[WWI] landing gear springs on Voisin

[Diego Fernetti]

To coil very fine copper wire, I suggest that you anneal it by passing it 
briefly across an open flame, like a lighter. It will darken, and be less 
springy.
D.
I guess that by this time, Iván must be annealed in his hometown!


>From: "Michael Kendix" <mkendix at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>To: wwi at wwi-models.org
>Subject: Re: [WWI] landing gear springs on Voisin
>Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:39:51 +0000
>
>Yes, I have 28 and 24 gauge that I may try.  If I were to figure this out, 
>I'd have tow ork out how to make the ski attachments - I may be able to use 
>the spare ones from the SPAD VII and make the extra 2 - the Voisin 3 ski 
>version had 6 skis.
>
>Michael
>
>
>>From: Ivan Carlos Ruchesi <ivruc at yahoo.com.ar>
>>Reply-To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>>To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>>Subject: Re: [WWI] landing gear springs on Voisin
>>Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 21:38:25 +0000 (GMT)
>>
>>
>>
>>Perhaps rolled fine copper wire will do it, it should be the thinnest you 
>>can find. Copper wire tends to roll to a wider diameter than the dowel you 
>>are using, so one a little thinner than the landing gear leg should by 
>>tried. The problem is its copper color that must be covered, I think by a 
>>very fine sprayed paint layer.
>>
>>Ivan
>>
>>Michael Kendix <mkendix at hotmail.com> escribió: The landing gear legs on 
>>the Voisin 3 had spring devices that were sometimes
>>covered by thin metal covers.  However, sometimes these spring mechanisms
>>were left uncovered. Any ideas on how to create landing gear legs with 
>>these
>>spring-like things?
>>
>>Michael
>>
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