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    Dear Masters

    Hope you are all well.

    I wonder where I can buy find copper? I need to use it to melf 24ct gold to 18ct gold.
    Can I buy any copper wire?
    Only need very small grams.

    Many thanks
    Gina

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    Most precious metal suppliers would have it, however you can use electrical wire or a bus bar if you can obtain one, electrical wire is 99% copper

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    I use Wires.co.uk for my copper wire.
    Jules

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    Wires.co.uk do not seem to specify the purity of their copper wire, if you use them be sure they supply at least 99% pure copper this is what you require for creating Gold alloy

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    Thanks China and Jules
    Cookson said their copper sheet is 99.9% pure. not able to tell about copper wire.
    Many wires doesn't say if they are pure copper.

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    If you are still puzzled, then do the arithmetic and add the required amount of 9ct gold instead. Dennis.

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    Electrical wire is pure copper and you can pick it up as scrap ( you may have to strip the insulation off )

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