Tips on bending 4mm music wire
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Tips on bending 4mm music wire
Hi
Anybody has any good tips on bending 4mm music wire for a landing gear?
I was thinking on a steel plate with two cylindrical pins to bend against.
Anybody has any good tips on bending 4mm music wire for a landing gear?
I was thinking on a steel plate with two cylindrical pins to bend against.
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RE: Tips on bending 4mm music wire
An informative article here: http://www.sailplanes.com/musicwire.htm
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RE: Tips on bending 4mm music wire
Thanks for the answer.
I orderd a K&S Mighty bender yesterday so if I'm lucky I will have it next week or something.
I orderd a K&S Mighty bender yesterday so if I'm lucky I will have it next week or something.
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RE: Tips on bending 4mm music wire
You can USUALLY get ONE bend from music wire without destroying the "structure" of the metal. Using a metal bender is USUALLY the best way to go.
Remember, bend the piece a little more than you need because it will spring back slightly.
Remember, bend the piece a little more than you need because it will spring back slightly.
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RE: Tips on bending 4mm music wire
Many thanks RGM for the link, few years back I saw this atricle but forgot to save it and I am going nuts since then trying to find it. Thanks again
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RE: Tips on bending 4mm music wire
Roy V article is super. One point he makes '
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Be great if you have access to a forge or pottery kiln. Does anyone have any tips on if and how to put controlled heat over 20+" of wire any other way?
At this point, remove the wire from the heat
Be great if you have access to a forge or pottery kiln. Does anyone have any tips on if and how to put controlled heat over 20+" of wire any other way?
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RE: Tips on bending 4mm music wire
Go the a school with metalworks they maybe have an oven that is so big or go to a workshop that hardening thing on a daily basic.
Just my 2 cents but I don't think that it will work.
Just my 2 cents but I don't think that it will work.