11-02-2011, 02:54 AM
well you just identified the problem, and your photo confirms it.
two problems, Crushed Clevis and Cheep Steel.
Clevises are cheep, I would save those and go buy another packet a little smaller.
squishing the loop where the wire goes though even tho is spins freely, it dosnt when you add in all the other factors when passing though the water.
I would deffenantly go with a smaller wire, you can go to Michells hobby craft or order from them on line. they have a nice sturdy stainless steel braclett wire that is .26g , that is the same wire you see in my photo, It comes in coil form, difficult to work with but is well worth the effort.
You can if push comes to shove, put the blade in between a doubled over sock in a vice and take a smaller than the hole drill and oblong the hole so you can get the clevis though with out damaging the clevis.
the reason for going with stainless is that it has a super fine micro finish that dose not drag on the workings of the clevis, it wont rust, it wont cake up and oxidize like regular steel. And it is relitively cheep.
you can call to find the nearest store or order from them over the phone.
by phone: 1-800-MICHAELS.
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two problems, Crushed Clevis and Cheep Steel.
Clevises are cheep, I would save those and go buy another packet a little smaller.
squishing the loop where the wire goes though even tho is spins freely, it dosnt when you add in all the other factors when passing though the water.
I would deffenantly go with a smaller wire, you can go to Michells hobby craft or order from them on line. they have a nice sturdy stainless steel braclett wire that is .26g , that is the same wire you see in my photo, It comes in coil form, difficult to work with but is well worth the effort.
You can if push comes to shove, put the blade in between a doubled over sock in a vice and take a smaller than the hole drill and oblong the hole so you can get the clevis though with out damaging the clevis.
the reason for going with stainless is that it has a super fine micro finish that dose not drag on the workings of the clevis, it wont rust, it wont cake up and oxidize like regular steel. And it is relitively cheep.
you can call to find the nearest store or order from them over the phone.
by phone: 1-800-MICHAELS.
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