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Brass tube handwiring
Neat handwiring by n0t_dane using brass tubes instead of magnet wire.
Published September 26, 2021
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This kind of artsy handwiring usually involves magnet wire. However, the project on the picture, n0t_dane's first handwiring btw, features brass tubes.
More pictures: https://imgur.com/a/zk7mdKH
It was brass tube from a local hardware store. I forgot the exact dimensions, but they’re about 1/16 outer diameter and each tube was 36 inches long. I bent it with pliers wrapped in tape so that it doesn’t scratch. It really doesn’t matter if the tube collapses on itself, it’ll still conduct – n0t_dane.
Published on Sun 26th Sep 2021. Featured in KBD #45 (source).
Tags: handwiring
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