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   theslateman | May 20, 2009 02:00am | #1

   I like the copper shingles a lot .

   I'd like the diamonds more if they were more traditional , but thats just me .

   How much cabbage would a sq. of those copper jewels be ??

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   cu | May 20, 2009 02:02am | #2

   I'd like the diamonds more if they were more traditional ,

   Meaning what?

   How much cabbage would a sq. of those copper jewels be ??

   I'm still working on that.

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   theslateman | May 20, 2009 02:05am | #3

   Narrower and longer 

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   Dinosaur | May 20, 2009 02:09am | #4

   Awesome looking, as usual. And I wouldn't call them 'fake' anything. They don't have to imitate something else to be real in their own right....

    

   Okay, now I've screwed up my courage and I'm gonna ask a really dumb question, and I give you permission in advance to laff at me.

   I don't see any gutter-lap on the sides of those shingles. What keeps the rain from runnin' down between 'em? I assume these aren't meant to be just decorative. Am I not seeing something?

   Dinosaur

   How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....

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   cu | May 20, 2009 02:12am | #5

   I don't see any gutter-lap on the sides of those shingles. What keeps the rain from runnin' down between 'em?

   They're just laying on my shop table. There'd be a starter course under the 1st course. They've got the same lap/headlap as slate, but not as much headlap as cedar shingles.  

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   Dinosaur | May 20, 2009 02:42am | #6

   Okay, I got it. I was thinking laterally instead of vertically.

   Must be I'm vertically challenged tonite. Gonna go eat somethin' and shaddup, now....

   Dinosaur

   How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....

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   Snort | May 20, 2009 02:50am | #8

   Veeeeerrrrrry interestink. Nice look. Got a pic of the back side... of the shingles, ok. How would it be walking on them?http://www.tvwsolar.com

   Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill

   I would set him in chains at the top of the hill

   Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille

   He could die happily ever after"

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   FatRoman | May 20, 2009 02:48am | #7

   I'm partial to the copper ones. I think they'd be really cool as sidewall shingles, too.

   Did you wrap something with the copper, or are they more like box tops and hollow underneath?

   'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb

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   cu | May 20, 2009 03:51am | #10

   >>>>>>>>>>Did you wrap something with the copper, or are they more like box tops and hollow underneath?
   They're hollow, but only about 1/4" thick tapering to nothing at the top. They're pretty strong - I wouldn't hesitate to walk on them and I'm down to 240 lbs.

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   stevent1 | May 20, 2009 03:42am | #9

   Nice concept.

   Are any in use?

    

   Chuck S

   live, work, build, ...better with wood
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   cu | May 20, 2009 03:52am | #11

   >>>>>>>>>>Are any in use?Not yet.

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   Sphere | May 20, 2009 03:58am | #12

   I like em. They look like they'd be an easy install.

   I'll be up to get the finishing stuff I need in the AM. on my way by. Did we forget I need shingles too? Maybe 2 bundles. Of the sample I left.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations

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   GregGibson | May 20, 2009 04:09am | #13

   I tried to get Luka to shingle his main shelter with license plates one time, years ago. I figured we could all mail him our old tags, from all over the country.So I invented this look, thank you very much !Greg

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   rez | May 20, 2009 06:21am | #15

    

   greg invented the look. 

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   JohnT8 | Jun 08, 2009 10:55am | #19

   I tried to get Luka to shingle his main shelter with license plates one time, years ago. I figured we could all mail him our old tags, from all over the country.

   Someone else already came up with that as siding:

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=65426.914jt8

   Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg

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   GregGibson | Jun 08, 2009 02:21pm | #20

   Whoa, I missed that thread. How cool is that ?Needs a hubcap house right next door. F'eng Shua, you know. Balance.Greg

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   splintergroupie | May 20, 2009 05:12am | #14

   I assume the copper ones would be face nailed through the top part, but how would you fix the diamonds to the sheathing? (I could look all throughh the turret thread for an answer, but hoping you'll have mercy.)

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   cu | May 20, 2009 12:36pm | #16

   .>>>>>>but how would you fix the diamonds to the sheathing?clips

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   jimjimjim | May 20, 2009 06:42pm | #17

   CU,  They look great.  If there is to be a significant reveal, perhaps each copper shingle should have a clip on each side (about halfway up) to secure the bottom edge of the shingles in the course above.

   Jim x 3

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   theslateman | May 24, 2009 12:31pm | #18

   Grant ,

   Thought any more about what it would cost the customer to have these made up  ??

   Best ,   Walter

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   FatRoman | Jun 08, 2009 03:14pm | #21

   You're wanted above.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb

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