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5 years 6 months ago #17900 by JRI
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I possess a spring making tool - if you have the piano wire of the right diameter I can knock one up for you.
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5 years 6 months ago - 5 years 6 months ago #17902 by Phil Ford
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Cheers. Might need more than one JRI judging by earlier responses. I'll see what i can find in the way of piano wire.

joneb wrote: I think your wire gauge is wrong were back on microns


I don't do Microns. I think your getting confused with Grommet. :lol:
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5 years 6 months ago #17903 by DavidTappin
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Phil, if you fancy starting a collection take a look at:

www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/hilka-150-...rtment-79551650.html

Regards,
David

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5 years 6 months ago #17909 by John Bannister
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I don't do Microns. I think your getting confused with Grommet. :lol:

Spring Wire gauge = 0.062mm

which is 2.44094488188976 thousandths of a inch or about the thickness of a hair
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5 years 6 months ago #17912 by Phil Ford
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The smallest piano wire I can find is K&S .015 x 36" which is 0. 381mm but model shops appear to only go down to 0.025 inch. I think a visit to the Guitar shop might be the best option, E string (plain) which is 0.254.;) Then wind it up with hook ends. - will it work? No idea.

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5 years 6 months ago #17918 by Brian
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Try "Flight Hook" for wire. Their smallest diameter is 0.015". They are suppliers of all sorts of modelling stuff and are based in Totton.
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