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i knew what a ballcock is but i had no idea there were made in copper. Looks like a fun project.

This is awfully cute, but am I the only immature person here who had a Beavis-y reaction to this post..."huh-huh, ballcocks were invented by Thomas Crapper.

slowdown - you are definitely NOT the only one!

Very cool! And yeah, I think this post brought out the Beavis & Butthead in all of us.

Is this an antique ballcock?

Thanks for the education, I always just called it that little black bulby floaty thing. Too bad they're no longer that cool looking.

This is not an antique--it's just a little more expensive than the black plastic one... http://www.plumbingsupply.com/toilet-parts.html

slowdown -- You should have seen some of the alternate post titles that I came up with!

what a charming project ! thank you

I've never understood copper planters... since copper is an herbicide - is that the right term? Anyhow, copper kills plants. So using copper for a planter without some type of interior lining like a plastic pot, seems like a bad idea, especially for such a small pot (since there isn't much dirt between the copper and the plant). I know this isn't the only copper planter out there, but I've never understood decorative copper planters either.