Market Monday: Enco

This week’s Market Monday is Enco. Enco is like McMaster’s little brother. They have quite a selection but not as much. Shipping is reasonable and the quality is usually good. Unlike McMaster, they allow you some control over what brand you receive rather than just shipping what they stock. They sell abrasives, machinery, hand tools, shop supplies, and even some raw materials. I have purchased calipers and various hand tools from them in the past with no issues.

Copper Canister

My kitchen utensil drawer is overflowing with tools – to the point not everything fits. My thought was putting a canister on the counter with the bulkier and longer tools would free up some space and allow other stuff to go in the drawer.

Sounds easy enough. Build a copper canister and load it up.

I started with a roll of copper flashing like I always do for copper projects.

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Mini Rose Tutorial

This guide will show you how to make your very own copper rose. This version is smaller than the ones I made a while back and the ones that I sell on my Etsy store . I will soon have these smaller ones listed as well at a price of $35 instead of the full size $60.

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For Sale!

I am currently selling some of my copper roses on Etsy.com. Find them here: My Etsy Store. I have them listed at $60 right now, most of the others I have seen for sale have been steel and have sold around $100 so this is quite a deal. Quantity discounts will be available for purchses of 6 and 12.