Welding A Bronze Sculpture And Adding Patinas

[@butziporsche8646]

I have always loved experimenting w/ different recipes for patinas. I keep my potassium sulfide sealed in brown glass bottles. Light and air ruin it. One of my coolest patinas on a passive copper plating on steel was potassium sulfide, ammonium chloride, and sodium thiosulfate applied hot. Looks like textured leather.

[@austinhargett5792]

That’s so awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@Welddotcom]

That is super cool we will have to try it!

[@butziporsche8646]

@@Welddotcom You know the drill. Mix up copper sulfate in water and I use a bit of sulfuric acid and brush it on your clean steel to plate it. The plating/wash is really thin so stuff like vinegar and salt with ammonia vapor will eat it right off. I usually use my 10% sulfuric acid pickle bath as it becomes charged with copper ions during the process of cleaning post sil-brazing (I build large model live steam engines and boilers as a hobby). If you guys are pickling your bronze/brass/copper you probably have your plating bath already.

[@darrellolsen1204]

Brilliant video, really interesting 😎👌

[@AllenBaxter-dr7oh]

Been doing what you do for 35 years. Learned a lot. And I am very good. I see you guys have the eye. Keep it up.

[@artfx9]

Hell ya! 💖

[@fabianariel78]

I doing this job for 25 years.. y aluminum brass, bronze .horses eagles, sculpture ,in Los Angeles ..kokos foundry.

[@jessbakerjess]

i am just starting out bronze casting.do you use a specefic silicon bronze filler rod or can you just use any? im concerned about getting a match to the original cast bronze. kind regards Dave

[@agaming0324]

Could you give me any tips for welding pipe, I just finished up structural (not perfect) but I did pass all bend test. I'm using 6010 for root and 7018 fill. 6g position. I've been in school for about 3 months. Ngl that pipe is a whole different ball game to me.

[@austinhargett5792]

I have a few videos inside the weld app on 2 and 5 g. I’ll get around to the 6G soon