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cowboy:
uwe, I've seen aluminum boppers used for light work but have never tried it.
 OK, OK - I confess ;D. Naw, the copper ground wire I found on an old telephone pole that had washed up at the lake - only about twenty feet of it left. The copper on it was really stiff, guess they used to alloy the ground wires way back when. Bought some the same size at HD and couldn't keep it from bending, even with fairly light flaking..

Wolf Watcher:
If you live around oil wells they use reeder cable that has three 1/4 hard drawn copper wires inside.  They will usually give you some off an old roll and you will really like the difference!  I have access to lots of it!  The stuff we get here has one of the wires that has some alloy on the outside and makes an excellent punch for indirect flaking!  Watcher

Justin Snyder:
I have some copper nails. I actually like the wire better, it grips the rock better. Justin

ricktrojanowski:
I got the copper wire, gonna give it a go this weekend.  Thanks for the help guys.

carpenter374:
i made a copper flaker a few weeks ago. i work hardened a peice of copper wire and hammered a slight curve in it. i drilled a hole in a 3/4 in dowell about 1/16 in bigger than the wire. the tension from the bend in the wire keeps it solid in place no set screws necessary. it will file down eventually where it will be too short but ill just replace the copper.

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