[SEL] OT Silver-steel wire.

[fero_ah at city-net.com]

Hi Frank,

Most good hobby shops would also stock a wide selection of piano wire in short
lengths (18" or 36").  Its usually with the model airplane stuff.

See ya,  Arnie

Quoting Rob Skinner <rskinner at rustyiron.com>:

> I'm no metalurgist, but I'll pretend to know something in this  
> instance.  Silver Steel is a colloquialism for high-carbon steel.   
> Piano wire is high carbon steel.  I just checked the garage, and all  
> my piano wire is 0.022".  We use it for making plumb bobs that you  
> hang from the top of an elevator shaft and hang a ten pound fish  
> plate at the bottom.  It's tough stuff.
> 
> If you can use some, I can stick some in an envelope.  I'm sure  
> McMaster-Carr would have exactly the diameter you need.  It's not  
> expensive.