copper mesh

[evenia]

Where can I find it and where can I find it cheap?

[Julabula]

With copper mesh, is the only requirement that it must be 100% copper?

[DesertDreamer]

Yup, it needs to be pure (or very close) copper, or you'll get yukky stuff.

Gail Joseph (GG Glass) sells a really nice variety of copper mesh sizes, and even offers an assortment. I found a different type of copper (looks like a stamped-out grid instead of woven mesh) at an art supply store in the mixed media department. PM me your address and I'll send you a few inches to play with.

[HardwoodTrailGlass]

Someone gifted me a WHOLE bunch and I can share! PM me if you'd like some.

[Julabula]

I saw some at a local art store, that said it was 100% copper, and was wondering if that would work...

Sorry, Julie, I didn't mean to hijack your thread! I can send you some, too, when I go pick some up.

~ Julie (the second, LOL)

[Heather/Ericaceae]

Any tricks for using copper mesh? I have some great stuff but 3 out of the four focals I used it in cracked after being batch annealed. (Luckily, in contradiction of Murphy's Law, the one that survived was my favorite!) Are there % or layering or heating rules for this stuff to balance out its quick expansion rate (especialy when batch annealing)? Or will I just have to take my chances until I can get a kiln?

I also happen to have some ultra-fine brass mesh (I think it's brass... it's quite yellow) - does *that* work in glass?

Thanks!

-Heather

[PaulaD]

Dick BLick Online