Re: MtMan-List: Tinning/"Oakum"

[Roger Lahti <lahtirog@gte.net>]

John,
My point exactly. I have burned off the steel wool and knocked out most of the
tinning agent but the oakum may work much better. When I can get some I will try
it. BTW, Tom and I were trying to tin a copper pot he had made of .011 thick
copper. I had trouble getting the tin to 'take' on the initial try so Tom cleaned
the pot out a bit and re fluxed. I put the thing back on my propane stove and
proceeded to burn a big hole in the bottom. The other pots I've made were of .022
thickness and did not give that problem. Consider this a warning to those playing
around with this craft. Do not use really thin copper or brass lest you loose the
vessel to the goddess Pele!

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