Coming close to finishing

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Original poster: "Alan by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <centauri010-at-attbi-dot-com>

I'm coming closer each day to the final assembly of my first coil. It's 
powered by a 15kv/60ma nst and has a 25"(23" wound) secondary. I have some 
questions on minor things. First, I've read that copper tubing is better to 
use for the primary than solid copper wire, is this true and if so, does 
the size of the copper tubing matter? Also, what sort of wire needs to be 
used for all the connections(i.e. tank circuit connections and so on). 
Third, what is the ideal spacing between the first wind of the primary and 
the base of the secondary? Can I use a pvc pipe flange to connect the 
secondary to a piece of wood? Last, I began building a geek group saltwater 
bottle cap and I ran out of my 6awg copper wire. Could I use some spare 
copper tubing I have laying around as a substitute for connecting the bottles?

Thanks for all the help, I couldn't find very much info on these things on 
the net.

Alan