very nice indeedI'm currently finishing off a brass model here. I might post some pics up when done. I do like this though - I wasn't aware how you could foil the edges. Interesting.
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thiswasmyclone,
Wed 31 Dec 2008, 14:42,
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Foil is not hard to use.If you foil light colored glass where you can see the inside of it, get the black backed stuff so the bright copper doesn't show.
I applied it along the edges (the foil is adhesive), then folded the edges over onto the surfaces, then burnished it with the body of a Sharpie pen. But the glass has to be slightly ground for the foil to stick to it- it'll just slip off of smooth glass.
I also used a patina to darken the solder and make it grey.
(I applied it along the edges (the foil is adhesive), then folded the edges over onto the surfaces, then burnished it with the body of a Sharpie pen. But the glass has to be slightly ground for the foil to stick to it- it'll just slip off of smooth glass.
I also used a patina to darken the solder and make it grey.
The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure.,
Wed 31 Dec 2008, 14:48,
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