[ARC5] Brass Tubing

[Geoff]

What about copper water tubing for refrigerator ice and cold water? While 
copper isnt as strong it is thicker and can be annealed for hardness.

Carl


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From: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>
To: <dhallam at knology.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Brass Tubing


> The hobby shop I go to has AL and brass tube in SAE and metric.
>
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> From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
> To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Brass Tubing
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>> Try a hobby shop that specializes in trains or airplanes.
>>
>> David
>> KW4DH
>>
>> On 8/26/2014 3:44 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
>>> Bet it's not brass! I went to Home Depot yesterday and called just now 
>>> to make sure
>>> or maybe they have a bigger stock there because they are in Texas?
>>>
>>> There is a Micheals craft store in the area, so I'll try there. It's 
>>> more of a woman store, but ya never know...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:23 PM, Glen Zook via ARC5 
>>> <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The Home Depot, about 2-miles from my house here in Richardson, Texas, 
>>> does have the smaller sized tubing in stock.
>>>   Glen, K9STH
>>>
>>> Website:  http://k9sth.net
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:57 AM, Robert Eleazer 
>>> <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brass -as well as copper, AL and steel tubing - is available at many 
>>> hardware stores and most hobby stores in a variety of very slightly 
>>> differing sizes.  The brass ones are so close together in size that they 
>>> will telescope inside one another and could be soldered together.  The 
>>> stores have small display boxes with the tubing as well as sheets of the 
>>> material. I think the brand name is KB? I don't think Home Depot has it, 
>>> though; they stick to the larger stuff.
>>>
>>> That's the best answer to a lack of a connector.  Get the closest size 
>>> brass tubing, swage it out a bit if required, or else crimp it to make 
>>> it smaller, and slide it over the pins or into the sockets.
>>>
>>> Found a couple of knobs in a junked boom box yesterday and with a little 
>>> bit of drilling out the center they look like they will work fine in a 
>>> command set receiver.
>>>
>>> Wayne
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