Copper Top


Here are some photos from the copper top we did the other day. The Geocel 2310 Brushable tri-polymer sealant from ABC supply is the best for gluing copper to MDF underlayment. We had set the last piece and had it clamped when we discovered we were 1/4" out of registration. loosened the clamps and gently slid it to rights. Try that with contact adhesive!



Copper tops are not green, but it's an inexpensive way to do a counter top that looks cooler than Formica. It's soft and rustic and ages to a pretty cool patina. A local bar had a tenderizing party when they put in a new top and gave out hammers and let the patrons hammer on it.



Total cost $150 for the two 3x10 16oz copper sheets, 50 bucks for the glue, and the regular set up for Formica, and six or seven hours for two guys to fold it all in.




The blank is 5/8 MDF underlayment reinforced with 2x6 for an edge profile of 2 1/8"




Rolling out the 3' x 10' 16 oz copper sheets





Scribing the shape of the top onto the copper





Make the plan then cut it out, dotted lines are folds, solid are cuts





Notching the under fold area ahead of time





The inside corners need a fillet





The fillet has ears that get tacked up under the top





Fillet installed and ready for the top





Setting the crease with a rubber hammer





Working a radius into the corner with the round shaft of a chisel





Working the edge with a hard chunk of southern yellow pine





Starting the under fold using two chunks of yellow pine





Test fit in the studio cabin





The finished fillet and cut out for the farm sink





The finished out-corner





Finished studio kitchenette


 

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