Solid silver would make an awesome host. It would look amazing. I don't think it's really any softer than aluminum or copper depending on its purity. Plus it doesn't tarnish all that fast. You might need to polish every two months. That really has me thinking now. I'm going to see if I can find some silver round bar. It would be to make a high power green with two 14500's. Direct press the diode and it would be pretty good.
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Tungsten Hosts?
- Thread starter micheal rosen
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Those are pretty nice. I think I'm going to make mine less ornate. Definitely some jewels though. I have a bunch from scrapping gold. And real carbon fiber on the grip. I'm going to see if Ehgemus can work with silver. Although I just ordered 7 more hosts for him to build. It might have to wait. But it will be done.
How about a nice 14kt gold host, maby I can get a few of my eh eh om... "Patriots" Super Bowl rings.
As far as a electrical conductor is silver the best? and what would be the best thermal heatsink after copper? I know this is a non stop of continuing subject but if money or materials were no object.
As far as a electrical conductor is silver the best? and what would be the best thermal heatsink after copper? I know this is a non stop of continuing subject but if money or materials were no object.
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How about a nice 14kt gold host, maby I can get a few of my eh eh om... "Patriots" Super Bowl rings.
Silver is the king of the metals in reflectivity, thermal and electrical conductivity, but it's not terribly expensive, or hard to machine, so it's doable. If someone could find silver shot (normally the cheapest) I might be able to melt it in my blast furnace and cast rods of it for machining.
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It's just a bunch of pellets of silver bascically, you can get any purity you want.
Silver is only marginally better than copper at thermal conductivity
Silver = 429 W/(m K)
Copper = 401 W/(m K
You can buy 1" silver rod here: Silver (Ag) | Silver
Silver = 429 W/(m K)
Copper = 401 W/(m K
You can buy 1" silver rod here: Silver (Ag) | Silver
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That would be horrendously expensive. Getting shot and casting it is cheaper since they won't also be charging for machining the metal.
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Do you have a lathe?
Their silver foil or sheets could sure help on some builds, would be nice to have on hand. 1" silver heat sink in a copper host, sweet thought!
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No sadly, though I might get one eventually. I do have a blast furnace though, and it might be capleable of melting silver.
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Well then shipping it might be a PITA because you're shipping solid metal to another member, only to have them machine it and then ship it again.