Re: OT: copper trellis' (And Fine Gardening Article)
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- Subject: Re: OT: copper trellis' (And Fine Gardening Article)
- From: G* S* <g*@swbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 09:16:04 -0600 (MDT)
My husband Glenn says to bend and shape copper tubing you need a copper tubing
bender. What it is is a very tightly coiled spring and you put the copper tubing
in it and then you bend the spring and it keeps the copper tubing from crimping on
you. My husband Glenn use to have his own construction business and he said all
the plumbers had them. Also there was a section on Hometime about bending and
putting copper tubing together so as to make trellis's with the copper. The
person demonstrating said that they made all sizes of trellis's. So maybe that
section can be found on HOMETIME's web page.
Linda Owen Simmons
Henryanner wrote:
> In a message dated 98-04-06 09:02:18 EDT, you write:
>
> << i have designed a couple of trellis' using copper tubing. i've never
> worked in copper before, just steel.
>
> has anyone worked with copper tubing before? anyone out there a
> plumber/artist/gardener? if you can give me some tips on working (bending
> and joining) it, i'd be very grateful if you could email me....
> >>
>
> I'm glad to see this question come up.
>
> I'd like to know about this, too. Furthermore, there was, I am almost certain,
> an article four or five years ago in FINE GARDENING on constructing a trellis
> from copper using liquid nails--yes, liquid nails--to join it and I have been
> unable to refind this article and would appreciate if somone with a continuous
> run might oblige with the volume and page numbers so I can get hold of another
> copy. Please.
>
> Anner Whitehead, Richmond,VA
> Henry Hall Henryanner@aol.com
