pushrods

[wlouisharris2000]

I bought landscape flags for pushrods like a lot of people suggested. These are too heavy of a gauge however for the nutball or FT Flyer. These do work great for landing gears however. Has anyone found anything else they can use? I am going to check with Ace and Home Depot later.

 

[Jaxx]

I buy K&S music wire from the local HobbyTown. You can also find music wire online. TowerHobbies and Ebay are good options. These are the two sizes I usually buy for my FT planes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-K-S-Mus...372?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1514ff2c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-K-S-Mus...793?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1749f5b9

 

[TEAJR66]

You can get those same wires, that Jaxx recommended, from amazon also.

 

[Jaxx]

You can get those same wires, that Jaxx recommended, from amazon also.

Oh yeah, I forgot about Amazon. Another great source.

http://www.amazon.com/K-S-Engineeri...sbs_328_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SRRF65FD9BAHGCM0AC8

 

[SP0NZ]

Here is what I typically use:

• Standard (swappable) landing gear = 28 gage (.071"/1.8mm) or 30 gage (.080"/2.0mm) music wire.
• Storch landing gear = 32 gage (.090"/2.3mm) music wire.
• Push rods =18 gage (.040"/1.0mm) music wire.

 

[PHugger]

Flitetest .038 (longer lengths require support)
Radian .047
Home Depot Flags .060 (very stiff, but doesn't need support)

I hunted around for a good source and found Hobbylinc. They offer 36" lengths and packs of 20.

Hobbylinc Piano Wire
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/k+s/k+s502.htm .047 $6.89 20 x 36" wires
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/k+s/k+s497.htm .039 $7.09 20 x 36" wires

They also carry CF rods, but I'd probably get them directly from Avia.




Best regards,
PCH

 

[Povvercrazy]

Is there a difference between US and UK wire gauges? In the UK 18 gauge is 1.2mm/0.048" for example and higher gauge numbers are thinner wires, lower gauge numbers thicker,