What type cable should i use from http://www.mcmaster.com it's under cable then aircraft,
the 302 or the 304. Also i have seen the insulated cable, is it worth using?
Looking at a roll of the 1/64.

Why not buy it from another C/L flyer?

http://www.mbsmodelsupply.com/
(Click the "Ordering" button to go to the online catalog.)

MBS is Melvin Schuette and has been supplying C/L stuff for many years. He also
has thimbles, crimps, leadout wire, solid wire, connectors ... you name it.

I think I bought the 302 . Whichever has the higher tensile strength. MCMaster is very expensive for insulated cablewhich you only need if you are sending electronic signals down the line. If you want insulated lines, Google Jann's Netcraft in Toledo, Ohio then once on their site do a search for Surflon.
Chuck

Thank you.Will do.

Jayseas,

The type of metal is only one factor. Line diameter is another. 1/64 is 0.0156" or nominal .015" OR .016". That's a commonly used diameter range for models to about .40 displacement engines. AMA Rulebook has diameter specs by weight for different events. These are usually in terms of how many times model weight is to be pull-tested before a contest flight, but thay are good guidelines for sport flying, too. Stunt, for instance, "pulls" 10 times model weight; Scale may pull 5 times. Speed, Carrier and Racing, because of the much greater speeds, pull more than that.

Even if you have no interest in competing, these are good guideline numbers. A small, heavy, fast model puts a lot of load on the lines. A large, light, slower model usually loads the lines less.

As mentioned, MBS is a great supplier. SIG, Brodak (and Sullivan, I believe) still sell line sets and spools in diameters from 0.008" solid or cable, to 0.021" solid or cable, or even larger. These are of metals that will withstand appropriate pull-testing.

If cutting lines from a bulk spool, be sure to use one of the AMA recommended methods of forming the end loops, too.

Thanks guy's for your info very helpful.
Jim