Stainless steel wire?

[Fishery Pokery]

Does anyone know where i can buy stainless steel wire, the same as they use to make leads tails?
I think it is 16 or 18 guage, but I\'m probaly wrong.
Cheers!

 

[PRIMO MAN]

how much you after?

 

[Hiram.A.Biff]

most tackle shope geoff, certain;t I D on chilli road do.

 

[Fishery Pokery]

Maybe a couple of feet? I\'m plating around with tail lengths and stuff.
Do tackle shops sell it unformed? I mean just a straight length of it, no eyes etc.?
Cheers

 

[Hiram.A.Biff]

geoff if your on msn messenger, add me as [email protected]

 

[Fishery Pokery]

I\'m not mate sorry but i can send you my email adress if you need it?

 

[Fishery Pokery]

Sorry to mess you all about but i am talking about the wire used in the EYE of the lead (thanks allan), not the actual \'grippers\' or tails as I now know them to be known. Does anyone know where i can get this stuff?

 

[john.frain]

geoff

hello student, frasers sell them but only in aprox 4-5 inch length you can leave both eyes on to make use of the full length of the wire.

john

 

[Fishery Pokery]

Cheers John but i want the lengths of wire to be longer than normal and without the eye. If i could find somewhere to get lengths, that would be great.

 

[sless]

how long have they got to be

 

[Fishery Pokery]

About seven inches would be great i think ( I sound like my lass ).
That should give me room to play about and experiment.

 

[john.frain]

geoff when the new college year starts i will be able to get you 3ft lengths of stainless whatever gauge you want (welding dept)

john

 

[Fishery Pokery]

Nice one mate.
I suppose that gives me a reason to look forward to going back to college.
On second thoughts, no, even thats not enough.

 

[john.frain]

your right there been back two weeks now sitting in the office doing nowt.. or very little anyway

john

 

[Fishery Pokery]

So how is that diffrent fom the rest of the college year? LOL
Only joking.

 

[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