2 - Cone 5/6 Electric Glaze Experiments PS Raku pix Tim Scull: White Crackle and Inlaid Copper Thread Vessels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, oldlady said: lee, you might want to research the old posts about firing pennies. i know your tape is different but................................... Pennies expand in the kiln due to the zinc metal that pennies are made from. Pennies have only a very thin copper veneer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! so wipe out my post and forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleasant Pottery Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 A friend of mine has been doing it for 20 years or so. He only places it at the tops as it becomes fluid. I'm not sure if I put in photo correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Pleasant Pottery said: places it at the tops as it becomes fluid Hi--so is this specific to the tape I am considering? Looks great. American Science & Surplus is having a sale on the tape-guess I'll go ahead and try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 One and a half thousandths thick, and sticks too! Please post back your results Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 18 hours ago, Pleasant Pottery said: I'm not sure if I put in photo correctly. Correct, but twice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted February 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 Well, the band of copper tape around the upper exterior did nothing--I assume it was too thin & will apply a thicker one next. The interior where I dropped in the ribbon of copper tape just looks/is charred over the bit of turquoise. The lighter areas on the sidewalls of the interior is granite dust, pressed in the raw body--the grit/roughness making it kind of an inside-out a bowl. I like to introduce paradox that renders what "should" be a functional form into something that can just sit there, and be stared at, or maybe to be felt up, but definitely not to serve soup in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 nice to see results of testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 8:48 PM, LeeU said: Well, the band of copper tape around the upper exterior did nothing--I assume it was too thin & will apply a thicker one next. The interior where I dropped in the ribbon of copper tape just looks/is charred over the bit of turquoise. The lighter areas on the sidewalls of the interior is granite dust, pressed in the raw body--the grit/roughness making it kind of an inside-out a bowl. I like to introduce paradox that renders what "should" be a functional form into something that can just sit there, and be stared at, or maybe to be felt up, but definitely not to serve soup in. Wow! It melted!! Sorry Lee for being late to the party, I just now saw this whole thread. Do you think the copper strip was too thin? Would copper wire like 12 or 10 or 8 Gauge produce effects like in Peter's posts above?? What if you layered up the copper strips?? Very interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 Lee, did you also glaze your pot? In the pictures on this thread, it looks like the copper actually melted into the glazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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