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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 10363966, member: 56"]That's a ton of work for a piece that's only 9" by 12". A real show-stopper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the size of the piece, I would guess it was assembled using copper foil rather than lead came. The foil takes a solder bead over top to join the pieces. It's a technique frequently used for lamp shades, because the solder bead join is much less prominent when joining small pieces than even a narrow lead came would be.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]b6K-Z9LM1pQ[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lead came</p><p>[ATTACH=full]521481[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper foil</p><p>[ATTACH=full]521480[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 10363966, member: 56"]That's a ton of work for a piece that's only 9" by 12". A real show-stopper. Given the size of the piece, I would guess it was assembled using copper foil rather than lead came. The foil takes a solder bead over top to join the pieces. It's a technique frequently used for lamp shades, because the solder bead join is much less prominent when joining small pieces than even a narrow lead came would be. [MEDIA=youtube]b6K-Z9LM1pQ[/MEDIA] Lead came [ATTACH=full]521481[/ATTACH] Copper foil [ATTACH=full]521480[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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