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Re: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
By:Mike
Date: 5/29/2000, 11:54 am
In Response To: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring (Brion in Seattle)

This sounds great. Not sure where I would look for an aircraft supply store. Where did you find them?

Mike from Redmond --------------------------------------------------
: I just finished wiring the hull of my Pygmy Osprey. I wired the keel with
: pliers, as suggested in the directions. Then, a friend told me to go to an
: airplane supply store and buy a pair of SAFETY WIRE PLIERS, which I did.
: These are basically locking pliers with a contraption on the end. Once you
: lock the pliers on the ends of a piece of wire, you pull the contraption,
: the pliers spin and in about 1 second your wire is tight. I'm guessing I
: cut the time I spent twisting wires by several hours. It was 25 very well
: spent dollars!

Messages In This Thread

Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
Brion in Seattle -- 5/26/2000, 10:30 pm
Re: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
Hank -- 5/30/2000, 9:11 am
Re: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
Mike -- 5/29/2000, 11:54 am
Re: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
Dave Houser -- 5/29/2000, 2:38 pm
Where to find *Pic*
Pete Roszyk -- 5/29/2000, 1:47 pm
Re: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
Brion in Seattle -- 5/29/2000, 12:06 pm
Re: Awesome Tool for Stitch & Glue Wiring
Wayne G. -- 5/27/2000, 10:40 am