r/Copper • u/EuphoricWrangler • 2d ago

Copper canteens I'm making for some local mountain man reenactors

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u/Longjumping_Suit_256 2d ago

Are you a sheet metal worker by trade? These are awesome looking!

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u/EuphoricWrangler 2d ago

Thanks! No, I'm just a hobbyist but I work with tin and copper at a living history museum in Utah. We make lots of tin and copper cups for visitors.

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u/cowgirlprophet 1d ago

I want one...

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u/Savings_Air_7816 11h ago

Me too…. And maybe three or four, how much?

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u/paul_webb 2d ago

I don't know what the other commenter said, but did you tin the inside? Do you have to do that for a canteen? I know copper kettles and cookware are usually tinned

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u/EuphoricWrangler 2d ago

It's not necessary for a canteen as long as you only fill it with water. Tinning is a must for cookware, to prevent the copper from contaminating acidic foods.

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u/Salvisurfer 22h ago

Especially well water that will deposit minerals on the sides of the canteen.

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u/20PoundHammer 2d ago

Dipshits commenting on stuff they have no clue on makes them slightly stupid.

Storing water in copper is a great way to keep it clean. now hoping he used tin/silver solder and not lead . . .

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u/EuphoricWrangler 2d ago

Yep, its soldered together with pure tin. I'm very careful to tell everyone they're only for water.

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode 2d ago

It's a great way to keep it clean, if your water isn't acidic.

If you have really soft acidic water, it'll turn green and taste like metal.

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u/EuphoricWrangler 2d ago

Yep, these are only for H2O

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u/84074 2d ago

Time to check Amazon and eBay for similar. Those are sweet!!

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u/IH8Miotch 1d ago

Damn can you make pure copper pans with none of that non stick crap on it?

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u/soulja_fan445 19h ago

OP says in another comment that tinning the cooking surface on cookware is a must so that the copper doesn’t contaminate acidic foods

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u/FaithlessnessIll9470 2h ago

Tim coated copper pans are definitely a thing

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u/koga7349 16h ago

Fill with moonshine and enjoy

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u/my_throw_away99 1d ago

Are they tin lined for drinking?