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bunsen · 10 February 2007, 05:59 PM

Hi

I built a 1/4 scale Albatros DVa from Jim Pepino plans. It has functional flying wires and have no problems flying it.

Having to do real functional rigging was new to me. What I wound up doing is to use 19 strand 1/32" type 302 stainless steel cable from a combination of McMaster-Carr and Nelson Hobby. I soldered the stainless steel cable end to a DU-BRO #111 brass threaded coupler for 1/16” dia. wire. One can solder to the stainless steel cable if you use an adequate amount of the Stay Brite Flux and the Stay Brite Tin-Silver solder. Works OK if you pre-tin the wire using a medium soldering iron. Then make sure afterwards to neutralize the flux with baking soda in water and wash it down well. For the 2-56 nuts used the small pattern 2-56 HNBS0256 from Micro fasteners and DU-BRU black clevis.

I first tried soldering to the stainless steel wire using my small torch and that did not work at all. With a 40watt iron it was Ok as long as I tinned the end of the wires before soldering them into the DU-BRO brass couplers. No problems so far.

Source for Stay-Brite silver solder and flux. Good delivery and price is right.
Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies
http://www.knifeandgun.com/index.htm

Worked for me.

Ray

10 February 2007, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
bunsen Observer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoughton, MA. USA Posts: 5	Flying wires for 1/4 Scale Albatros DVa Hi I built a 1/4 scale Albatros DVa from Jim Pepino plans. It has functional flying wires and have no problems flying it. Having to do real functional rigging was new to me. What I wound up doing is to use 19 strand 1/32" type 302 stainless steel cable from a combination of McMaster-Carr and Nelson Hobby. I soldered the stainless steel cable end to a DU-BRO #111 brass threaded coupler for 1/16” dia. wire. One can solder to the stainless steel cable if you use an adequate amount of the Stay Brite Flux and the Stay Brite Tin-Silver solder. Works OK if you pre-tin the wire using a medium soldering iron. Then make sure afterwards to neutralize the flux with baking soda in water and wash it down well. For the 2-56 nuts used the small pattern 2-56 HNBS0256 from Micro fasteners and DU-BRU black clevis. I first tried soldering to the stainless steel wire using my small torch and that did not work at all. With a 40watt iron it was Ok as long as I tinned the end of the wires before soldering them into the DU-BRO brass couplers. No problems so far. Source for Stay-Brite silver solder and flux. Good delivery and price is right. Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies http://www.knifeandgun.com/index.htm Worked for me. Ray