I have used 10 ga and 12 ga. It really doesn't matter. They will get worn down anyway eventually, so even if you start with 10 ga, it will gradually dwindle down to nothing.
I think the wires are easier to work with than coins, although the coins would have more surface area, so might be better because of that. And yes, for sure you want to prevent the alligator clips from touching the water. You don't want any of their material to get into you. It might be interesting to drill a hole in the coin and hold it with a silver wire, but ... hate to waste the silver in the hole... Also, I don't know the purity of coins. Supposedly 999 is ok, but I personally prefer 9999, which you can definitely get in the wire. there are places that make silver strips and sheets too. I forget where they are. Dick ________________________________ From: Golden Aldi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 8:56:19 AM Subject: Re: CS>Silver wire How would you suspend the coins in the water? The alligator clips should not touch the water, right? I haven't a clue. A photo would surely be helpful. :-) I have silver strips and have been wondering where I could get new ones without going to the place where I bought the generator. Any ideas on who else might have some for sale? I could probably just switch over to the wires, but which should I get? 10 or 12 gauge? I realize these are elemental questions, but I'm asking them anyway :-) Aldi On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:12 PM, GARY ABEL <[email protected]> wrote: > >I dunno too much about the prices on silver wire. I've been kind of looking >around and thinking of making with the wire as someone told me there is more >contact or something. But for now using coins is much cheaper. They last a >long time too. The person who first told me about making CS said they'd >probably last me forever. Not sure what it takes to wear them down. Does >anyone know any drawbacks to using the silver coins? > >Thanks, Gary > > > > > > Matted photos and Native American style flutes by gajon >www.etsy.com/shop/gajon > > > > > ________________________________ From: Richard Goodwin <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 8:05:12 AM >Subject: Re: CS>Silver wire > > >That price -- $36/oz is for 99.99 % pure silver, not the more common (and >cheaper) 99.9% pure. > >At ccsilver, they say their 99.9% is $31/oz, but they don't give a price >directly for 99.99%. Converting from length to oz, it looks to me like >ccsilver's 99.99% is around $37, so they are comparable. > >Are there cheaper places? > >Dick > > > > ________________________________ From: GARY ABEL <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 7:48:57 AM >Subject: Re: CS>Silver wire > > >Wow. Silver is at $17 an ounce right now.....This site wants $36.... > >I use silver bouillon coins .999 you can usually get them a couple dollars >over going rate. Of course you have to be set up with alligator clips. >Anyway, just wanted to point that out. Maybe there is more involved with >making silver wire than minting coins, but that seems awful high. I guess too >they don't want to hassle with adjusting prices with silver market. >> > Matted photos and Native American style flutes by gajon >www.etsy.com/shop/gajon > > > > > ________________________________ From: Richard Goodwin <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 7:22:50 AM >Subject: Re: CS>Silver wire > > >www.atlasnova.com is where I get mine. > >Dick > > > > ________________________________ From: Leslie <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 7:01:09 PM >Subject: CS>Silver wire > > >I have lost the links for buying the wire so would whoever sent would you >please sent to me again. > >Thank you so much, >Leslie
