Gunner Asch wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:48:06 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Gunner Asch wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:02:29 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Gunner Asch wrote:

Angle grinder with an abrasive metal cutting blade works quite
nicely.


A wide blade in an air chisel. Less copper dust that way. I've
scrapped some big transformers with a wide wood chisel and a hammer.

Ayuy...that should work well too..particularly if the copper is held
solidly by the varnish.

Id sharpen the chisel a bunch though..most tend to be quite blunt.


You could shave with my wood chisels, when I was doing that. They were
so polished you could see your reflection so that they slid through,
with little friction.

You want to cut transformer copper with wood chisels???????


I have done it that way, when there was no other way. The copper is
soft, and the chisel had a razor edge. 1.5" wide, and an 8 pound hammer
made short work. Some of them were would with 4" wide copper bands,
similar to what is used at a transmitter site to ground everything.

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