Wire Rope For Dragline/Crane Build

[bartles]

Would appreciate some input for what I should use for cable/wire rope for a dragline build and where to source the material. My drums will be 33mm in diameter. I want to be sure I have machined a reasonable cable groove in the drum (lagging). The fleeting angle from the fairlead of the machine I am building my miniature around, a Koehring 305, will require a grooved drum, at least on the drag drum, the hoist would probably be ok.

I am not too interested in an authentic scale appearance.


Thanks in advance,

bartles