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[IBC] Fwd: [IBC] Copper Wire
You can buy bare copper wire at places like Home
Depot and detemper it yourself. Copper does not need to be heated too high in temp to achieve this. My son the metal worker says to put it on the driveway and heat with a torch until it starts getting red. You can let it cool or you can quench. The jeweler friend says quench the son says not necessary. (quencing is quick cooling in water. I thnk it would excite the wire too much, excited copper wire gets hard quickly (did I really say THAT?)) I have used the smaller gauge wires straight from the hardware store even though I have been told it is impossible to do. (I didn't know any better) I find the wire work hardens as I apply it to the tree. Not easy to change once it is on. I still prefer the aluminum on trees that one has to wire many times, like maples and elms. On stubborn trees like atlas cedar, I have used the copper. Kitsune Miko --- James Harris wrote: Can anyone recommend a good source for copper wire that I can order on-line. All of my local bosai suppliers only carry the annodized aluminum. Thanks, Jim H. Zone 6, S.E. Michigan ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ===== "I was born with a birth defect-- no herd instinct." Brenda Ueland ===== "I was born with a birth defect-- no herd instinct." Brenda Ueland ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Fwd: [IBC] Copper Wire
I certainly recommend getting your annealed copper wire from Julian Adams.
Excellent stuff at great prices that make it not worth doing yourself, but, if you must..... see below ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitsune Miko" Subject: [IBC] Fwd: [IBC] Copper Wire You can buy bare copper wire at places like Home Depot and detemper it yourself. Copper does not need to be heated too high in temp to achieve this. My son the metal worker says to put it on the driveway and heat with a torch until it starts getting red. No, don't do this. It takes forever and you can't get it even. Some places annealed, some not and some melted! Do it in your barbecue, at night, so you can see the color as it heats. You can let it cool or you can quench. The jeweler friend says quench the son says not necessary. When I did my own I always quenched it. Had nothing to do with hardening, tempering, etc, but it cleans the wire instantly when it hits the water so you don't get black crud all over you when handling. Use tongs to drop in a bucket and a quick "phsst!" and the dirt is gone! (quencing is quick cooling in water. I thnk it would excite the wire too much, excited copper wire gets hard quickly (did I really say THAT?)) No, this does not effect copper wire. It is not like heating and quenching steel for tempering. It won't effect it, but it will be clean and still annealed. I find the wire work hardens as I apply it to the tree. Not easy to change once it is on. That is the point of using it! Regards, Dale ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Fwd: [IBC] Copper Wire
Caution when using the charcoal barbeque method below:
You MUST watch it as the heat can become too high. I know with the price of annealed wire out here that I get 3 times as much if I buy the electrical grade instead of the bonsai grade. Kitsune Miko --- dalecochoy wrote: I certainly recommend getting your annealed copper wire from Julian Adams. Excellent stuff at great prices that make it not worth doing yourself, but, if you must..... see below ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitsune Miko" Subject: [IBC] Fwd: [IBC] Copper Wire You can buy bare copper wire at places like Home Depot and detemper it yourself. Copper does not need to be heated too high in temp to achieve this. My son the metal worker says to put it on the driveway and heat with a torch until it starts getting red. No, don't do this. It takes forever and you can't get it even. Some places annealed, some not and some melted! Do it in your barbecue, at night, so you can see the color as it heats. You can let it cool or you can quench. The jeweler friend says quench the son says not necessary. When I did my own I always quenched it. Had nothing to do with hardening, tempering, etc, but it cleans the wire instantly when it hits the water so you don't get black crud all over you when handling. Use tongs to drop in a bucket and a quick "phsst!" and the dirt is gone! (quencing is quick cooling in water. I thnk it would excite the wire too much, excited copper wire gets hard quickly (did I really say THAT?)) No, this does not effect copper wire. It is not like heating and quenching steel for tempering. It won't effect it, but it will be clean and still annealed. I find the wire work hardens as I apply it to the tree. Not easy to change once it is on. That is the point of using it! Regards, Dale ===== "I was born with a birth defect-- no herd instinct." Brenda Ueland ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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