Bend music wire up to 3/16 inch or 5mm with this handy tool
By Jim Ryan jim@ryanaircraft.net | Photos by the author
As seen in the May 2023 issue of Model Aviation.
One of the challenges for scratch-building larger model aircraft is accurately bending music wire for landing gear, cabanes, and other components. Commercially available benders tend to fall into two groups: small units that lack the strength for bending heavier wire, and large benders that are expensive and fidgety to use.
To fill this gap, I designed a simple bender that would be cheap to build with basic machine…