While precious metals like gold and silver have always been used as a hedge against bets, excuse me, investments in the stock market, the latest marketing ploy has to have some of the promoters of this concept making their sales pitch with tongue in cheek. Clever metal marketers are now pushing Copper Bullion as the next bullish metal for rich returns. Copper bullion bars, ingots, coins, and even vintage pennies are emerging as a brand new niche with precious metals investors and collectors.
Over the years, the composition of the penny has changed many times, and today there isn’t enough copper in them to matter. Back in the old days, I mean the really old days, from 1793 to 1837, the penny was made of pure copper.
In addition to copper’s antimicrobial properties, it is also an effective tool for controlling other bothersome pests such as mosquitoes and slugs. Making your own copper barriers is simple. Cut the copper sheeting into strips at least two or three inches wide and place them along the edge of your garden’s border, pressing the metal down approximately one inch into the soil. Just make sure you’ve removed all of the slugs from the area you are encircling, or you’ll be keeping the slugs inside instead of out.
By Chris Granger Imagine this: You’re about to build yourself a nice fence that’s about twenty-five posts long and you decide to both decorate and protect it from natural rotting with some copper post caps. However, when you go to the store, you realize that at five bucks a cap, this project suddenly skyrockets in [...]
Wolf Dosch decided to stop making jewelry and pursue his dream of becoming a 3-D artist, working in metal, but also incorporating other materials as the muse so inspired. His work is very unusual, spanning the creative horizon from beautiful yet practical pieces for the desktop, to striking wall art that combines shape, color and form into compelling visual art that captures and controls the eye.
From the very beginning, copper has been a key component in efforts to harness solar energy, and continues to be a bright spot of encouragement in the development of these solar renewable energy systems.
A copper cutting board not only kills 99.9% of germs, it thaws your frozen foods in half the time. The natural beauty of copper also adds a special touch to any kitchen. So, you can protect your family, cut down on time in the kitchen, and improve the décor. Looks like copper is the killer you could learn to love!
Now you can recharge your favorite electronics communication devices, thanks to the amazing nature of copper, and the innovative “Juice Bag.” Thanks to the highly conductive and flexible nature of copper, a low-battery warning doesn’t have to mean the end of your remote connectivity. The Atlanta-based company Reware has developed a portable charging system that uses the innovative copper-based CIGS (Copper-Indium-Gallium Sulfide) solar film.
Metal sculptor Rob Koehl creates beautiful artwork using copper, a plasma cutter, hammer, and MIG welder. He describes his work as Naive American, but I feel it would be more aptly described as metal magic.
Pete McCaskill is a metal sculptor that works in wood and metal, most often copper and copper sheeting. His work brings out the beauty of these two unique mediums, producing striking beauty from simple materials.
