Hi Tensile question

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I have been using 9 guage brace wire and wrapping it twice....is that overkill, can I do just one wrap? Other than that ive been building them like you described pretty much thanks to texas a&m's guide I followed.

That's not overkill. You'll get more strength/less stretch out of HT 12.5 gauge brace wire.......and it's cheaper.

I sometimes use 12.5 HT wire for brace wire myself. Sure cheap enough @ less than $120.00 per 4000' and 200K tensile, it works fine.

Be careful if your twisting that HT brace wire, Greybeard. I had a contractor friend that had to get a finger sewed back on after he lost his grip on the twist stick. Somehow, it unwound all the way, and that's when his finger got hung in the backlash. Makes my finger twitch just thinking about it. :cry2: