Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Copper Plating
66bigblock:
--- Quote from: unfy on March 25, 2013, 12:51:26 AM ---
The copper bars in electrical (8 foot long, 1/2 inch in diameter?) appear to be the most economical price on 'raw' copper from a hardware store... was a lot of copper for $10-$15. Would need a method to flatten it into sheets.
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If you are talking about the round "ground rods" that they sell in the hardware store? I am pretty sure that those are copper plated - NOT solid copper. I dont think flattening one out to get copper will give you what you are looking for. I have not cut one apart, but I scrap a little copper wire myself and I know that those rods weigh way to much for the selling price to be pure copper. If they were, I could buy them for $15 at the hardware store and sell them to the scrap yard for $30!!
66bigblock
unfy:
--- Quote from: 66bigblock on March 25, 2013, 10:21:54 AM ---If you are talking about the round "ground rods" that they sell in the hardware store?
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I didn't cut one while I was there, and I was figuring they were ground rods yeah. Price did seem off for pure copper, yes... but it looked to be proper, prolly just a real thick plate.
For grabby thingies... I think nylon or poly or some other plastic bar is prolly best bet. Something a bit more robust and normal sized (ie: a bar) than the utensil handles.
altheman2:
No all the "Ground Rods" i know of are copper plated not solid copper
bkoenig:
Another alternative....powder coating bullets. I'm SERIOUSLY interested in this. They just look so purty.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?171403-Powder-Coating-Boolits
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/395802_Powder_Coating_Cast_Bullets_.html
Sounds like a lot of work for handgun, but for rifle bullets it has a lot of potential. I have a toaster oven sitting in the basement that's never been used...
whatsit:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on March 27, 2013, 09:27:32 PM ---Another alternative....powder coating bullets. I'm SERIOUSLY interested in this. They just look so purty.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?171403-Powder-Coating-Boolits
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/395802_Powder_Coating_Cast_Bullets_.html
Sounds like a lot of work for handgun, but for rifle bullets it has a lot of potential. I have a toaster oven sitting in the basement that's never been used...
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I have a friend that does powder coating for a living. CrossLinc Custom Coatings (https://www.facebook.com/CrossLinc) is the name. Jeremy is a great guy. I bet he would answer any questions you had about the process or materials.
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