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8×10 Polished copper plates?

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September 21, 2015 at 6:19 pm #17485

Sean Culver
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I haven’t bought plates in a few years. I’ve been helping Bing shophere in the U.S. Daniel Smith has phased out their printmaking supplies. I went to Blick in Chicago today and the plates (supplied by K&S in Chicago) do not have a mirror finish (and they seem to be overpriced.) Does anyone else have a source for copper?
-Sean

September 22, 2015 at 7:30 am #17486

nawagi
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Renaissance Graphic Art Supply carries them in 2 styles: economy and polished.

NWG

October 5, 2015 at 9:34 am #17490

jgmotamedi
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I have shifted over to brass, and get them here:
https://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=1590&step=4&showunits=inches&id=1116&top_cat=79
All metal from this site that has PVC on one side is mirror finish. They also have copper with PVC on one side, but I have no experience with it.

October 7, 2015 at 2:19 am #17491

phuphuphnik
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I have had bad luck plating onto brass, I get a yellow scum on it. I’m using a cyanide bath for it. Graphic has 8×10, unpolished.
https://www.graphicchemical.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=263&cat=Economy+Copper+Plates+16+Guage+%28.064%29
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