I have to go through 1/2" plywood, 3/4" foam and 5mm of roadbed. Thank you for your help, I'll try the "real" Hardware store first.
willy6 Where do you buy .025" music wire,
To all of the above.
Definitely increase the size to .039 or thereabouts. It will easily go 2-1/2 inches. .025 is too flexible to use in longer lengths.
Karl
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If you are lucky enough to live near a "real" hardware store (I do) they should have some. As a matter of fact I just bought some last Sat. .039 is what I bought, my layout is made with 1/2" plywood and 1/2" homasote plus cork roadbed.
A hobby shop that carries model airplane stuff will have it. It usually comes in three foot sections. You may want to pick up a piece of.032 music wire as well. The reason being, when you make the tortoise wire longer, it can get too flimsy so you need a stiffer one.
Elmer.
The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.
(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.
Check your local hobby shop.
If not there, how bout a music store?
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I was checking the archives for answer but did not find it. Installing the Tortoise on a surface thicker than 1" requires a longer music wire. Where do you buy .025" music wire, I could only find it in an industrial equipment supplier catalog which sold it in bulk?