Re: [ATM] Favorite Spider Designs

[Charles Mitchard <charlesmitchard@iinet.net.au>]

I use the thickest E single string. (not wire wound)
I think its far too thick and will be downsizing for the next one.
My spider has 8 single strings, each individually tensioned via 
guitar machine heads

At 01:47 AM 10/28/06, you wrote:
>I don't drink much tea, but that is an interesting test for spiders.
>
>Guitar strings seem like a natural to me. Does that seem good to the others?
>If so, what thickness (or for regular steel wire for that matter).
>
>Jack
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net] On Behalf Of
>Mike Lockwood
>Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 8:03 AM
>To: atm@atmlist.net
>Subject: Re: [ATM] Favorite Spider Designs
>
>
>Dan,
>
>I wrote:
> > <<  However, with time and a rising number of thermal
> > expansion/contraction cycles due to taking the scope outside and
> > bringing it in, I wonder if the wire will develop fatigue cracks and
> > eventually fail.   Guitar strings do.  >>
>
>Daniel Fundo wrote:
> > Guitar strings fail more from the corrosive oils from our hands.  Also
> > guys like Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Rick Derringer brutalize the
> > strings by "bending" them.  Its not unusual for a blues or rock
> > guitarist to push the strings more than half way across the fretboard.
>
>I've played a bit of guitar (not that aggressively) and that doesn't
>fit my experience.  Seemed most of the strings I broke were near the
>tuners, where the strings made sharp bends around the posts.  The
>corrosive oils of my hands were not on the strings there.
>
>In my wire spiders the sharp bends occur (obviously) near the point of
>attachment to the cage where the wire wraps around eye bolts and near
>the secondary.  So I suspect any failures will happen there.
>
>That's why I use two pieces of wire for my spiders - one piece makes
>two of four vanes.  So, if there's one failure the secondary doean't
>fall on the primary or the ground - it will only hit the cage.
>
>It is good to hear that Mel "stress-tested" his spider and it survived
>unharmed.
>
>         Mike Lockwood
>
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