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Is there any such thing available from metal supplliers and if so what sizes and, be careful note my wallet just went through fourpull bye pass; how much.!!!......... Duck
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Care should be taken on the 1/2" round stock grounding rods, many are copper coated iron rods. I thought I made a great score on about 10 of these rods only to find they are not much use other than to bend cold. The ground wire is great because it is almost pure copper. Another use is for "penny welding" Another good source is copper pipe. A 3" pipe cut along its length will yield a flat piece almost 9 1/2" wide. Anneal before cutting and flattening.
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sfduck, like mentioned above, try the scrap yards. I bought a piece of 1"x3"x12", nice CLEAN copper. best I remember I paid $2.50/lb==$32.00worth! They had several pieces of it plus some 6"rd and 8"rd, both about 10-12inches long....I passed on them!
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