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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Tom Strom on May 20, 2011, 10:10:16 AM
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I know this has probably been covered somewhere, but I can't find it. What size copper wire do you use to wrap leadouts, and where do you get it? Can't seem to find anything that is not coated with something. I found some real neat wire at Radio Shack, but it has a thin coating on it for insulation. (magnet wire) Or is that OK? Sorry for the questions, but figured someone would answer without laughing too hard at me.
Tom
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Hi Tom,
The Radio Shack wire is fine. I use the red spool for "UP", and the green spool for "DOWN".
Big Bear
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Great, thanks Bill.
Tom
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I also use beading wire from Hobby Lobby. They have several different kinds, so you can get one, or more, to suit you.
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I think I have the most expensive leadouts known to man. I got some pure silver speaker cable from Cord - Sivler carnival $ 50 Per Meter, stripped it down and used the wire out of that, its thicker that regular copper I normally use, solders easier.
Not for everyone, but I wanted to try something different.
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After stripping insulated wire for decades, I recently discovered that Tom Morris sells 28 guage copper wrapping wire(Cat. # WIRE-28). It comes on a 1/4lb spool and sells for $6.95(excluding s&h).
ctmorris@cableone.net
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I've used Radio Shack magnet wire and even tried .028 copper wire from the beading section at a local Michael's craft store. Both were convenient but not very cost effective. McMaster-Carr seems to have the best prices I've found online. A 1/4 lb spool of .025 tin-coated copper wire is well under six bucks. Slightly thinner, but works just fine and the tin resists corrosion. http://www.mcmaster.com/#oxygen-free-copper-wire/=ce60nz
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Thanks to all for the reply. I forgot about the Morris stuff. I bought the Radio Shack wire, and will give it a try. Thanks again.
Tom
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Tom, you know that soldering the wraps is now out of vogue right? just wrap them, maybe a drop of CA, then heat shrink,
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Yep. Thanks Mark. I wrapped and epoxied my Nobler, and Flite Streak. But it has been a while, and I was out of copper wire. Last stuff I had I got from Todd's dad Mac.
Tom
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Jim at CLC has Tom Morris line wrapping kits for a couple bucks. It has instructions, wire, and 4 thimbles so you can do 1 set of lines or a pair of leadouts.
I have plenty of wire- I always run out of thimbles, can't seem to find 1 once I drop it
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I purchased wire at a fly tying shop. They have it in many colors and it is only about $2 a roll and they have spool bobins,cutters, clamps ect. lots of stuff we can use.
Don
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MBS Model Supply carries two types of wrapping wire. One has a coating and the other doesn't. Check out his site for other stuff also. H^^