blackbeard Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 looking for the coiled air lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 If you go to a hardware store and get some wire in the color of your choice, you can wrap it around a piece of sprue to coil it up. This would be a good choice if you plan on doing a lot, and cheaper also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 do you know what size wire I would need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I cannot remember for sure. Usually I just eyeball things, since sometimes taking the actual thing and scaling it down doesn’t always create the best results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 take the wire from inside a phone cord can also use for the coiled air lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Thank you for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Be careful using telephone wire as some of it is stranded & not solid wire. Stranded wire will work well for chassis air lines, but will not hold a tight coil. If you need a tight coil (like for behind the cab), you're better off using Cat5 cable which is the cable that is used to connect a computer to a modem. The connector looks like the one on a phone cord (RJ11), but it's a lot bigger (RJ45). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 thank you all for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerpm Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 If you want pre-made lines, check out: American Industrial Truck Models Auslowe Model Accessories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 thank you very much for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipVan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) I am going to try 26 gauge PTFE (teflon) stranded wire for suzie coils. The outside diameter is .039 inches which would be .975 at 1/25 - very close to the full sized 7/8 air hoses I have seen offered online. It may not hold as tight a coil but should be more easily stretched to connect to a trailer. The problem with most types of wire is that it has the same outside diameter regardless of the gauge of the conductor inside. Edited January 25, 2019 by RipVan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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