Comments on: Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part 13: Soldering the Copper Bathtub http://www.bearfortlodge.com/bearfort_lodge/2008/08/remodeling-a-small-bathroom-in-a-log-home-part-xiii-soldering-the-copper-bathtub/ Log Cabin Life and the Art of Log Home Maintenance Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bearfort http://www.bearfortlodge.com/bearfort_lodge/2008/08/remodeling-a-small-bathroom-in-a-log-home-part-xiii-soldering-the-copper-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 Bearfort Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:41:48 +0000 http://www.bearfortlodge.com/?p=482#comment-2178 Hello Ann -- Thanks for visiting the site! Ah sounds like a wonderful tub. I purchased my copper sheet from a company called Passaic Metals in Passaic New Jersey. The sheets i purchased are 3' x 12' and I believe, If I remember right, they are 20 g sheets. Pretty thick stuff yet still workable. Yes I had considered making the tub n one piece however I wanted the tub to be 3' wide by over 6' long. As a result I had to come up with a different strategy. I had an old dry sink that i used as the model and chose to assemble the tub in a similar manner: using one sheet for the entire length including the ends and flashing that was needed at the top of each end the sides were then cut to shape with tabs so that I had enough overlap to shape double-lap seams. As a result there are only two seams - one running from end to end on each side. The seams are tight and nearly invisible as a result giving the appearance on a single sheet of copper. Had I wanted to use a single sheet for the entire tub the sheet would have to have been 12' x 8' of a much thicker material to compensate for thickness lost to stretching the copper to its depth of 18". Hello Ann — Thanks for visiting the site! Ah sounds like a wonderful tub. I purchased my copper sheet from a company called Passaic Metals in Passaic New Jersey. The sheets i purchased are 3′ x 12′ and I believe, If I remember right, they are 20 g sheets. Pretty thick stuff yet still workable. Yes I had considered making the tub n one piece however I wanted the tub to be 3′ wide by over 6′ long. As a result I had to come up with a different strategy. I had an old dry sink that i used as the model and chose to assemble the tub in a similar manner: using one sheet for the entire length including the ends and flashing that was needed at the top of each end the sides were then cut to shape with tabs so that I had enough overlap to shape double-lap seams. As a result there are only two seams – one running from end to end on each side. The seams are tight and nearly invisible as a result giving the appearance on a single sheet of copper. Had I wanted to use a single sheet for the entire tub the sheet would have to have been 12′ x 8′ of a much thicker material to compensate for thickness lost to stretching the copper to its depth of 18″.

]]> By: Ann http://www.bearfortlodge.com/bearfort_lodge/2008/08/remodeling-a-small-bathroom-in-a-log-home-part-xiii-soldering-the-copper-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 Ann Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:22:24 +0000 http://www.bearfortlodge.com/?p=482#comment-2177 We purchased a clawfoot bathtub made in the 1800's it is in rough condition. The copper inside the bathtub on each end needs to be replaced. We are going to call a tins smith to see if we can have new pieces made or a whole piece molded to fit like an insert. The copper sits inside a metal base in the shape of a cast iron clawfoot. It has an oak trim that sits on the top. So if you don't mind some questions for you. Where did you get your copper pieces, & how thick is it? Did you ever consider making it all one piece? Thank you, Ann We purchased a clawfoot bathtub made in the 1800′s it is in rough condition. The copper inside the bathtub on each end needs to be replaced. We are going to call a tins smith to see if we can have new pieces made or a whole piece molded to fit like an insert. The copper sits inside a metal base in the shape of a cast iron clawfoot. It has an oak trim that sits on the top. So if you don’t mind some questions for you. Where did you get your copper pieces, & how thick is it? Did you ever consider making it all one piece?

Thank you,
Ann

]]> By: Log Cabin Small Bathroom Copper Bathtub Layout — Bearfort Lodge http://www.bearfortlodge.com/bearfort_lodge/2008/08/remodeling-a-small-bathroom-in-a-log-home-part-xiii-soldering-the-copper-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Log Cabin Small Bathroom Copper Bathtub Layout — Bearfort Lodge Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:28:46 +0000 http://www.bearfortlodge.com/?p=482#comment-1006 [...] Once I had all of the bends, tabs and double lap seams made I could move on to the next step of soldering the seams and shaping the custom copper bathtub. [...] [...] Once I had all of the bends, tabs and double lap seams made I could move on to the next step of soldering the seams and shaping the custom copper bathtub. [...]

]]> By: Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part XIV: Placing the Copper Bathtub   http://www.bearfortlodge.com/bearfort_lodge/2008/08/remodeling-a-small-bathroom-in-a-log-home-part-xiii-soldering-the-copper-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part XIV: Placing the Copper Bathtub   Sat, 23 May 2009 00:16:02 +0000 http://www.bearfortlodge.com/?p=482#comment-425 [...] in ← Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part XIII: Soldering the Copper Bathtub Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part XV: Hanging Elk Antler Lighting [...] [...] in ← Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part XIII: Soldering the Copper Bathtub Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part XV: Hanging Elk Antler Lighting [...]

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