Sources for brass rod

Pretty much any hobby shop sells brass and aluminum shapes in lengths up to

LLoyd

Hello there, try your nearest B&Q outlet,they should stock brass rod up to 3/8 approx. John.

Umm, a brass rod supplier ?

-- Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines

What is a "hobby shop" I mean, what do they sell? I live in a fairly small town and not even sure I have one.

Model railroad and plastic model kits. They usually have a display with brass tubing and rod and other goodies.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Probably thinking of a K&S display. I don't think you mentioned the diameter you're looking for. K&S is a supplier of metal rods, tubing & sheet, I believe they have a sister "Special Shapes". Many small hardware stores carry K&S as well, brands here "Ace Hardware", and the "Do it Best" brand.

And you can order it on line of course.

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com said the following on 1/14/2005 11:05 AM:

If you can be happy with short sections, why not use brazing rod? It is tougher than brass and readily available. You likely have some kind of welding supply in your town, or a nearby one.

Harold

Is brazing rod pure brass? Does it have a coating on it?

stryped is acting more and more like a troll. Asking amazing simple questions like, whats a hobby shop, or where to buy brass rod, to keep his thread going.

Someone else also pointed out that he asked all the same questins in another news group and came to see us when they determined he was a troll.

so in my opinion we should stop feeding the troll. If he really wants to build an antenna, he should get some of the ARRL antenna books and do it. come to use when you have some real METALWORKING questions.

chuck

I am not a troll will you stop saying that. The last time I checked this was a metal working group and my question was concerning where I could get brass rod. I assume brass rod is a metal.

And just because I dont have any "hobby shops" around me and did not know what one was does not mean I am a troll either. If you dont want to answer my posts then dont read them.

Dear God man... there's isn't a person alive who doesn't know brass is a metal.

If you were an honest person you wouldn't be here, you'd have gone to a) local hardware or crafts store, b) yellow pages if you don't know a store offhand, or c) drove to the nearest bigger town to find it. That said, bugger off troll.

Tim

-- "I've got more trophies than Wayne Gretsky and the Pope combined!" - Homer Simpson Website @

I have been to the hardware store. I was asking because I did not know if brass rod was a common material you could buy and I did not know where to buy it. Like I said before, if you do not like my legitimate questions then please ignore them.