[quote:a110f85319]If you plan to use copper, you might want to use some strong equipment as thick copper wire is almost impossible to be bent by hand.[/quote:a110f85319]
Zeb, have you been annealing your copper wire? It should have a softness that's comparable to aluminum after heat treating.
We have been selling a lot of (annealed) copper wire through TreeBay, and I haven't heard this particular complaint before.
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