[TheForge] Copper inlay in steel

[Marc]

I had an idea to gouge a piece of steel (1/8" to 1/4") with a plasma cutter
and either hammer in or melt in some copper wire. I tried it really quick
today and it doesn't look like it is going to be easy.
Has anyone tried it or heard of doing it?
The melting process just produced blobs of copper. Is there some kind of
prep after the gouging to clean or flux the grove?
I also found it difficult to get a uniform grove. So I think that is why I
had problems with the hammering approach. Maybe going over it with some type
of gouge or rotary tool might even it out.
Does anyone have any ideas.
Thanks in advance
Marc V. Davis III
Marc of the Hammer
Allen Park, Mi.
Marc3rd@comcast.net