Porous copper coatings, which act as wicks for liquid transport, were fabricated using a flame spraying process. Channels to enhance liquid flow were made in some of the porous copper coatings by placing pieces of aluminum wire mesh on the copper substrate before spraying. Coatings were made with porosity varying from 2 to 44%, and groove width ranging from 0.16 to 0.53 mm. The capillary performance of the coatings was evaluated experimentally by measuring the rate-of-rise of ethanol in the coatings. The capillary performance of the porous copper strips were evaluated by standing them vertically in a pool of ethanol and measuring both the rate of liquid rise using an infra-red camera and their weight increase. The rate of rise increased with coating porosity, and decreased with channel width. Increasing channel size improved the permeability of the coatings to liquid flow while decreasing their width increased capillary pressure and the height to which liquid rises. An analytical solution of capillary rise in porous media was used to predict the rate of liquid rise as a function of the effective porosity of the coatings, which combines the volume of both the pores and the channels in the coating.