Weld Pennies??

[Hotfoot]

I know they are not copper, but how do I weld a bunch of pennies to each other, and to steel?? Can I braze them to brass rod?

[usmcpop]

Pennies up to 1981 mint date are copper. 1982 is mixed.

I'd say braze or solder the old ones, solder the new.

[aametalmaster]

I know they are not copper, but how do I weld a bunch of pennies to each other, and to steel?? Can I braze them to brass rod?

You should be able to solder them to brass rod. I solderd a string of them together for a braclet years ago...Bob

[trial&error]

i used to take a new penny every year and turn it silver with solder. Then ask people if they've seen one of the new silver pennies. Really confused alot of them. it took a little time at the solder station to really make it shine and all the detail to show through without any solder pooling around the lettering.

[Thurman]

I had to see where "Hotfoot" was from before posting this, I wanted to make sure he was not FBI still looking for me. Back in '68, while at Tech School, we took 100 pennies, stacked them with a very small piece of solder/flux between each of them, put them in a C-clamp, and then into a heat treat oven to bring them up to temp. When removed, we had 100 pennies soldered together. We cleaned them up, wrapped them with the proper wrapper, and guess who got elected to turn them into a bank? Yep, me. Back then they didn't ask you to fill out any forms, or show I.D., nothing. I always wondered what the look on some tellers face was when they opened that roll and tried to use the pennies. David (last name withheld to protect me)

[Hotfoot]

Thurman: Some retiree has those on his mantle right now, I imagine, and has some great story concocted that goes with them!

I was thinking of using a bunch of pennies for fish-type scales on a Dragon I was doing, but went with lugnuts and 20 MM projectiles, instead...but still might try it one day!
(Sorry for the re-run)

[danase]

I had to see where "Hotfoot" was from before posting this, I wanted to make sure he was not FBI still looking for me. Back in '68, while at Tech School, we took 100 pennies, stacked them with a very small piece of solder/flux between each of them, put them in a C-clamp, and then into a heat treat oven to bring them up to temp. When removed, we had 100 pennies soldered together. We cleaned them up, wrapped them with the proper wrapper, and guess who got elected to turn them into a bank? Yep, me. Back then they didn't ask you to fill out any forms, or show I.D., nothing. I always wondered what the look on some tellers face was when they opened that roll and tried to use the pennies. David (last name withheld to protect me)

Hotfoot is Secret Service!

[hankj]

M'God, Footerator, what in 'ell are ya makin' now?

I'm sure it will have the same level of creativity of all of your other magic stuff.

Hank

[Pangea]

TIG weld the pre '81 pennies using copper wire for filler. Cake

[changingground]

Thurman: Some retiree has those on his mantle right now, I imagine, and has some great story concocted that goes with them!

I was thinking of using a bunch of pennies for fish-type scales on a Dragon I was doing, but went with lugnuts and 20 MM projectiles, instead...but still might try it one day!
(Sorry for the re-run)

This is off topic, but man, I really like this! Nice work.

CLearly I've got to start thinking about different scales (that is, sizes). Thanks for posting that piece, Hotfoot.

[vaselinessa]

i used to take a new penny every year and turn it silver with solder.

I've been trying to make pennies silver with solder, but I can't get an even coat on them or get the sides done. (I've never been great with solder.) Have any advice you could share on good technique for coating pennies in solder, using flux, etc.? Anyone?

Better yet, have a video of you doing one from start to finish?

(No, I don't want to plate with zinc. I'm using that for another purpose.)

[Roger]

Copper penny now just metal content would be worth more than a penny. After 1982 only copper plated zinc pennies are now minted.