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Great source for thin wires
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:36 am
by kiwigav
Ho guys thought this might be a useful resource for thin wires for adding detail to engine bays or hydraulic lines
Old Printer cables
Strip them open to find some nice fine wires in a good range of colours
Re: Great source for thin wires
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:56 am
by pedrofernandes
Is that a parallel cable of a iomega zip drive??? haven't seen one in ages !!
Re: Great source for thin wires
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:35 am
by khimbar
You can also do this with old SATA/PATA cables and ethernet cables.
Re: Great source for thin wires
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:32 pm
by UKscalemodeller
Nice idea, I guess any old cable can be butchered.
If I want really thin wire I go rooting around the only one ear works headphone drawer.
Re: Great source for thin wires
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:17 pm
by kiwigav
Sure is a Zip drive cable, The drive is long gone but found the cable a while ago, at least it's got some uses!!
Re: Great source for thin wires
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:58 pm
by mutt71
This is a great idea! I have several old cables that I will never use. Until now. Thanks for sharing this tip.
