[TCML] primary material? (interview)

[jimlux]

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.