Stainless steel wire?

[john.frain]

mmmmmm truthfully you are right lol

john

[alan]

I use Armoured cable,just strip the wire out of it,most sparkies would sort you out with some

[alan]

Just stripped down a old mountain bike wheel,got 36 12\" lengths of wire from the spokes,slightly stiffer than armoured cable but they fit fine,the wheel rim will make a canny drop net as well

[John]

Geoff got a new roll of 18 gauge Stainless steel think theres 5 M but thats the Gauge for the breakaway wires the tails are thicker if you want it giz your addy by pm and Ill post it to you, as alans states bike wheel spokes are about the gauge your looking for, the bike shops will gladly give you any amount from there repairs.

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[Edited on 27/8/2005 by John]

[Grommit]

Geoff

I can get 5m coils of 18g wire. As John says though this is the gauge that\'s used for the breakaway wires, the tails are usually thicker.

PM me if it is of any use to you.

Grommit

[Fishery Pokery]

Thanks for aall the replies, very helpful.
Thanks for the offers of wire. Can you use 18 guage for casting or will it pull out of leads?
I think I\'ll try the mountain bike wheel idea as i can then get a drop net thrown in for free (if I can find somewhere to get netting, another question perhaps ).

[alan]

make sure they fit the mold Geoff,the ones I salvaged fitted fine,you like the idea of the drop net lol,just realised after I pulled all the spokes out,not sure about the netting though

[ray]

i would only use the 18 gauge wire for what its supposed to be used for making the grips and use proper tailwires for your weights they are cheap enough to buy and its better to be safe than sorry

[Grommit]

Let me know the diameter or circumference of the wheel rim and I will see if I have a net to fit

[bribones]

like alan i just use armoured cable and put a sharp bend 1/4\" or so at the end so it gets a good grip on the weight,never thought about the bike wheel lol ive just chucked about 8 over to the scrap man,i also use welding rod and bend it the same way,ive never had any come loose and no come backs from any ive sold

just thought id mention that i had to open the hole up a bit to accept a double wire instead of single