[RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread lenci1938e
Anyone have a good source for 48" or longer 1/16" straight music wire 
for pushrods?  I have a couple of projects that 36" wire is not going 
to get it.

Thanks,

Shawn


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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread Lee Cox

Hi Shawn,
 
I don't think anyone has long music wire...
 
Try a weld shop. I have used welding wire. normally a weld shop will give you 15 feet or so. it comes in different diameters and is not hard to straighten out enough to work. I have used it on a couple of different planes.
 
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RE: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread Douglas, Brent



I tried a music store, and they seemed willing to help - it 
was very busy, and I had to leave, but they acted as thought they had spools of 
wire for the pianos
 
Maybe?Good luck,
Brent


Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread Jeff Steifel

Try Mcmaster carr too.
They have  coils.. The question is how tightly wrapped is the coil...
Very reasonably priced.
http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/Framework.asp?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=3462&CtlgEdition=111&fam=steel&ppe=27&ppr=1&psm=2&psl=3&;

lenci1938e wrote:

Anyone have a good source for 48" or longer 1/16" straight music wire 
for pushrods?  I have a couple of projects that 36" wire is not going 
to get it.


Thanks,

Shawn


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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread John Erickson
Try www.smallparts.com  I got 30' of .018 wire for DLG pushrods.  Comes
wrapped up in a 4" coil.  800 220-4242

JE
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John R. Erickson, AIA


> From: Lee Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:17:45 -0700 (PDT)
> To: lenci1938e <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: soaring mail page 
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Long music wire
> 
> Hi Shawn,
> 
> I don't think anyone has long music wire...
> 
> Try a weld shop. I have used welding wire. normally a weld shop will give you
> 15 feet or so. it comes in different diameters and is not hard to straighten
> out enough to work. I have used it on a couple of different planes.
> 
> LEE
> 
> lenci1938e <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone have a good source for 48" or longer 1/16" straight music wire
> for pushrods? I have a couple of projects that 36" wire is not going
> to get it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Shawn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> LeeCox-Nevada, U.S.A.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> __
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com 

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RE: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread Lydon, Matthew (NBC Universal)
Title: RE: [RCSE] Long music wire





If you don't have to make bends, carbon-fiber rods work great, are lighter, and can be had in 4 and 8 foot lengths:


http://www.acp-composites.com/acp-cr.htm


Matt


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Subject: [RCSE] Long music wire


Anyone have a good source for 48" or longer 1/16" straight music wire 
for pushrods?  I have a couple of projects that 36" wire is not going 
to get it.


Thanks,


Shawn



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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread tony estep
You can get long music wire from www.smallparts.com, or from any piano
tuner. I got a huge roll from an on-line piano parts company, a
lifetime supply for sixteen bucks if I recall right.

I later found it was easier to get stainless-steel leader wire from
Bass Pro Shop. It's not as stiff as music wire, but works fine for
pushrods.

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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread Bill Swingle
A 4" coil? Isn't that hard to straighten?

Bill Swingle



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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-12 Thread John Erickson
Bill,

This is .018" wire for a DLG.  You can practically tie it in a knot.  It
needs a housing to take shape.  The curve from the coil goes away as soon as
the push rod is in the housing.

JE
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John R. Erickson, AIA


> From: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:04:26 -0700
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> 
> A 4" coil? Isn't that hard to straighten?
> 
> Bill Swingle
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-13 Thread Bill Conkling
I have never seen anything longer than 36" in 'straight' wire.  We used to
get in coils when I was at NASA, but it was the very devil to straighten.

However, we got pretty good at using a DUALL band saw blade welder to seld
two peices of straight wire together in order to extend it.

.bcAG4YQ  Williamsburg, VA




On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, lenci1938e wrote:

> Anyone have a good source for 48" or longer 1/16" straight music wire
> for pushrods?  I have a couple of projects that 36" wire is not going
> to get it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shawn
>
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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-13 Thread Michael Lachowski
I can't think of any reason to be using 1/16 music wire for pushrods.

Either use 1/16 carbon fiber rods or use hypo tubing.  

If you want 6 ft long straight wire, Small Parts does sell stainless steel
white in those lengths that is already straight. With a well supported,
straight pushrod, you probably only need .030 wire or possibly less.

Any of these alternatives will be much lighter than 1/16 music wire.

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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-13 Thread LJolly



Shawn,
 I think I still have some 48" 1/16th wire how much do you need? 
Larry


RE: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-13 Thread Mark Drela

You can get dead-straight hard stainless steel wire from
www.smallparts.com in 60" lengths.  Not quite as hard
as piano wire, but pretty close.  The drawback is that
the 0.06" size is about $12 a piece, plus an extra 
oversize shipping charge.

They also have loose coils of hard stainless wire, but only up to 
0.043" diameter.  This stuff is vastly cheaper at $4 for 30 feet.



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Re: [RCSE] Long music wire????

2005-09-14 Thread lenci1938e
Guys, 

Thanks for all the replies regarding my search for 48" music wire.  I 
have a lot of responses both on RCSE and private.

Thanks again!

Shawn--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mark Drela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> You can get dead-straight hard stainless steel wire from
> www.smallparts.com in 60" lengths.  Not quite as hard
> as piano wire, but pretty close.  The drawback is that
> the 0.06" size is about $12 a piece, plus an extra 
> oversize shipping charge.
> 
> They also have loose coils of hard stainless wire, but only up to 
> 0.043" diameter.  This stuff is vastly cheaper at $4 for 30 feet.
> 
> 
> 
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