[TheForge] Forging copper

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Don;
Hot copper is buttery and wonderfully forgiving. Purer seems to 
be easier forging. I was told that pure copper approaches self 
annealing ( cold).

Dave;
Don't worry about the NSA. By now they have probably outsourced 
the actual monitoring to an outfit in India or, say, Pakistan.
Pete F

dave mudge wrote:
> Don,
> I think that ground rod is copper coated steel rod.
> Bus Bar from old electrical service boxes can be 1/4" x 2"
> I have forged some of that. Check your local scrap yard
> or electrical supply house.
> 
> dave m
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> Can anyone recommend an easy forging copper in rod or bar?   What about
> grounding rod or is it too red short? Need something large enough to forge a
> dozen
> or so drawer pulls.
> 
> Kindest thanks for any suggestions
> 
> Don Plummer
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