Stainless steel wire for dubbing brushes:

[Harold Ray 0]

For those who make their own dubbing brushes, where do you buy the spools of SS wire and what gauge do you buy? I would like to make at least some of my own for scuds and nymphs because of the quality and species of some of the various animals I have access to. I know some use stainless steel wire for this and thought I'd do the same.

 

Any suggestions on the other aspects of doing this, suggestions, problems, recommendations, etc. I'd appreciate all the help I can get.

 

Thanks!

 

Ray

[FKROW 0]

Harold,

 

Stainless wire is available from most big game fishing stores however, I find it too stiff for dubbing brushes.

 

http://www.landbigfish.com/tacklestore/showcase.cfm?PID=1867

 

My favorite is Wapsi Ultra Wire, rather expensive but it is soft and twists easily into rope.

Contact J. Stockard, I am certain he can ship some for your application.

 

http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/item/T...All-Colors.html

 

 

Regards,

Fred Krow

[RJD31 0]

I have the turbo dubbing twister shown in the following video demonstration, and utilize UTC Ultra Wire. The Summer 2007 issue of Fly Tyer explains in detail how to make one.

 

 

Ron

[Harold Ray 0]

First off, thanks for the info. My dubbing twister came in yesterday; I'll start using it soon.

 

I watched the YouTube demo and am going to try my Fly Tyer; I never throw them away, or at least I don't think I do, so if I can find it, I won't need the reprint. Should I not find it under or in one of my stacks, I'll let you know.

 

One of the reasons I am thinking of using stainless steel is I also fish saltwater off our Texas Gulf Coast, the Gulf of Mexico. Regular wire wouldn't last much over a day down there. Once it hits the salt, it corrodes and weakens quickly. I have thought of the UNI wire for freshwater and will probably use it for that. A few companies make very small gauge SS that they tout for dubbing brushes; I just haven't found a good source.

 

Thanks and take care!

 

Ray

[letumgo 0]

Ray - J. Stockards carries the stainless steel wire used to create dubbing brushes.

 

http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/item/T...Steel-Wire.html

 

I've used it to create dubbing brushes and it works okay, but I prefer the UNI-Wire (size = small). I had posted a couple patterns made with dubbing brushes and some information on wire sizes that I have used in an earlier thread regarding the Turbo Dubbing twister I made earlier this summer.

 

Here are a couple shortcut links to the earlier threads:

 

http://flytyingforum.com/index.php?act=fly...amp;showid=5074

 

http://flytyingforum.com/index.php?act=fly...amp;showid=5117

 

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...07&hl=turbo

 

[aikido09 0]

I recently made the turbo dubbing tool that is shown above. Since I could only buy 8 knobs from eBay, I made 8 tools. If anyone is interested, I can let 6 of them go for $35 plus shipping each.

[Goduster 0]

I just buy beading wire from one of the craft stores, .024 guage, and work great

[aikido09 0]

Is the .024 guage wire stainless?

[Goduster 0]

My bad, it 34 guage, does not say stainless, just silver, but it is impervious to the elements.

[petelangevin 0]

You can use enamelled copper wire as well. Go to ebay and look for enamel coared magnet wire. 36 ga is a good one to use