Posts tagged: solder
Turn Copper Pipe into a Dining Room Table
By DIY Maven
Jim had a box of copper pipe and fittings. After a bunch of measuring, cutting and soldering, Jim had himself a very cool dining room table. He applied a coat of 'a patina inducing solution' to get that well-loved look. You can read more about the project at Junk Market Style.
Photo credits: Jim Healy
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1Please Help Me Fix My Hang-It-All!
By ChrisjobI picked up an Eames Hang-It-All on a recent trip to the DWR Warehouse sale.
Two of the horizontal pieces (yellow/pink and green/purple) were not attached, as seen in this photo:
How should I fix this? Epoxy? Industrial Strength Adhesive? Can it be welded or soldered without screwing up the white powder coat?
How To: Introduction to Soldering
By ChrisjobEven if you're not totally ready to geek out and start building robots, some basic soldering knowledge is quite useful to the basic DIYster. It requires very little investment (<$20), and can end up saving you money on audio-cable or holiday light repairs.
Here's a complete, but non-intimidating introductory how-to from HackADay.com. If you get overwhelmed, just remember: heat wire one, heat wire two, fuse with solder.
The copper pipe sculpture: what to do with your new soldering skills
By alexrussell
While soldering joints in your new copper water lines is great, there are other ways to put those new skills to use. A fun and low-risk way to practice and perfect your soldering skills is to build sculptures out of copper pipe and fittings. It's surprising how many shapes and forms you can make out of rigid pipe and the limited types of copper fittings used for plumbing.
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