Re: [TCML] primary material? (interview)

[nancylavoie@xxxxxxxxxxx]

No, China is mainly to blame for the rise in cost of copper as well as most other metals. Seems their economy is doing just slightly better than ours! Its all about supply and demand. Wyatt

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From: jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

> bunnykiller wrote: 
> > Hey Nicholas... 
> > 
> > 20$ for 20 feet is an awesome price... The Home depots in New Orleans 
> > are selling 3/8" Cu tubing for ( sit down) 5.00$ PER FOOT !!! Yup 10' 
> > roll of 3/8 is 49.95$, 500 feet of THHN #10 is going for 120$ ( when I 
> > bought the rolls I needed for my ballast it was 25$ for a 500' roll....) 
> > 
> > I wonder... do the makers of copper tubing use gasoline to produce it 
> > or does gasoline now have copper in it instead of lead?? ;) 
> > 
> > Scot D 
> > 
> > 
> 
> No.. it's just that copper is about $4/lb, and the shipping costs are 
> rising with increases with fuel costs. 
> 
> I have a 10 foot length of 1 1/2" refrigeration tubing out in my garage 
> from a HVAC retrofit. It's in the way, but I can't bear to get rid of it. 
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