De-soldering braid or maybe some braid from coax seems like a better idea
than mesh because the strands run in generally the right direction.
I had pondered the idea of etching the inside of the copper pipe.
Or a strong enough tool to just cut the grooves mechanically.
Mesh somehow seemed easier, but I haven't tried to roll up mesh into a=20
10mm tube yet

Trevor
> On 2013-02-23 5:36 AM, Trevor Hancock wrote:
>> I chose acetone because it is easy to buy and works in the temperature
>> range I was interested in.
>>
>> It works surprisingly well for a bit of copper pipe and a couple of ml
>> of acetone.
>> In my first attempt I am using gravity to return the fluid, I'm still
>> trying to find
>> some fine wire mesh locally.
> That's a good suggestion. When I was searching the Internet earlier on
> how to build heat pipes, I came across this one guy who used cheap
> (without flux) desoldering copper braid as the wick material. What do
> you think?
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