clemmy 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2011 I know tungsten wire can be problematic, but I had a fly idea I'm working on. I know Roman Moser has some, and I know of the larva lace impregnated. I know one can order up some from Small Parts, but then you need to mess with tempers, etc. I saw in my research that Hends offers 2 sizes of spooled tungsten wire, but I have been unable to come up with a supplier for it. I'd like to compare it's qualities to the Moser product to see which would be better suited to my fly. Cheers! Clemmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2011 your best bet is to buy it wherever you found the hends products Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan Wright 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2011 What is tungsten wire used for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clemmy 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2011 Tungsten wire is used in an attempt to add more weight without more bulk, as it is denser than normal wire and lead. People have been frustrated by it somewhat, as it tends to be very springy and somewhat brittle. I have looked at US suppliers that carry Hends products, but none have their tungsten wire listed, perhaps as it's not in demand like in Europe for the nymphs... Clemmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2011 I have some experience working with tungsten wire -not for fly tying- but "industrial"... Why why WHY would anyone want to screw around with it for flies? It's a royal pain in the a$$. Very brittle when mostly pure, springy in most alloys, hard to cut, hard period, expensive, and generally unpleasant. Alloyed into workable compounds, the mass isn't a whole lot more than lead or tin-bismuth. In the real world, there can hardly be many angling situations where the benefits (what benefits?) outweigh ( :hyst: ) the problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iaflyfisher 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2011 Try using tungsten powder mixed in epoxy for additional weight. Check with a golf club maker or Google it on the Internet. It is a very fine powder used to weight the heads of golf clubs. The epoxy can be coated on the hook as a simple coating or it can be formed into a body shape. iaflyfisher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad Trout 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2011 Raymond Rumpf makes a tungsten powder. Check out http://www.theflyhatch.com/xq/ASP.detail3/...FM/prodInfo.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2011 try these elastic tungsten bodies as is or dub over them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2011 are any of these alternatives "heavier" than just using lead? I know evil, horrible, environmentally devastating, (but naturally occurring) lead is outlawed in a few places, but are tungsten-powder-epoxy and tungsten-powder-plastic going to achieve the results of real tungsten? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
