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Source of Lead Tubing
By Brian Thornton

You can order lead tubing to your own specifications (diameter,
wall thickness, etc.) from same place where PPCo gets it:

  Vulcan Lead
  1402 West Pierce
  Milwaukee, WI 53204
  tel.: 1-800-932-5323

The person there you want to speak to is Rick Dahl.  Since it is
a custom order, I think there is a minimum order of 1000 feet.
It is pricey, but the more you order the cheaper it gets.

When ordering I usually request the addition of 1% antimony.  This is
the same mixture that was used in Europe.  It makes the tubing a little
more stiff and it is much more resistant to corrosion, which the pure
lead tubing that PPCo sold is not.

Brian Thornton - Short Mountain Music Works
Woodbury, Tennessee
http://www.shortmountainmusic.com/


(Message sent Mon 5 May 2008, 15:29:13 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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