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Ed_Millis
Inner circle
Yuma, AZ
1780 Posts
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Posted: Dec 31, 2011 5:26pm
There's a type of needle used in crafts called a twisted wire needle. Used mostly in bead work, I think, it's a single wire twisted together leaving an eye open at the top.
I think I might have a need for something like this, but made on the spot. I would take a single piece of wire maybe 7 or8 inches, fold it in half around a loop of wire or string, and then twist it into a long tight spiral to form a "needle" to penetrate several inches of material.
Most of my familiarity with wire is electrical. Any recommendations for a wire that is easily bent and twisted, but is stiff enough at that length to stay straight?
Ed
Ed Millis performs amazing Magic Shows in and around Yuma, Arizona.
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Stanyon
Inner circle
Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago
2885 Posts
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Posted: Jan 1, 2012 10:17am
Look for "Stove Pipe Wire". Most hardware stores should carry this wire. What made the "Gene Anderson T&R Newspaper" possible.
Stanyon
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hugmagic
Inner circle
6549 Posts
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Posted: Jan 1, 2012 10:25pm
Stove pipe wire or wire used to tie rebar will also work.
Richard
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Stanyon
Inner circle
Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago
2885 Posts
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Posted: Jan 2, 2012 12:26am
Bailing wire might also be viable alternative.
Stanyon
aka Steve Taylor
"Every move a move!"
"If you've enjoyed my performance half as much as I've enjoyed performing for you, then you've enjoyed it twice as much as me!"
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Ed_Millis
Inner circle
Yuma, AZ
1780 Posts
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Posted: Jan 3, 2012 8:58am
Thanks for the suggestions. I didn't make it to a real hardware store yet, but Harbor Freight had some "mechanics wire" that was good enough to prove the principle. Looks about 18ga?? But I could use something just a bit stiffer so I'll go searching in earnest this weekend.
Thanks for the boost!
Ed
Ed Millis performs amazing Magic Shows in and around Yuma, Arizona.
Here's the Family Fun Magic blog on Birthday Party Options in Yuma.
Magic never had it so fun!
In Him - In Business
My other blog.
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MentalistCreationLab
Special user
873 Posts
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Posted: Jan 3, 2012 11:37am
While a little off topic but related. This type of wire known as Trip Wire, here is a photo,
http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/images/product/main/TRIP-WIRE.jpg
was used by a few of the magic builders for various contraptions circa post WW2 till about the 1960s.
The only reason I know about the stuff was I ran into a similar problem years back when trying to repair and restore a old effect that used a thin wire to move a gaff. It turned out that the wire that was used was trip wire. This stuff is thin but reasonable in its strength. Now that you have an idea about what it looks like if you ever run in to an old prop that uses it you will know what you need to fix it.
Also, this thin wire works well with those hidden very small thin pulleys.
http://glisk.weebly.com/
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