lead wire

[Sander69]

Does anyone know where a person can purchase lead wire suitable for a 1/72 diorama? I see people using it on YouTube all the time but I do not know where they get the stuff. Thank you -- Steve

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Steven
Look for fishing fly tying suppliers. it’s on Amazon as well....comes in all sorts of diameters, and even flat ribbon.

 

[Sander69]

Hi Steven
Look for fishing fly tying suppliers. it’s on Amazon as well....comes in all sorts of diameters, and even flat ribbon.

I will do that. Thank you!

 

[Jim R]

Tim beat me to it. THIS kind of stuff.
Jim

 

[Sander69]

Tim beat me to it. THIS kind of stuff.
Jim

Thank you both. And Thank you Jim for the pictures - now I know what to look for!

 

[Peter Gillson]

I often use fuse wire whihc is availalbe it a lot os thincknesses -they may be too thick for 1/72: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tin-Lead...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Petet

 

[prichrd1]

Steven,

Out of curiosity, what diameter do you require?

Paul.

 

[wotan]

If you want to order from the US this is a great site for tools and supplies

UMM-USA

John

 

[AlanG]

What is the thinest wire that is available out there? I've seen some down to 0.1mm. But is there thinner?

 

[bilbo]

What is the thinest wire that is available out there? I've seen some down to 0.1mm. But is there thinner?

This place seems to do the thinnest out there, does a wire that goes down to 0.004mm : https://luma-metall.com

edit: I realise its not lead wire

 

[rtfoe]

Someone told me that you can get very thin wire from USB cables...if you have any lying around maybe should check it out. I'm going to look for them now.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Mr Bowcat]

I bought a set of different gauges of lead wire from the States, it worked out cheaper even with P&P and there's enough to last me a lifetime.

https://www.fishusa.com/Round-Lead-Wire-Assortment

It was $25 delivered.

 

[AlanG]

This place seems to do the thinnest out there, does a wire that goes down to 0.004mm : https://luma-metall.com

edit: I realise its not lead wire

Not bothered if its lead or not. As long as i can bend it into different shapes. I try and make wiring looms for aircraft so really thin is best

 

[bilbo]

Not bothered if its lead or not. As long as i can bend it into different shapes. I try and make wiring looms for aircraft so really thin is best

I’m guessing it’s not gonna be cheap though, I checked the insides of an old computer monitor cable (I think it was an old vga to hdmi cable) and the cables inside are 0.25mm with out the insulation on them. I’d expect that usb cables will be around the same dimensions

 

[AlanG]

Anyone heard of this wire before?

0.05mm 100M Golden Molybdenum Wire Cutting line For Glass LCD Screen Separy1 | eBay

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Alan. Not heard of it until I looked it up. It’s ductile, so should mould ok, but is gold plated so might not take paint that well. In scale it’s quite thin mind, so could be too fine for your proposed application....

 

[AlanG]

Thin is good. Bundled together i think it would make very nice wire looms

 

[Tim Marlow]

At 1/32 each wire would be 1.6 mm thick. That’s like bell wire Alan. Pretty fine for aircraft application, especially military use.

 

[AlanG]

At 1/32 each wire would be 1.6 mm thick. That’s like bell wire Alan. Pretty fine for aircraft application, especially military use.

Could be good for antenna wire

 

[Tim Marlow]

Yep, but Uschi rigging is much easier to handle.....100m would do an awful lot of aircraft.......