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Lampwork => Lampworking Tip n Tricks => Topic started by: limetree on October 29, 2009, 08:07:55 PM

Title: Copper foil
Post by: limetree on October 29, 2009, 08:07:55 PM
Hi,

I've just seen some beads which had copper foil incorporated in the bead. It looks like shapes were cut out and then somehow encased in the bead.
Does anyone know where I can get some copper foil and how to use it?
I've checked on tuffnell website and it they only seem to sell the thin leaf sheets. Not thick enough to cut into shapes.

Thanks!!!
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Trudi on October 29, 2009, 08:19:48 PM
I bought mine from warm glass!
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Steampunkglass on October 29, 2009, 08:45:09 PM
Check out model making shops, foil will be too thin, you need thin sheets ideally. There is a tutorial (somewhere) in the tutorial sections about putting copper foil onto of white beads and burning in; the copper and glass melt to make green and green/blue although you need to be careful as it flares and spits an awful lot.
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Warm Glass UK on November 04, 2009, 01:31:09 PM
The stuff we sell works really well in those paper stampers that you can buy cheaply from craft shops so you can stamp shapes out of the copper foil to include in your glass work........
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: julieHB on November 04, 2009, 01:55:02 PM
Yes, that's the stuff, Pippa.....but you are sold out, or so it says on your webbie  :)
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Kaz on November 04, 2009, 01:55:21 PM
Hi Pippa
Could you provide a link - not sure where to look on your site?
Thanks
Kazx
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: julieHB on November 04, 2009, 01:57:01 PM
Here you are, Kaz: http://www.warm-glass.co.uk/Shop/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=2545
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Trudi on November 04, 2009, 02:35:13 PM
or if it's plain copper foil you'll want http://www.warm-glass.co.uk/shop/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=363

T x
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Kaz on November 04, 2009, 02:38:05 PM
Thanks Laydees!
Kazx
Title: Re: Copper foil
Post by: Warm Glass UK on November 05, 2009, 09:18:45 AM
Thanks for putting the links in guys. It was out of stock but we received a 40ft container delivery from the States on Monday so lots of things that had got low or were out of stock are now back  :)