Miniature Brass Tubing/Copper Wire

[Todd Holaday]

I would like to try some .2mm OD brass tubing.  There are several sources that sell 12" lengths but you have to buy 20 pieces.  The total is about $50 for 20.  Anyone know a source for a smaller quantity?  .3mm OD is the smallest I see available from Griffon or Albion.

[gcn]

I'm interested in what you would use 0.2mm for that would make 0.3mm look overscale.

[gcn]

I would imagine that those brass sleeve turnbuckles are .5mm od, which is the standard size most people use rather than the smaller and readily available .03mm od. I think the .5mm looks ok in 1/32 and 1/48 but thats just my opinion.

I would also think that it would be quite hard to thread suitable rigging through a .3mm tube let alone a .2mm one. You certainly wouldn't be able to double it back through the turnbuckle, which again IMO creates a neater finish.

Good luck with your search, I would be interested in seeing any results.

[Todd Holaday]

Thanks.  I decided to try the rbmotions pe turnbuckle set.  Ordered some today.  I'm going to put a caliper on them when I get them for fun to see what the od's are.  And I'm sure you are right about doubling the line back through.  Thanks for the advice.

[ALBATROS1234]

also check local art supply and fabric/craft stores i found spools of super fine wire in the beading areas. also see description of a tool i designed on des main website. its easy to make and makes the job of producing eyelets much faster and more consistant.

http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page26.html

[Ian from Doncaster]

You're not wrong there, I recently picked up some 0.4mm beading wire in copper, brass, black and also steel - the latter is almost like braided wire.  I took a sample pic but it didn't come out too well...