1/32 Rigging Question

[bobs_buckles]

Russ,
Cheers for the info.

Does anyone know if '80' drill bits can be bought separately? Saves me buying the drill packs just for the 2 or 3 drill bits that get used.
Cheers
Bob

[sixman]

Bob,

Modelexpo-online has ten packs of numbered drill bits. You will need to check to see if they are in stock.

[bobs_buckles]

Originally Posted by sixman

Bob,

Modelexpo-online has ten packs of numbered drill bits. You will need to check to see if they are in stock.

Thanks for the info
They do have them in stock but its pointless me ordering as I will be hit by high international postage costs.

Cheers,
Bob

[Tim Kershaw]

Hi Bob
A size 80 drill bit is 0.0135 inches or 0.3429 mm, so it's a bit bigger than a 0.3 drill bit - see wikipedia's Drill and tap size chart.
I bought a pack of ten 0.3 mm drill bits for a fiver on the Shesto stand at Telford.
This is my first post, so I hope it ends up in the right place. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

[bobs_buckles]

Originally Posted by Tim Kershaw

Hi Bob
A size 80 drill bit is 0.0135 inches or 0.3429 mm, so it's a bit bigger than a 0.3 drill bit - see wikipedia's Drill and tap size chart.
I bought a pack of ten 0.3 mm drill bits for a fiver on the Shesto stand at Telford.
This is my first post, so I hope it ends up in the right place. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Hello Tim,
First off, Welcome to the Drome

I have the 0.3's from Shesto. Guessing that must be as good as it gets in the drill bit world... or is it?

Cheers,
Bob

[beeza]

I get all my drill bits off ebay from a place called brassnautilus. I just type in "micro drill bits"and it will come up, or go to google search and type in muramasas closet, same place different name.
They are $5 for a pack of 10 and postage is very cheap, delivery from the States to Australia usually about 3 days. Heres a pic of what to look for on ebay. I have found these bits to be very good. At the moment they are advertising 0.6mm - 0.5mm - 0.4mm - 0.3mm - 0.2mm



hope this helps

Des.

[Jim52]

Bob,
Try a jewelry supply house. One that specializes in watch repair
will have some very small drills. Keep in mind though, that they may not
be twist drills but, flat or spade drills. And, they will be pricey.

Jim

http://www.shorinternational.com/contents.htm

Here the link to one here in the States. I'm sure there must be
something similar over there.

[bobs_buckles]

Cheers for the great info. I can see a mountain of drill bits coming my way

BB

[bobs_buckles]

Hello all,
The picture below shows you how I create regular sized sleeving for use with wire buckles. This method comes into its own for the smaller scale WW1 aircraft or when fine brass tubing is hard to come by. This method can also be upscaled for 32nd using size 9 guitar wire as the former.

This method makes it possible to make up all your rigging runs before applying them to the model.
Happy days!

Von buckle Smiley

P.S. I show this as a method and not as a sales pitch for my product.

[modelhound]

I have been using this technique for many years, but I do not find a need to grease the mandrel wire. I use Contrail plastic tubing and the plastic just slips right off. I find that if I pull the mandrel wire straight before heating and streaching the plastic the results are better. I clamp one end of the mandrel in my bench vice and grip the other end with a vice-grips pliers which I clamp to my workbench with a C clamp. I take the mandrel wire out of my jig and cut the pieces of stretched plastic right on the wire by rolling a #11 xacto blade on the plastic. I use the part of the blade nearest the handle so as not to dull the tip area, which I use for 98% of my other cutting. YMMV.

As Always, Yours,

mIKE