Fine colored wire

At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

Larry L wrote:
At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

Ultra Wire X-small:

http://www.wapsifly.com/utcwire.html

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"Larry L" wrote in message
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At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

Depends on where you live. Here in the Silicon Valley, there are lots of
electronic surplus houses, like Weird Stuff, where you can browse the wares.

On Oct 21, 10:36*am, Larry L wrote:
At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. * I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

What I did is unwind it myself. Put a spool in a drill and Bob's your
uncle.
Frank Reid
(who's still really worried about Bob)

On Oct 22, 7:04*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
On Oct 21, 10:36*am, Larry L wrote:

At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. * I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

What I did is unwind it myself. *Put a spool in a drill and Bob's your
uncle.
Frank Reid
(who's still really worried about Bob)

Go to a bead store. Lots of wire. Cheap goodies for fly tying and
spinning lures.
And then there are fabric stores -- tying materials at 5% of fly shop
costs.

cheers

oz, leaving for Bull Shoals in the morning to accompany a Minnesota
friend on a striper and walleye hunt -- maybe a trout or three below
the dam, if I can tie and gag him.

On Oct 22, 11:24*am, MajorOz wrote:
On Oct 22, 7:04*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:





On Oct 21, 10:36*am, Larry L wrote:

At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. * I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

What I did is unwind it myself. *Put a spool in a drill and Bob's your
uncle.
Frank Reid
(who's still really worried about Bob)

Go to a bead store. *Lots of wire. *Cheap goodies for fly tying and
spinning lures.
And then there are fabric stores -- tying materials at 5% of fly shop
costs.

cheers

oz, leaving for Bull Shoals in the morning to accompany a Minnesota
friend on a striper and walleye hunt -- maybe a trout or three below
the dam, if I can tie and gag him.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

most of the bead wire I've found is heavier. Do like the double
locking bead boxes for hook boxes. They rock!
Frank Reid

On 2009-10-22 14:33:53 -0400, Frank Reid � 2008 said:

On Oct 22, 11:24Â*am, MajorOz wrote:
On Oct 22, 7:04Â*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote


On Oct 21, 10:36Â*am, Larry L wrote:

At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of mediu
m
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. Â* I've taken to getting my ribbing wire
by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great fo
r
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

What I did is unwind it myself. Â*Put a spool in a drill and Bob's you
r
uncle.
Frank Reid
(who's still really worried about Bob)

Go to a bead store. Â*Lots of wire. Â*Cheap goodies for fly tying and
spinning lures.
And then there are fabric stores -- tying materials at 5% of fly shop
costs.

cheers

oz, leaving for Bull Shoals in the morning to accompany a Minnesota
friend on a striper and walleye hunt -- maybe a trout or three below
the dam, if I can tie and gag him.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

most of the bead wire I've found is heavier. Do like the double
locking bead boxes for hook boxes. They rock!
Frank Reid

Like RW said, Ultra wires (x small) is the best thing out there. It
comes in multiple colors and I use it on nymphys down to size 22.
Forget the junk heaps. A spool is not very expensive and it beats
trying to find colored wire, be it black, brown, red, yellow, gold,
copper, green, blue, orange....... ya get the idea.....

Dave

Larry L wrote:
At this point in history the fly shops all have copper wire, of medium
size, in various colors, but I'm looking for colored wire of similar
nature in much finer gauge. I've taken to getting my ribbing wire by
stripping out phone wire and using the individual strands of copper,
which are smaller than what comes on spools in fly shops and great for
small flies, but I want some colored ( mainly a reddish brown )
Seems I've seen what I want in the windings of various electrical
gadgets I've broken over the years but I don't have a clue what type
of store to shop in or what to ask for to find this wire on spools.

Suggestions?

Hi Larry,

A friend and customer of mine owns this company:

http://www.craftwires.com/index.phtml?click=|0|5&shopper=1256341376

Aluminum Fly Tying Wire in Anodized Colors:
Red, Blue, Green, Gold, Black, Clear
AWG 26, 28 & 34

It aluminum, not copper, but you do get a lot of colors. Maybe
it will work for what you want -- maybe the Gold or the Red.
(I have never used it myself. I have the local fly shop tie
my stuff for me.)

HTH,
-T