A group of researchers at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, is interested in measuring the mechanical properties of materials on the micrometer scale. In the first stage, self-supported specimens of pure copper were fabricated by a combination of electrodeposition and conventional processing techniques for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The specimens had a dog-bone shape. The first objective of the feasibility test was to obtain a force-displacement curve in a uniaxial tensile test at room temperature and to relate the curve to microscopic observations.