Brass is copper, tin and zinc.

You probably don't want the tin.

Ode

At 10:02 AM 10/25/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Sooooo:
>            How does  " brass "   electrodes fit into the scheme of 
>things.. What is the chemical
>             make-up of this metal>??? Pretty inexpensive various thickness
>             and widths. Available at most hobby shops>???
>                                                                        
>                        Grant..
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>Sharon wrote:
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>> Art supply stores will have sheet copper for making etchings. try
>> http://www.danielsmith.com/
>>
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>>> Also I believe the soft copper pipe is pretty pure copper. Not the 
>>> had kind, but
>>> the kind that is easy to bend.
>>>
>>> One should be able to buy a few feet of large diameter tubing (3/4" 
>>> will produce
>>> about a 2 3/8" wide sheet), cut it to length, and cut it lengthwise. 
>>> Then open
>>> it up to make a sheet out of it.
>>>
>>> Marshall
>>>
>>> Al Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Electrical copper wire is 99.95% minimum purity.  Cheap, too.
>>>>
>>>>  Do a search for 99.95% copper and you'll get lots of references.
>>>>
>>>>  Al Davis
>>>>
>>>>  > I keep trying to think of something that's made out of pure 
>>>> copper and I'm
>>>>  > just not getting there.
>>>>
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