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Re: S&G: Building a SG Night Heron (day 5)
By:ChrisO
Date: 10/25/2003, 12:56 pm
In Response To: S&G: Building a SG Night Heron (day 5) (Mike and Rikki)

> ... We're going to switch to 22-24 gauge steel wire (if we
: can find it) instead of 18 gauge copper to reduce the stitch hole size.

Yesterday I saw the wire at Home Despot that will do the trick. It's from the field expedient repair kit of all time: Bailing Wire. Real cheap, real tough and reasonably small guaged to answer your needs.

Chris

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Building a SG Night Heron (day 5)
Mike and Rikki -- 10/25/2003, 11:42 am
Wire and Holes *LINK*
Steve Pituch -- 10/25/2003, 4:58 pm
Leave the wires??
Robert N Pruden -- 10/26/2003, 1:10 pm
Re: Wire and Holes
Ted G. -- 10/26/2003, 8:08 am
Re: Wire and Holes
Mike and Rikki -- 10/26/2003, 1:37 am
Re: S&G: Building a SG Night Heron (day 5)
ChrisO -- 10/25/2003, 12:56 pm