Haha! The copper outlasting the cotton is okay, and it is probably infinitely reusable. Unless you have to snip a piece to unwind it, in which case you might only get 10 to 40 years out of the wire, depending on how much you have to snip. If you wanted it green, you could probably lightly sand the wire after it's wrapped, and paint it with a patinating agent. I think you can get it in craft stores, along with copper paint.
Philip McMinnville, Ore. On Apr 13, 5:44 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > Copper goes dark brown and stays that way for a long time before going > > green. > > That is a problem. Copper lasts so much longer than cotton. It will > take forever for the coating to wear off. The change in color to its > final patina will take even longer. By the time the wire reaches its > magnum opus patina, the cloth will have dissolved into atomic > particles. > > On Apr 12, 11:17 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Copper goes dark brown and stays that way for a long time before going > > green. > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Philip Williamson < > > > philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Crystal radio handlebars! I think the great thing about crystal radios > > > is you don't even need a battery, right? > > > It does look good with the copper rivets on the Brooks. This wire must > > > be coated, because the first wrap has only gotten a bit darker, but > > > not green. Green would be okay, too. I think you could green it up > > > right away, if you wanted. > > > > PaTEENa, or PATinuh? :^) > > > Philip > > > > On Apr 12, 8:04 am, Adam DeFayette <adam.defaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > This looks awesome - I am going to do this, it'll match the copper > > > > rivets in a Brooks. > > > > > Thanks for the idea. > > > > > On Apr 12, 10:24 am, amoll68 <amol...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > Neat idea, Philip. Fun stuff. > > > > > > Alex > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
