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Title: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: Dennis Holler on May 03, 2014, 12:35:18 PM

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  HB~> HB~> HB~> HB~>   LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~

Title: Re: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: Bill Little on May 03, 2014, 01:11:02 PM

Hi Dennis,

I would go with the 1/8th" wire.  y1

 BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

Title: Re: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: bob whitney on May 03, 2014, 01:50:35 PM

The Chief would look good with a carbon gear

Title: Re: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: Dennis Holler on May 03, 2014, 03:40:58 PM

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   LL~ LL~ LL~

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

Title: Re: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: 55chevr on May 03, 2014, 03:43:00 PM

McMaster-Carr.

Title: Re: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: larry richards on May 03, 2014, 11:33:37 PM

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  ;)

Title: Re: Veco Chief (Dumas) landing gear wire diameter??
Post by: john e. holliday on May 04, 2014, 08:04:03 AM

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