Topic: WW1 Hardware, Bits & Bobs Thread

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Mat

I have used this company for nuts and bolts, quite a nice range.

Stagonset Stainless Nuts and Bolts, Screws and Fasteners

Mud

Some handy nuts and bolts etc, I've not used them myself but will on the next project.

 Scale Hardware

Mud

Working laminated wooden props, and a reduction drive...

ShopXS

Mud

My lad uses this stuff as part of his fitness regime...
I spy with my little eye, something begining with 'C' ?

5.5" dia, 3" deep as cut.

small screws etc.......

EKP Master

www.modelfixings has a lot of stuff.  Nifty hex drive servo screws, taps/dies, etc  Peter.

Diatex 1000, like Solatex but a little thicker and much cheaper:

Wilkinson are selling Wilco brand "Universal Gear Inner Wire", it's about 2M long (guessing) and is about 76p per length.  I checked online but cannot see them itemised but they were in the Peterbourgh shop yesterday  

Also seen 10 X wires for sale on ebay for £5.98 inc p+p

theres a nice man in staffs for Cowls, clevises, rigging wire, cnc cut control horns, rudder bars and other sundry bits and bobs

  e mail chris.poyser@ntlworld.com

  cj

theres a nice man in staffs for Cowls, clevises, rigging wire, cnc cut control horns, rudder bars and other sundry bits and bobs

Chris, did you have any joy with the fork end clevises?


Mark

Hi all, where can i get some eyelets for the lacing on the sides of my SE5a? i have tried the ones from Mick Reeves but they look way to small.
Bonzey

What size do you need Ken, as there are quite a few on fleabay in the craft section, they go down pretty small?

Steve

Two UK suppliers may be obvious to some, but need to be listed for those who might not know.

Mick Reeves Models

DB Sport & Scale

Ceejay
This website might be useful for your fork ends
http://www.flying-wires.ch

this is usefull info for all you WW1ers

  Product and Services

  chris

WW1 Props here

http://www.klasskote.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=49&products_id=310

Possible rigging wire LINK 

Possible rigging wire LINK 

  or ceejays special 6 mtrs £3 

  cj

  or ceejays special 6 mtrs £3 

  cj

Sorry, stick with CJ     Was jus an idea 

Possible rigging wire LINK 

http://www.tackledirect.com/american-fishing-wire-single-barrel-leader-sleeves.html
heres a idea this is a salt water fishing store .just but a spool of coated leader and sleeves ,100 for $3.99 and $19.99 for 100m seams pretty good

  Where can you get rivets for the cowls from 

Where can you get rivets for the cowls from

Have a look here  They have all sorts of 1/16" dia rivets and the tools for setting them  

e.g. for snap head rivets use -

SP77 or AS155 - Black in colour - very soft
SP79 or AS157 - Green in colour - soft
SP80 or AS2227 - Violet in colour - medium

If you want csk or mushroom, use the same colour as above, (I'd only use the Black ones for decoration as they're too soft for anything else).


If you want a mushroom head instead of a dome (snap) head try under american and look for AN470 or MS20470 as they have a slightly smaller head than UK mushroom head rivets.  Go for A unless you need the strength in which case use AD


Mark

Thanks Mark but i meant the ones for the 1/3 scale Dr1 build in the GTM build along ??

Not the real ones

The rivits in the kit are brass pins with a dome head, pushed through a pre drilled hole and glued in place on the back face.








Try here..

https://maccmodels.co.uk/index.php?cPath=261&osCsid=bee775f58fcc40501eaadbe5380c932c

Thanks Mark but i meant the ones for the 1/3 scale Dr1 build in the GTM build along ??

Not the real ones

The problem with the brass pins that mudder's mentioned, is they are so bloomin hard, (being brass), they're a pig to install if you follow the instructions.  Whereas the 1/16" alu ones I posted are the correct size, a lot softer, and a piece of weewee to install  

I'd use the violet ones for the faceplate and the locating plates, and the green for the cable clamps and the 'decorative' ones around the back and bottom of the cowl itself, but unless you've got the correct gear just stick with the green ones.

Just found some snaps for setting the rivets here, they also have 1/32", 3/63", 1/16" and 5/64" copper, steel and brass rivets too.


Mark

Just found some snaps for setting the rivets here, they also have 1/32", 3/63", 1/16" and 5/64" copper, steel and brass rivets too.


Mark

Thanks Mark, just what I was looking for

Steve

Thanks Mark, just what I was looking for

Steve

Me too.... that last link is a cracker, cheers Mark

Ian.

I bought some soft aluminium dome head rivets from Allfix, which I believe is a national chain.
The ones I got were 2mm x 4mm long.
They had a large selection of sizes available.
I used a pair of molegrips with the teeth filed off to squash them.

Details

Dials for sizing and printing:

Skycraft do dope, Diatex (like Koveral) and lots of interesting materials http://www.sky-craft.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Materials_170.html

I bought some nice M4 turnbuckles at £1.75 each from http://www.modellingtimbers.co.uk/35.html Its run by a boat modeller who is a very nice bloke .He has  other stuff we can use like small hinges etc and the prices are very reasonable.

Alan

Those port holes would lend themselves to being adapted for instrument bezels.  Love the shackles............. where can I use a few they look lovely 

Excellent find

Hi All

  just a quick post to ask those of you who have asked recently for clevises would you be so good as to pm me with info as in how many and if you want right hand threaded ones only or pairs of left and right, do you wand threaded rod, (you will if you are using flat wire) or do you require left and right handed solder extenders for wire, next experiment is to produce some left handed lock nuts,  watch this space,

  Chris

 also been asked about cowls so any interested parties? if i get an order for 10 i,ll get onto the man to get them underway. just finished a pattern for large alloy spinners for albertross and one for the moraine shape for testing, will see what happens.

  Chris

after a bad end of year production wise,(too many other thing to worry about) and with a new resolution to "get me digit out" and promted by a nice new bag of taps and dies and cutters arriving in post i thought i had better do some more work,

 first is a new clevis
 top one is 1/4 scale 2mm thread
bottom one is my 1/3 size for comparison

  chris

next is a batch of ign switches, these are 1/3 scale. i have been asked to do some 1/4 so will be tinkering as soon as i finish all the 1/3 stuff.

  chris

finaly a joystick in 1/3 a customer wants two in 1/3 and again one in 1/4.these can be mounted to be fully operative from servo,s in elevation and aileron movement.

  chris

Very nice Chris, love the switches

Steve