In search of original wing wire clips (update Jan 2026 see page 7 and later)

[3Dreaming]

What Aircraft Spruce sells comes in 25 foot rolls. I wouldn't want them any longer than that as they can get tangled up pretty easily.

[Jim Herpst]

What Aircraft Spruce sells comes in 25 foot rolls. I wouldn't want them any longer than that as they can get tangled up pretty easily.

Fine with me . Frankly anything is better than what have do not have now

[Jim Herpst]

I have one length in a tube that Hank sent me when I went down this Rabbit hole years ago.

Hopefully you will not find the same hole..

It will probably need to be done in a coil or coils of at least 200 feet each.(aprox enough for two wings...calculate that please...I am going from memory. )

Give me your address and I will send the tube.

Bumping this from the previous page as I really want to see this happen for the future folks.

Again length of the coil is not my issue but we can see that 25 foot rolls are reccomended.

There will probably be a minimum they need to run...

[Hank Jarrett]

I would think if a company can make the wire they will know how best to roll it (the first time) so it can be used easier. First step is to find someone who can bend it up. The rest at this point should be easy (OK, relatively speaking, this IS for a Taylorcraft!)

Hank

[Jim Herpst]

Yup Hank . As my father would say .... I am looking at this with jaundice eyes..... that said will help however. Hope springs eternal

[Jim Herpst]

And back to silence...sigh

[astjp2]

So what is the procedure (anecdotally) for using a bunch of shorter pieces? Such as how many holes should one piece hit as a minimum, and could sections be welded together to make a continuous run?

no, just run the wire, its a hardened spring wire.

[astjp2]

I know a wire forming company, It might cost me about 2-4 k to get some made but maybe I can convince the owner to make a batch.

[kevinbrooker]

Jim sent me a section of wire and I've delivered it to the bending shop along with a full sized rib so they can play with it. As soon as I hear anything I'll let you all knw.

[Jim Herpst]

Jim sent me a section of wire and I've delivered it to the bending shop along with a full sized rib so they can play with it. As soon as I hear anything I'll let you all knw.

I am hopefull we can finally get SOMEONE to bend us up this wire for us!!!!!

[kevinbrooker]

The bending shop has preliminary tooling designed and is confident the wire can be made. I should have a price and availability next week. Any idea of how much of the stuff is needed? My guess is the cost will be mostly in the tooling and setup meaning one bigger run will amortise the fixed costs better. It also might mean going broke trying to save money by making a huge supply.

[Jim Herpst]

The bending shop has preliminary tooling designed and is confident the wire can be made. I should have a price and availability next week. Any idea of how much of the stuff is needed? My guess is the cost will be mostly in the tooling and setup meaning one bigger run will amortise the fixed costs better. It also might mean going broke trying to save money by making a huge supply.

This is wonderful news. Measurements being taken in a moment

[Jim Herpst]

The bending shop has preliminary tooling designed and is confident the wire can be made. I should have a price and availability next week. Any idea of how much of the stuff is needed? My guess is the cost will be mostly in the tooling and setup meaning one bigger run will amortise the fixed costs better. It also might mean going broke trying to save money by making a huge supply.

150 feet per wing is a generous measurement per wing Here with my wing (s) now

[Mark Bowden]

To start the volume discussion, I would buy 3-4 wings worth, maybe a bit more.

[Jim Herpst]

To start the volume discussion, I would buy 3-4 wings worth, maybe a bit more.

I believe we should aim much higher than 3or 4 wings worth. After verification that it is indeed correct I believe as many owners we can get to step up to purchase the first run we should order accordingly. I would hope that number is much higher .Then perhaps someone doubles that number to hold for resale.