So how did you make those flying wires....store bought or fabricated?
Glenn,
Hey! Hey! My only Scale Poster.
I actually made these flying wires myself.
What I did was, I machined an original flying wire from high grade steel bar stock. Then I cast 8 molds because none of them were the identical length. They were about .125" in difference.
I then pored pure silver into the casts. Costly though but pure silver won't tarnish with age and looks just like SS Hawthorn Flying wires.
I turned one end on a lathe with a specially designed chuck. Turned the ends for 4-40. These steel clevis are from Great Planes and are 4-40.
Now here's the truth.
I went to my local welder's supply and talked them out of a dozen aluminum welding rods. Free!
I purchased the Great Planes clevis, 8.95 I believe. 12 to a package.
I forced threaded the clevis into the rod end. I then hammered the other end flat so I could drill a hole to accept the 2-56 threaded rod.
Total cost was just for the clevis and two $0.60 12" threaded rods. Nuts washers and lock washers to follow on assembly.
The entire task took about two hours. Took longer to make the aluminum fixtures needed to hold the flying lines.
I've actually made flying wires before. On one model, they were actually working flying wires. This was for a 90" span Gee Bee Z.
Hey! I gotcha!
This mornings effort was my weight box. Custom made.
Probably hold two ounces.
Glenn, thanks for the reply and interest.
Charles