need some help from rms'rs

If you need fairly malleable wire about .008", and the local Radio Shack/electronics outlet doesn't have it, check the jewelry section of your local arts n craft store. If you could work with steel, guitar strings are available in .008" diameter.

-- Chuck Ryan snipped-for-privacy@REMOVEearthlink.net Springfield OH

Walmart has some craft wire in silver and gold that might work, I know I've used it to make many things like radio antennas for cars. Mike G.

Another place you can look is in a fly fishing store which caters to fly tying supplies. I foud some very useful gauges of lead wire there - 35 cents a package.

I'll also second the guitar string idea.

e strings are ok for 1/48th rigging but what works for 1/72?

I use this stuff I get from Cabelas sporting goods\

Lead wire in .015 - .030 dia!

There's another great stuff called "Wonder Wire". It's monofiliment 3 mil carbon fiber; $3.00 a pack when I got mine. I got it from a mail order place in NJ (I think...) called Precision Enterprises...haven't heard of them in a while, but I recall that they were really great folks to work with.

Wonder Wire is great because it wants to be straight - under longer runs it sags just enough. I use it for antenna wire on my WWII subjects.

I also suppose you could use any weight monofiliment carbon fiber for rigging if you can't find the Wonder Wire product by name.

thanks rufe.

carbon fiber; $3.00 a pack when I got mine. I got it from a

FWIW Precision Enterprises used to advertise in Fine Scale Modeller, but I haven't seen their add for some time. I suspect they have "gone West". They used to stock Aero-Club, one of the few places in the U.S.A. that did.

Bill Shuey

Thats the stuff!!!! Great source, thanks.

Deeman

Coats n Clark nylon thread comes in smoke and clear. < 1/4mm dia. It can be a bit tricky to work with but it is worth the result.

-- Chuck Ryan snipped-for-privacy@REMOVEearthlink.net Springfield OH

Since rigging is close to invisible in 1/72 but needs to be there I use #1 monofiliment fishing line.

At three feet it's invisble, closer than that it's pretty close to scale.

Tom