how do you make/attach support wires
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how do you make/attach support wires
Building a Fokker DVIII and I'd like to add the crossing support wires between the wheels. What are some techniques for doing this? Like materials, attachment methods and all that. Thanks!
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RE: how do you make/attach support wires
I've always used rigging wire. This is the wire manufacturers are providing for the pull-pull systems now in use. Proctor Enterprises provides this type of equipment. They have turnbuckles, swaging fittings, brass brackets etc. If your into building WW1 stuff having Proctors Catalog is a good investment. Do a Google of "Proctor Enterprises". Their catalog is $7.00.
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RE: how do you make/attach support wires
This is the way I did it on my Pietenpol. Very similar in nature to what you want. The cable is U control wire, the fittings are some crimp electrical connectors I found at ACE Hardware.
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