Making a 22” high End Table
Make 12 tiles, 7” x 7”, .020 copper on one side, .050 stainless steel on the other
Need 8 – 22” long pieces of 8-32 thread rod
· These may need to be trimmed to 21.5” later
· 10-24 rod would be better, if it will fit
Cut 24 – 7” long pieces of ¼” copper pipe –
· bend pipe straight with bender before cutting
· use band saw for cutting the soft pipe
· use file to clean up band saw cut
· after cutting, make sure the thread rod passes through
Need 16 nuts (to fit thread rod) – lock nuts may be ideal
· Also need rubber caps for heads & feet
Groove opposite ends of each tile so that copper pipe is completely hidden, when placed in the groove
Patina the copper pipe black. Let dry, they spray with Incralac
· Put several on a coat hanger wire when spraying
Glue the copper pipe pieces into each groove – make sure they are exactly located
· Which glue to use?
Edge black the tile sides – use black solvent dye in an oil-based urethane, dry overnight, then dry in oven
· then topcoat with low-gloss black latex
Texturize the SS and copper sides of the tiles then paint each with a different color
· Clear – blue – green – red – orange – yellow – purple – chartreuse – violet – white – black - brown
Assemble all the tiles in the chain configuration
Set on top a 24” round glass top
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