[SEL] OT Silver-steel wire.

[Dave Rotigel]

Is this a GREAT List, or what?
         Dave

At 02:19 PM 6/23/2007, you wrote:
>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.
>
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