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I wanted t make myself some brackets, but I think I bought the wrong wire.

I have 1mm copper wire, silver plated (It looks just sooo nice)

 

But it seems rather soft.

 

What wire shuold I use? I read "piano wire", but I don't have a clue where I shuold get "Klavierdraht!"

 

Or is the copper wire still okay?

 

Thanks,

Karin

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Contact your local piano tuner, they should have piano wire on hand.

 

Maybe some Nickel wire.

 

You could always cold work the copper wire until it hardens up! The problem is if its not full hard copper it will just bend when any load is put on it.

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Thanks Terrell!

 

 

 

 

 

Dan,

I have no idea what that mean, lol!

 

 

You would sit there and flex it back and forth until it got harder...like a paperclip. It would be not fun.

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Off the top of my head I think it is 16 gauge (1.3mm) steel wire.

 

Be warned, it is mighty tough stuff to bend.

 

A wire bending jig thingy would help. I have one that always seems to be missing whenever I need it.

 

-Eric

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why not use old coat hanger made out of wire... they are copper colored, seem the right size and strong enough to do the trick... i have tons of them...and will probably end up using them..but yes i have to get a bending tool too... or make one, i have a few ideas on that one...

 

my 2 cents...

 

 

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What brackets are you Guys talking about? is this a belt thing?

 

LOL great question man, i am also lost on what they are thaking about. at first i thought they ment the thing for the thermal detonator but the talk of piano wire and caot hangers lost me :lol:

 

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lol ya they are talking about the thermal det clips, just saw the link :)

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