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11-16-2008, 04:54 PM
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anchor hooks
I need to make my anchor hooks and the instructions call for 1mm diameter brass yarn. I don't seem to have received any with the kit. Is this something I can pick up at a craft store?
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11-17-2008, 08:04 AM
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Re: anchor hooks
G'day Don, they probably mean 1mm brass wire.
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11-17-2008, 01:39 PM
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Re: anchor hooks
Thanks John,
I tried 1mm brass wire and I found it to be pretty stiff and when I tried to twist the wire, I had a tendency to crush the block. I'll try again tonight.
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11-17-2008, 02:56 PM
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Re: anchor hooks
Hi Don --
1mm brass wire seems a bit thick for anchor hook - ( I assume you mean the triple block hook hanging from the cathead and not the smaller double block hook for the anchor fish ? I make mine out of black craft wire - it is about 0.6 mm - easy to twist up and will not damage your blocks . cheers
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11-17-2008, 08:17 PM
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Re: anchor hooks
Gary,
I am pretty sure it's the double block. I attached a scan from the instructions. I can safely say a 1mm brass wire is very difficult to form into a hook around a small 1/8 block, well... that is for me anyways. 
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11-17-2008, 08:52 PM
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Re: anchor hooks
G'day Don, have you tried heating the brass wire till it is cherry red then let it cool on its own, it might soften it, another way is to drill a hole up through the block form the hook on the end and super glue the hook in place, also if you have a piece of brass or some other metal that you can shape to the size of the block you could then shape the wire and block around it first to get the shape and then undo and attach to the wooden block.
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11-17-2008, 10:35 PM
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Re: anchor hooks
I have my anchor hooked on and the rope tied off at the belaying pin. Now I have another question. The anchor is slung over the rail at the first bit, how was this secured? I can't really tell from the picture in the instruction book, it looks like they just tied it off. Is it as simple as that or is there a correct way to do this?
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11-19-2008, 03:14 AM
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Re: anchor hooks
Don: I would think that, if left in that position, the anchor would be secured with a few turns around the shank and the timber head just forward of it. You might consider placing the tip of the anchor stock on top of the wale (would be more secure). Are you going to leave the anchor ring hooked up to the cat falls?
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11-19-2008, 07:42 AM
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Re: anchor hooks
James, I was thinking of leaving the anchor ring hooked up to the cat falls and securing it to the first timber. I am not sure if this is accurate. I have been reading through many of my modeling books and anchor stoage isn't covered in great detail.
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