Working with Copper, Go Team Venture!

V in Copper

I have been taking a Jewelry class and the first thing I made was a V from the Venture Brothers cut out from roofing copper. The V I cut out was actually the scrap and you can see where I cut into the piece to get my saw in. This is my first foray into metalworking of any kind and I am really liking it.

I am going to take the reverse of this V and solder it to another sheet of copper I will cut out, then tarnish for contrast. I have read that miracle grow works well to give it a green appearance.

Other than copper, I am now starting to work with silver. The stakes are a little higher with silver but things are looking good so far.

Shrinking the electronics on Daft Helmet

IMG_2609My brother decided that the original Rabbit board we were using was not purpose based enough for the project so now we are re-making it. This new board should use less battery and will be smaller than the original design. My soldering worked! We powered on this little guy and Jesse started programming it. Once we are done, the whole thing will be inside the helmet with no external controls or battery pack to hide in my pocket. I will post the completed project once it is done.