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wcfn100

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So has DA really stopped selling brass wire?
« on: May 03, 2008, 02:33:02 AM »
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I was in my local hooby shop a couple months ago looking for Detail Associates .008" and .006" brass wire.  After not being able to find it in what seemed like reasonable places, I asked an employee.  He brought me to the HO passenger car details (duh) and said that DA was no longer making these items.  I didn't know how much concern to have based on one person, but now I'm seeing it out of stock at a lot of places.  Does anyone here know what is happening?

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Re: So has DA really stopped selling brass wire?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2008, 02:52:19 AM »
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I would try phosphor bronze wire from Tichy Train Group:
http://www.tichytraingroup.com/index.php?page=view_category.php&category=Wire&offset=0

I buy it direct from them, plus you can load up your order with tons of other goodies there.

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Re: So has DA really stopped selling brass wire?
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 07:42:43 PM »
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Do you know a guitar player ??? Ask him for his old strings the next time he changes them !
« Last Edit: May 06, 2008, 07:53:27 PM by eja »

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Re: So has DA really stopped selling brass wire?
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 10:26:45 PM »
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This place has loads of fine wire of different kinds: http://www.smallparts.com/