Copper problem

[ericlepic]

what are u doing there...??

[EssenceMiner2010]

Cup of Tea anyone?

[InventorGadget]

nice demo, i really like the small metal balls at the end of whire :)

[m3sca1]

i could watch that all day =]

does the copper get used up or just remain in that molten state?

1st idea -you could pull heat out with heat exchange to keep the reaction below molten.

i wonder if you could run it hot with molten copper sitting in a crucible of somekind.

you comment that it doesnt melt if you invert the tip.

do you mean just bending it into a J shape?

my tungsten welding rods split along their length,and became very brittle.

great work

5 from me

[m3sca1]

oh yeah -what about a much fatter piece of copper?

how big a piece can you melt?

[lApEkv2l]

If I'd keep it on after it starts to melt, it would try to melt all the way up the wire.

I've gotten 12 gauge wire to melt, but that takes a little longer than 14.

Yea, inverted I just bent it into a J.

You just spawned an idea with that molten copper and crucible

thanks m3scal

[mdbreedi]

Try Tungsten rod used in Tig welding, or even a solid carbide drill insulate it with Teflon tubing. Keep up the great work.

[lApEkv2l]

Yea I'm already trying to get some green tip tungsten rods, and will switch to that later. The copper doesn't melt if I invert the exposed tip of the wire though.