Dr_Fester Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows where I can get hold of the plastic spirowrap cable sheath for braided cable? Shown here on Imster's wonderful NSR500 build http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234986850-tamiya-honda-nsr500-1984/page-6 . Tried to PM Imster but no reply so wonder if anyone knows where I can get hold of this? Cheers Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The original Kit Builder Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 You could try Maplins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Does Hiroboy stock anything? http://www.hiroboy.com Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Have you tried very thin clear plastic cut into long narrow strips then wrap it around a metal former (drill bit), it should hold it's shape. Then wrap it around thin wire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Fester Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Thx for the reply guys, I'm sure this is available off the shelf as I have seen it on quite a few builds, have tried Hiro and many other sites Rick with no success. I may have to go down the route Colin suggests either with a wrapped strip or spiral cut clear tube. If I do ever find it I'll post a link here Cheers Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocatlub Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 3mm spiral cable wrap is available on fleabay from china with 0.4mm wall thickness in black or natural for a very minior cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 3mm on a 1/12 scale bike maybe on the large size unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximum warp Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Hey all, Imster makes these himself out of thin plastic card cut into strips, wrapped around a suitably sized iron rod and then slightly heated to keep the form. I'm not 100% sure on the technique but it's something like this. On a german site I have seen a guy who made a jig with a razor blade. He uses clear hose that is pulled through in a twisting motion and as it passes through, the razor slices the hose. Tricky to adjust as you don't want the razor to slice the hose through and through. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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