Source of Stainless Steel Piano wire

[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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[mike newall]

LAS sell it

[dino]

...Have you asked Bruntons ...
http://www.bruntons.co.uk/

Tony

Not come across them before - they look interesting, I'll give them a ring . Thanks D

[dino]

LAS sell it

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

[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

[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 ??

[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

[dino]

Ah, indeed it is.
Thanks.
D

[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.

[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

[dino]

Thanks again to all who helped.
Stainless hinge pin now fitted !!

D