From: Christopher Hudert <heyhoot-AT-mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 02:00:19 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Rod questions....


Another alternative is spring steel aka piano or music wire (or looking 
in the crit archives for more info). We (and many others) use spring 
steel most of the time, making a loop at the top which rides around a 
pin in the hand. The spring steel has a lot of give and bend to it and 
retains control, and returns easily to its straight form. It may be 
what someone referred to in a previous post.
Spring steel can be purchased at some piano store, I guess, but we get 
ours from the hardware store. Comes in a large variety of gauges.
Among the other things we have used are coat hangers, umbrella spokes, 
and on rare occasions ceiling hanging wire (which is too soft and 
pliable for most rod uses).

Christopher

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