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08-19-2008, 02:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Ontario | | | Found roll of thin copper in my shed - help?
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So I was cleaning out an area of my shed that had junk left from the previous owner and I came across 2 rolls of thin copper. I've been modding guitars for years and thinking of building a few for myself. 
The rolls are 12" width and I have about 20' of it.
It cuts easily and cleanly with a good pair good scissors... would this be any good for sheilding the inside of the control and pup cavities?
(Also found was a very large roll of 24 guage tooling aluminum, any ideas what I can do with it?) |
08-19-2008, 02:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Spokane, WA | | | Does it have adhesive?
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08-19-2008, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BenitoBassolini  Does it have adhesive? | No, it is just a plain roll...looks the same on both sides. |
08-19-2008, 02:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA | | | I've used copper sheet like that many times before the stuff with the conductive adhesive was easily available. You just have to cut and fit it into the cavity(s) and solder edges together. Fairly simple really, it just takes a little practice. |
08-19-2008, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bofee I've used copper sheet like that many times before the stuff with the conductive adhesive was easily available. You just have to cut and fit it into the cavity(s) and solder edges together. Fairly simple really, it just takes a little practice. | How did you adhere it to the body? |
08-19-2008, 02:58 PM
| | <- Not me I just like looking at her | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cable Wi | | | Have you seen the price of copper lately. Thats a nice house warming present. |
08-19-2008, 03:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BetterBottomEnd Have you seen the price of copper lately. Thats a nice house warming present. | Actually I haven't...funny 'cause I live in a nickel/copper mining town too...a few of my buds work at the refinery, and tons spend all day underground.
Gonna check on the current price of copper to see what it's worth. |
08-19-2008, 07:58 PM
|  | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BetterBottomEnd Have you seen the price of copper lately. Thats a nice house warming present. | The neighbors to my friend's summer house was broken into and robbed of all its copper plumbing. And left with the water running.
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08-19-2008, 08:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Massachusetts | | | 2.10 a pound in my parts. I just took a ton of copper off a roof I was redoing and cashed it in for 1600 bucks. My boss said I could have it. Later he asked, "What'd you get for that? A couple hundred bucks?"
"Yup!" was my only reply...... LOL |
08-19-2008, 08:28 PM
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Shawn Ball - Owner, SDB Guitars | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, ID | | | I've attached copper foil like that using 3M spray adhesive... what was it... Super77, I think?
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08-19-2008, 09:33 PM
| | so far, so good | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: US-NY-NYC | | | Super 77 is a pretty widely used one from my understanding. I've used it for paper, and to repair carpet. It's pretty strong.
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08-20-2008, 05:56 AM
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Builder: ThorBass | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: NH | | | Speaking of carpet, you can also use carpet tape to stick it in the compartment. |
08-20-2008, 02:14 PM
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08-20-2008, 02:27 PM
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Owner, Iron Ether Electronics | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LA US | | | What about wrapping a bass body with it? That would be a cooler use IMO, since copper tape with adhesive is readily available when you need it for cavities. You might even be able to do the neck as well; it would be kind of a poor man's Ritter Royal. |
08-20-2008, 03:01 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | Would then probably need a poly coating, I would guess.
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