brass wire

[Guest friedrice]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

[ianrob 2]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

I don't know all the spec for snare wire, but for someone starting off, you seem to be going about it the difficult way. Ok you don't want to buy snares, then buy a Countrymans weekly or other magazine. There are loads of adds for snare wire and eyelets, Arthur Carter, Ian Hodge loads . Get yourself 500gms of wire and some eyelets and see how you get on.

[ianrob 2]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

 

Did I suggest you contact Geordie, his stuff is top notch and decent price too. Pm him.

Edited February 27, 2008 by ianrob

[moley 115]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

 

Did I suggest you contact Geordie, his stuff is top notch and decent price too. Pm him.

i think its .457 size you want , i should know as i bought 100 kg of the stuff a few years back, snareman will correct me if i,m wrong but i would check first before you go ordering any

[geordie 0]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

 

Did I suggest you contact Geordie, his stuff is top notch and decent price too. Pm him.

i think its .457 size you want , i should know as i bought 100 kg of the stuff a few years back, snareman will correct me if i,m wrong but i would check first before you go ordering any

Yes Moley your right rabbit brass snare wire measures 0.455 m/m or 0.457 m/m . hope this helps Geordie..

[Guest friedrice]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

 

Did I suggest you contact Geordie, his stuff is top notch and decent price too. Pm him.

i think its .457 size you want , i should know as i bought 100 kg of the stuff a few years back, snareman will correct me if i,m wrong but i would check first before you go ordering any

Yes Moley your right rabbit brass snare wire measures 0.455 m/m or 0.457 m/m . hope this helps Geordie..

thanls all of you for the help . brill but how hard or soft shoud it be. it goes something like 70/30 what does that mean.

and i can get 2 X the amount i see advirtised for the same price.

thankyou eveyone

[Guest friedrice]

they sell 0.375 or 0.560 is would that be any good

[devonlad 0]

they sell 0.375 or 0.560 is would that be any good

 

I take it that that's is the wire from Comax ?

[geordie 0]

they sell 0.375 or 0.560 is would that be any good

 

I take it that that's is the wire from Comax ?

The 70/30 relates to the mix of copper and zinc to make the brass, a different mix makes it harder or softer. Geordie.

[snareman 3]

have found someone who sells wire but it is in all sizes and some is softter and some is hard. it comes o. something of a mill up

i cant waste my money on the wrong one so any help on the right one to get please

 

Did I suggest you contact Geordie, his stuff is top notch and decent price too. Pm him.

i think its .457 size you want , i should know as i bought 100 kg of the stuff a few years back, snareman will correct me if i,m wrong but i would check first before you go ordering any

the snarewire that we got was .455 , .457, is also good , .375 , is to thin in my opinion , some dealers make snares 6 strand with this stuff as they get more from the drum, but the wires are weeker , there fore you are better with the diam. wire that moley and i suggest, therefore you are better asking for brass snare wire in former diameter mentioned , you would be better purchasing some snares from geordie, already made to professional specifications with the proper diameter wire at very reasoable cost, because shop bought snares are usually made by people with no practical experience in snaring , and are poorly designed, some are 8 and10 strand and liketow rope , they are to short, half spun, kink and break easier, they usually also have a wind down of up to an inch below the eyelet , some have no eyelets on them which elongate, and have cheap thin green twines that just rots , profit is the main agenda with the majority of commercially produced snares, and in my opinion from a professional point of view after 60 yrs, experience , they are crap. i also personally can,t fathom out some peoples mentality, who the hell needs an 8 or 10 stand rabbit snare , one of my old mentors alex chisolm snared 2500 rabbits in one week and never used anything except 6 strand like all the rest of the pros. that i knew

[Guest friedrice]

thank you snareman for the advice. ive started to have a few rabbits in my snares after takeing in the advice you offer on here

i only have ten snares but would love to have more now i am getting a few rabbits. i love making things and would like to make my own snares to.

i will get some wire off arthur carter and try and see how i get on . thank you all for the help

[Guest friedrice]

they sell 0.375 or 0.560 is would that be any good

 

I take it that that's is the wire from Comax ?

yes thats the one but not the right wire to use i been told