RE: How to bend wire landing gear...
Not wanting to step on anyone's toes here but whomever said it was a matter of the quality/type of wire is the real winner here. While I'm not a big fan of the K&S wire bender, (had a problem getting consistent bends..not sure why),I have been using Hobby Lobby's "best wire bender" for years to bend all the landing gears for my kits and that includes both nose gears with multiple coils and main gears plus different types of retract gears. As Ed said above, in sizes up to 3/8" with absolutely no problems and no complaints. I simple use the bender slowly, without any heat, and make each gear exactly the way I want it.....but... back to the main issue... I use ONLY K&S wire....and have never had a break or a failure.. and as long as my customers are happy, I'm happy...there are time when you can save money, and times it's best to pry open your wallet..
Dan
Carolina Custom Aircraft