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Postby daviscfad » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:28 pm

any of you melt guys buying aluminum wire? and making bars
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Re: aluminum

Postby saltydecks » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:28 pm

I need something to do with my aluminum wire from power supplies out of the computers I've been scrapping.
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Re: aluminum

Postby daviscfad » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:17 pm

I have some of the 4 aught wire with coating on it but figured someone would be making bars with it
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Re: aluminum

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:32 pm

saltydecks wrote:I need something to do with my aluminum wire from power supplies out of the computers I've been scrapping.


Most of the wires from computer power supplies are plated copper, not aluminum.
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Re: aluminum

Postby frugalcanuck » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:04 pm

I also have access to aluminum wire. It was used for electrical in houses from 71 - 73. I dont keep it because it is is old wire and a bugger to strip without a machine
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Re: aluminum

Postby daviscfad » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:26 pm

so noone melting any aluminum wire?
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Re: aluminum

Postby Kurr » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:44 pm

Ive sold a few aluminum bars Ive made on here but haven't done aluminum in awhile.
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Re: aluminum

Postby slickeast » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:12 pm

Kurr wrote:Ive sold a few aluminum bars Ive made on here but haven't done aluminum in awhile.


Didn't you state that aluminum was nasty to work with?
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Re: aluminum

Postby Kurr » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:26 pm

nah aluminum aint bad, with the exception of waste stream management and natural hazards.

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Re: aluminum

Postby jasmatk » Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:42 am

I cast aluminum at home from time to time and I use cans and other found aluminum.
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