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Letter 25017
Stainless and Copper Range Hood
[Missouri]
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Hi,
I am trying to find a cost-effective solution to creating a custom
range hood without spending a fortune. I had envisioned alternating
stainless steel and copper rows with a nice bowed cutout at the rim
that I could just install over my existing basic non-ducted hood.
How can I bond the copper to the stainless steel to stand up to
the heat - even if without chemicals. Can they be soldered together?
Or otherwise, how else can they overlap? I had thought about taking 2
sheets, one copper and one stainless and overlapping them, with the
top one cut into strips everywhere but the ends, but I am concerned
it will still look unattached. Please advise.
Thanks.
Aileen Mayo
Hobbyist - Belton, MO, USA
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Unfortunately, stainless steel can't be soldered. So you
would be limited to epoxy or fasteners.
I don't fully understand what you are proposing, but even
with my own lack of artistic sensibility, I'd have to agree
that such an assembly will probably look "unattached" unless
it includes screws that quite obviously connect the copper
strips to the stainless strips.
Artists would probably laugh at me but I think copper
screws where the stainless overlaps the copper and stainless
screws where the copper overlaps the stainless might look
okay.
Ted Mooney
finishing.com - Brick, NJ
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August 16, 2006
You can tig weld stainless steel to copper using a deoxidized
copper filler rod. We have done this to a sample piece we intend on
using stainless steel and copper for a up coming fountian we will be
building. We are also looking at incorperating stainless into our
hoods in the future.
Good luck
master coppersmith
Mark Murphey
Mark Murphey
- Indianapolis, IN
February 24, 2007
We are getting our kitchen redone and I would like to make a
copper range to cover a built in vent. (at this time we are
considering a Faber stainless insert) I saw an article in a
woodworkers magazine years ago about copper cladding a plywood range
hood. That is sort of what I had in mind. I can work with copper a
little. If anyone could direct to a magazine, or could provide a
little advice I would appreciate it.
Richard Truelove
consumer - Baltimore, MD, USA
August 27, 2007
Stainless steel can be soldered. In fact, it solders almost as
clean as copper, much better than galvanized steel, tin, terne, or
lead coated metal. Might be a little late, but I figured I'd throw my
advice out there.
Aaron Vogler
- Haubstadt, IN
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