TheGreenMan Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 On a work site recently I pulled about 80 pounds of copper 'wire' out of an old transformer. I use the term "wire" rather loosely as it consists of about 8 mm x 4 mm and 4 mm x 4 mm 'wire'. I'm trying to think of something I can use this for. Or looking for someone who can use it before I take it in and get scrap prices for it at the local yard. If anyone in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky/Dayton area would like this let me know and we can work something out. Trade for materials, cash, old firearm stuff, what not. Barring someone wanting it any interesting ideas for uses? Besides some abstract sculpture I can't really think of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I always wanted to twist enough wire together to make "rope" and use it to hang a pot rack from for the kitchen, wife says NO.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 looks like it would made a lot of copper rings and bracelets not to mention $$ at the scrap yark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I used to love using rectangular wire for making penannular brooches for SCA use. I would lay a piece of nickle silver wire on each flat side and using vise grips twist it up until the wire was bedded in and the piece was fairly smoothly circular in cross section---the bar needs to be able to smoothly go around the piece. usually had to anneal it at least once. I would often bond the wire at the end with a bit of stay-brite low temp silver solder Buffs up very pretty, I have one I am still using after 30 years of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 - Cooper bracelets, old folk cure for arthritis. - Coil it into copper cups for candle holders. - Armatures for small clay sculptures. - Line the inside of hats with it to keep martians from beaming thought control waves at sensitive folks. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Lots of artistic applications that may bring a lot more than scrap value. What is scrap going for in your area,and this will probably be considerd diry unless it is bright clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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