"Ignoramus5693" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:17:31 -0400, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
wrote:
I would hang on to it. I have the occasional need to make bus-bar
"bugs",
and other high-current connectors and contacts.

Last year, I had to make all new rheostat studs for my very (very) old
EZ-GO
golf cart. They'd discontinued the part.

Nothin' for it but copper rod, lathe time, and some frustration getting
my
rake angles right.

(single-point threading of copper is a pain in the ass!)

That stuff that you made, you could not make out of 1/4" copper bar,
is that true?

I did find several occasions where a big 1/4" thick copper bar was
useful, indeed.

I think that I will agree with you and hang on to this bar.

i

One suggestion: don't anneal it until after you machine it, whatever you do.
You will pay for it in utter misery.

I was involved in machining 2000 cylindrical electrical connectors, 1-1/4"
diameter and 3" long, once upon a time. The harder the copper is, the
better.

--
Ed Huntress