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Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 4:13 pm
by dino
I need to replace a couple of hinge pins in my flaps.
They are 3/32" stainless piano (music) wire.
It's proving very difficult to find a supplier, any ideas?
So far Vans can sell them to me but that seems a bit excessive!
Ta
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:29 pm
by Nick Allen
Like this:
https://www.nexusmodels.co.uk/k-s-3-32- ... n-506.html
If not suitable, maybe the manufacturers mentioned, K&S Engineering, can help.
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:00 pm
by dino
Oh that's really interestig ... and annoying that I failed to find them!
I need a longer length than they are advertising 1.35m but thank you definaty worth chasing them up.
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:07 pm
by dino
They don't have stainless in the length I need unfortunatly, or at least not as a stock item.
I did find a company in Sheffield that would do it but they want £75 for 1.5m.
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:26 am
by tnowak
Dion,
£75 is probably less that it will cost to get them from USA!
Have you asked Bruntons if they can help?
http://www.bruntons.co.uk/
Tony
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:29 pm
by mike newall
LAS sell it
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:16 pm
by dino
Not come across them before - they look interesting, I'll give them a ring . Thanks D
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:20 pm
by dino
Thanks Mike, they were my first thought.
I've had another look and I can only see 0.090" in 'high carbon steel' not stainless.
I'm not sure if that would be ok.
D
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:57 pm
by mike newall
LAS sell it......
03-49000-3 MS20253-P2 HINGE PIN SS 3FT 0 0 £ 2.38
03-49000-6 MS20253-P2-7200 HINGE PIN SS 6FT 0 296 £ POA
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:53 pm
by dino
That's really fascinating Mike, and I'm very impressed. Thank you.
How on earth did you make that appear.
Although I can get the part to appear by entering the number you gave, I can't for the life of me find it any other way - even though I now know it's there.
Also I assume you just know that -P2 is .090"
How did you do that ??
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:25 am
by tnowak
Have a look on the Aircraft Spruce website.
LAS get weekly ships from Aircraft Spruce and that looks like, possibly, an Aircraft Spruce part number.
Tony
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:11 pm
by dino
Ah, indeed it is.
Thanks.
D
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:04 am
by mike newall
Yes, anything in the Spruce catalogue can usually be sourced via LAS or Spruce Europe in Germany.
It is like a crossword - you have to know what question to ask to find out the answer. Very frustrating sometimes.
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:22 pm
by dino
I'm impressed and I think I've now reverse engineered how you did it !!
LAS are sending me some as we speak - due tommorow so we'll see if it's the correct spec.
D
Re: Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:51 pm
by dino
Thanks again to all who helped.
Stainless hinge pin now fitted !!
D