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Thaner
Location: New Plymouth
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 Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:19 pm copper/bronze plated wire e.t.c |
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does anyone have a source for the above type of wire, basically for decoration on mail.. would rather not pay $33 p/m for copper wire from the electrical store LOL..
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Effigy
Location: Warkworth
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| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:29 pm |
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There is alot of copper wire in just about every electrical motor you can think of, I have salvaged coils from washing machines, vacuums...all sorts
over the years, none of it very heavy guage, but I was looking for fine stuff...
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pmel018
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Location: Wokingham, near Reading, UK
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| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:53 pm |
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if you are looking to make rings to edge your mail, then go to a welding supply shop. There will be bronze wire in a number of different diameters. You will need to anneal it to make nice tight closed rings.
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Thaner
Location: New Plymouth
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| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:22 pm |
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very nice, that was my next port of call, it's just down the road from work, that being said, living in new plymouth every other shop is a engineering shop that stocks welding gear..
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