[TCML] Source for copper hardware

[jimlux]

Dave Leddon wrote:
> Jim,
> You've got a couple of really good suggestions here.  I have everything 
> needed to do silver brazing, except the bottles, which I can retrieve 
> the next time I'm in Las Vegas.  So this would be a no cost solution.  
> However, there is one undesirable aspect of soldering lugs that might 
> also apply to brazing.  Solder can wick up the wire and inch or two 
> resulting in an inflexible cable near the termination.  A small thing 
> but it always bugged me.  And then there's the damage to the insulation 
> which could be great at brazing temperatures.  Your other suggestion 
> that I get the connections crimped at my local welding store has great 
> merit since I usually buy my lugs there anyway.  But maybe the best 
> solution, since I seem to be fabricating a lot of heavy-duty cables 
> lately, would be to buy one of these:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66150


Yep.. crimp it yourself.