Re: Elkonite

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 4/26/01 10:24:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes: 


>
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" < 
> Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com> 
>
> Hello all, 
>
> With some of the recent talk on brass vs tungsten electrodes 
> ( I agree, tungsten is the best, but brass will do ), I noticed a 
> webpage a few months ago that showed a coil whose SG elec- 
> trodes were make of threaded copper/tungsten alloy ( elkonite ) 
> bolts. I wrote him asking where he got these elkonite "bolts" but 
> never got any response. Unfortunately, I don't know the URL, but 
> I was hoping someone out there may know about this. I'm sure 
> elkonite may be purchased in plain roundstock from some indus- 
> trial supply companies, like Mcmaster-Carr, but I've never seen 
> any tungsten alloys that were precision machined with threads. 
> The threads make for much simpler mounting and securing of the 
> electrodes and if I could locate some elkonite bolts, I could try re- 
> placing my all-brass electrodes on my coil system with the elkonite 
> ones (if the price was right). 
>
> Sparking in Memphis, 
> David Rieben 



Hi David! 
You might try: 

RESISTANCE WELDING SUPPLY, INC. 727  38th St. Fairfield, AL 35064-2336   
www.rwsweb-dot-com/main.htm 

They carry a wide variety of bars, rods, hexes and flats in many Copper 
Alloys including elkonite. They also do custom machining etc. I don't know 
what their minimum order is, but it might be a place to start. 

Matt D.