What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
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What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
What size piano wire is everyone using for 1/10 wing mounts? What size came with Bud's wing kits? I have 2mm but should I use 1.6mm? Any tools that would work bending this stuff?
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Re: What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
I typically use .078, unless I can't get it through a particular wing mount. Then I'll use .062.
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Re: What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
Thanks. Any advice on bending tool? I have a bench vise but not sure I can achieve decent results with it.
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Re: What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
Same here.
I use long lineman's pliers. They have plenty of leverage and the jaws are good for forming square edges. They also have good cutting edges.
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Re: What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
For my last wing I used K&S metals 87131
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Re: What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
Thanks, I'll try this for my next wing.Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:31 am For my last wing I used K&S metals 87131
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Re: What diameter piano wire for 1/10 stock car wing?
I get 0.062 music wire from the LHS. Usually three pieces, three feet long for a few dollars.
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