> Hi Jinx, since I know you weld and are open
> to quirky ideas, how about "metalising" the
> ceramic surface by vaporising a copper wire
> close to it? Like the inside of a badly blown
> fuse, if you severely over-current a copper
> wire it gives a very nice copper film on anything
> near it.

Wouldn't the copper oxidize rapidly as a high temperature vapor?  Aluminum
deposition for optical mirrors is done in a similar way, but in a vacuum.
That also helps with coverage.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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