cooper or ss wire for dominos

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cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby _TK_ » Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:28 pm

I thought to put it here as I'm not sure what wire to use to hang dominos in ss vessel - it should be cooper or ss wire, but question is where to get right stuff? Recently I got few meters of cables from bunny where one string is solid (abt 1mm thick) and sells person told me that if single strain cooper is used in electric cable it must be 99% cooper by law ... - is that correct product to put in at around 65 abv?

Question to you guys who use ss vessels to age - what/and from where - wire u use to hang dominos in your likker?

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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby bluc » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:13 pm

Since its a stainless vessel i would say ss wire.I think copper and stainless through high proof alcohol could react but could be way over thinking... as far as wire goes personally would use stainless mig wire.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby Sam. » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:35 pm

Go the SS it won't react with anything, there would be no benefit to adding copper at this stage it would only have the possibility of leaching other flavours back into the product :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby maddogpearse » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:52 pm

I've often thought SS tig filler wire would work well...
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby scythe » Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:10 am

So long as it is 304-316 (L) it will be fine.
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby _TK_ » Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:23 am

Thanx guys, so I'll ditch cooper than, could you please point me in direction where to get ss wire, all I seen was multi strain wires but that would be nightmare to unwind.. Ss tig filer wire sounds interesting but where to buy it?
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby scythe » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:15 am

Welding supply shops.
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby _TK_ » Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:32 pm

Thx
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby bluc » Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:54 pm

Bunnings sell a roll of stainless mig wire not sure what grade stainless it is though...
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Re: cooper or ss wire for dominos

Postby rumdidlydum » Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:09 pm

Just rock up to a sheet metal fabricator's shop and ask for some.
Or use some threaded rod, withe a hole drilled in the domino, then screw int the rod :think:
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