[TheForge] Copper plating as an outdoor finish

[The Millers]

JUST DIVE IN!!

Over the past year I have entered the world of water 
sculpture/fountains/etc.
I have done them in copper and stainless steel and had a learning curve 
all the way around, pumps, material, water flow, water containment, etc.

Stainless may be an option and use one of the sculpt nouveau copper or 
bronze metal coatings, and put a patina on it. Then your substrate is 
STAINLESS STEEL!! More money but corrosion resistence to the max.

Ray Miller
Cincinnati



On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 11:10 AM, Shannell Sugrue wrote:

> I have a customer who wants a water sculpture, Ive offered to do it in 
> steel
> and copper plate it so it patinates over time, question is how well 
> does
> plating handle being wet??? if the plating is thick enough could I say 
> 10
> years to him??? he initially asked for it to be done in copper but I 
> dont
> fancy the learning curve to forge a new material, or should I just 
> dive in?
>
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