Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??

[Dennis Holler]

I've been working on this old Chief kit and the landing gear wire that is in the kit is about 3/32th's diameter.  Would I be better off bending a gear out of 1/8" music wire?  Mind you I'm pretty hard on the  equipment     

[Bill Little]

Hi Dennis,

I would go with the 1/8th" wire. 

 BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

[bob whitney]

The Chief would look good with a carbon gear

[Dennis Holler]

Thanks bill, I'll have to track some down on Monday at lunch or something as my "close" supply of K&S stuff was out of the 1/8" wire  .   There are 3 or 4 places I can check on Monday though and hope to get lucky   

Bob,  You may have something there, I might have to try that on a future build, Thanks! 

[55chevr]

McMaster-Carr.

[larry richards]

The original wire gear was 1/8th in the kits.  If you would like, I still have a couple of aluminum landing gears left over from the Chief kits that I use to make.  Let me know.  I sell them at $8.00 plus priority mail.  Larry / Richardskits 

[john e. holliday]

I hear Sparky has a great carbon gear that would work for your Chief build.    Now don't forget the pictures.