June of last year I posted a thread about kids name plates. In that thread I posted this picture of a name plate I made for my next door neighbor's new born son Henry, better known as Hank.

 

 

Now Hank has a baby sister named Penelope, better known as Pene. Well I made something for Hank so I felt compelled to make something for baby sister.

 

 

Hank got a village named after him so little sis should get at least a street named after her. 

Now comes the questions. I have never cut soft metal with the scroll saw before but I felt my copper letters came out OK. But I am hoping someone here can 1 - tell me the best

way to attach the letters to the painted wood and 2 - how to finish/seal the name plate so the copper will not tarnish (it that's possible).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

 

I'd attach the letters with CA glue- scraping the paint under the letters a little to get to bare wood first.

 

When we were younger, we would buff out inert bullet and then spray with clear lacquer. Used them for zipper pulls on our shop jackets. Drove the school admins up a wall. The brass and copper stayed shiny for a long time.

Thanks @lew. I was thinking of scraping some paint under the letters and using 2-part clear epoxy. I haven't had good luck with CA glue sticking to metal. If I go with CA glue would you recommend the thick formula, I only have medium Because it may be hung in a baby's room I want to make sure there is NO WAY the letters could ever come off. 

I have never used lacquer of any sort, can you do multiple coats with it?

Edited May 12, 20251 yr by Bubba

I would also use thick CA and scuff the backs of the letters to give the CA more to grab on to. 
 

Multiple applications of lacquer are good. Lacquer bonds to itself without need to sand between layers. 

15 minutes ago, lew said:

 

Multiple applications of lacquer are good. Lacquer bonds to itself without need to sand between layers. 

Thanks again @lew, that is exactly what i needed to hear about the lacquer application.

@Bubba. Good on you for the kind gesture. Cool design and creativity.