Worth it? It all depends on the individual...if you like a challenge and what you consider fun....Me I think of all the time spent away from the 32 inch (or bigger) tv with surround sound and commercials trying to persuade me to get more energy hogs for an even more bloated life style.
                ( :>) Norm.
( :>) Norm

   Hello. I tried making my own magnetic wire.First Bought the already insulated kind then striped off the plastic covering.Then I tried white enamel paint...then amber shelac... varnish.I put arope in a tree and pulled the wire thru the paint etc.And strung it up to dry like that,I still rember the looks I got,and the laughing oh well.To check the insulating properties of the paint and or shellac,I hooked a 1.5 v battery to a small speaker,and probed the wire.I allways got the scraching sounds, meaning no go.Sucess in using the old stuff and making your own, both depend on whether the enamel cracks or not,it usually does.Just one crooked look and the enamel will fall off and disapear.You might save money and maybe not but the adventure is priceless.         Frankenbuger