Wires for gripper (spider) weights

FISHERMAN

FISHERMAN

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As title says weres best place to buy these had sum off ebay. They were the fooking pits proper flimsy through them away . Cud do with knowing were to get sum gud wires from any info wud be gratefull. Peter
 
FISHERMAN said:
As title says weres best place to buy these had sum off ebay. They were the fooking pits proper flimsy through them away . Cud do with knowing were to get sum gud wires from any info wud be gratefull. Peter
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I used to mak mine using 16 guage (1.6 mm dia) Stainless steel TIG welding rods from where I used to work. If you aint got 'access' to any you could try these.

Stainless Steel 1.6mm 1KG TIG Welding Filler Rods, 308L Grade, TIG Welder Consumables, Welding Accessories

Its seems bloody expensive stuff. £24 inc vat, but ya get 64 rods (over 2 feet long I think).

Mild steel is much cheaper but it corrodes. I wouldn't use mild steel wire for the eye. If ya dee you'd best check it every hoy lest its new.

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FISHERMAN said:
As title says weres best place to buy these had sum off ebay. They were the fooking pits proper flimsy through them away . Cud do with knowing w ere to get sum gud wires from any info wud be gratefull. Peter
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me and a mate bought a full tube abot 6 years back for £26 from arndales in s/shiels hhe still using his half mine were used up canny whlie bit i used mine for allsorts of different things, if you can get a few mates to chip in well worth the money, 1.6 --- 16th gauge
 
.... I nivvor used to mak 'breakaways' though.

1.6mm STAINLESS steel TIG wire is 'quite a bit stiffer' than 1.6mm MILD steel TIG wire. Most proprietary breakaways use 0.7mm / 0.8mm stainless steel wire. If ye use a 1.6mm wire yee'll have to open the holes out to 2.0mm or summat like that. Ye knaw worra mean like marra.

If I was makkin breakaways or ordinary grippers the'day I'd probably use these 1.0mm dia stainless steel TIG welding rods ...

Stainless Steel 1.0mm 1KG TIG Welding Filler Rods, 308L Grade, TIG Welder Consumables, Welding Accessories

Just ower £26 quid for 165 Rods apparently !
 
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Ivor Spraggon said:
I used to mak mine using 16 guage (1.6 mm dia) Stainless steel TIG welding rods from where I used to work. If you aint got 'access' to any you could try these.

Stainless Steel 1.6mm 1KG TIG Welding Filler Rods, 308L Grade, TIG Welder Consumables, Welding Accessories

Its seems bloody expensive stuff. £24 inc vat, but ya get 64 rods (over 2 feet long I think).

Mild steel is much cheaper but it corrodes. I wouldn't use mild steel wire for the eye. If ya dee you'd best check it every hoy lest its new.

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whe we got ours from arndales we got aproxx 300 lenghs 1 metre long for £23 bout 6 years ago if you paid £26 the price must have shot up
 
FISHERMAN said:
As title says weres best place to buy these had sum off ebay. They were the fooking pits proper flimsy through them away . Cud do with knowing were to get sum gud wires from any info wud be gratefull. Peter
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try this numver for wires on e bay260871247875
ther are very much like wires in bought weights 500 for £13
 
Ivor Spraggon said:
.... I nivvor used to mak 'breakaways' though.

1.6mm STAINLESS steel TIG wire is 'quite a bit stiffer' than 1.6mm MILD steel TIG wire. Most proprietary breakaways use 0.7mm / 0.8mm stainless steel wire. If ye use a 1.6mm wire yee'll have to open the holes out to 2.0mm or summat like that. Ye knaw worra mean like marra.

If I was makkin breakaways or ordinary grippers the'day I'd probably use these 1.0mm dia stainless steel TIG welding rods ...

Stainless Steel 1.0mm 1KG TIG Welding Filler Rods, 308L Grade, TIG Welder Consumables, Welding Accessories

Just ower £26 quid for 165 Rods apparently !
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think those 1.0mm one r what im gonna get . cheers lads for all the help.peter
 
i have got about 1 1/4 kilo of 1.6mm & 1.00mm stainless if ya interested also about 8 kilo of 1.6 copper coated mild steel rods,sold a canny few of the copper coated ones to the lads on here who make and sell the breakaways.(dusty bin) (paul gallon) PM me if you want any.
 
peter i use to supply a few of the local tackle shops many moons ago and i would not use 1.00mm they are still a bit flimsy,use at least 1.2mm like the ones suggested by waco or pm me if you want some 1mm or 1.6mm
 
splishspash said:
i have got about 1 1/4 kilo of 1.6mm & 1.00mm stainless if ya interested also about 8 kilo of 1.6 copper coated mild steel rods,sold a canny few of the copper coated ones to the lads on here who make and sell the breakaways.(dusty bin) (paul gallon) PM me if you want any.
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how much u sell them 4 m8 ad where do u live
 
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