Wires for a Leon Paul point

[MRR]

My club recently purchased some Leon Paul TiN points.
http://www.leonpaulusa.com/acatalog/...wire_Kit_.html

One blade has since broken and I can see the vultures circling around another one. I had considered purchasing some bulk LP wire to do the repairs (and to have spare wire).
http://www.leonpaulusa.com/acatalog/...Foil_Wire.html
However, I feel that the insulation moves too easily and could lead to shorts. No failures yet, but it still worries me.

Does anyone know if German Foil Wire will work with LP points?
http://shop.fencing.net/product_p/fwf1021.htm

In the alternative, does anyone know of a source for bulk wire besides Leon Paul?

[Craig]

We are having this foil wire made to get past the problem with the cotton insulation on LP's stock wires from snagging and causing shorts/grounding:

Check out our Paul Plus foil wires:
http://shop.fencing.net/Paul_Plus_Fo.../fdn-49011.htm

Our current batch uses a green color instead of red, but everything else in the description is the same.

Craig

[SJCFU#2]

To answer your first question, IIRC the plastic cup of a German foil wire won't even fit into the barrel of a Leon Paul foil tip so that's a non-starter.

The answer to your second question would be either the Paul Plus wire that Craig recommended or buy bulk wire and build your own - although if the Paul Plus wire uses the same wire that Twisterfencer used to use for his wires (which I suspect it does) then I doubt that you'll find a better wire.

[Purple Fencer]

To answer your first question, IIRC the plastic cup of a German foil wire won't even fit into the barrel of a Leon Paul foil tip so that's a non-starter.

The answer to your second question would be either the Paul Plus wire that Craig recommended or buy bulk wire and build your own - although if the Paul Plus wire uses the same wire that Twisterfencer used to use for his wires (which I suspect it does) then I doubt that you'll find a better wire.

That's the same wire used in the German wires I sell now....VERY good stuff.

[SJCFU#2]

That's the same wire used in the German wires I sell now....VERY good stuff.

Then I now know where I'm going next time I need to order LP foil wires.

[forethought]

although if the Paul Plus wire uses the same wire that Twisterfencer used to use for his wires (which I suspect it does) then I doubt that you'll find a better wire.

I bought a bit of the Twisterfencer wire from Sword Masters, and I make my own foil wires for my LP foil tips, and I must say that wire is pretty good stuff.

[Craig]

...if the Paul Plus wire uses the same wire that Twisterfencer used to use for his wires (which I suspect it does) then I doubt that you'll find a better wire.

Yes, they use the same wire. We just got ours made in green to make picking easier in the armory.

Craig

[twisterfencing]

I have to say that it's really good wire as well.

Gary Spruill

[shlepzig]

To answer your first question, IIRC the plastic cup of a German foil wire won't even fit into the barrel of a Leon Paul foil tip so that's a non-starter.

The answer to your second question would be either the Paul Plus wire that Craig recommended or buy bulk wire and build your own - although if the Paul Plus wire uses the same wire that Twisterfencer used to use for his wires (which I suspect it does) then I doubt that you'll find a better wire.

LP TiN point with FwF German wire inserted

It fits. I use these in my epees now after having problems losing contact pins in the LP wires.

The photo just shows it inserted into the point, it goes all the way to the bottom without too much trouble. I use a point-setter to get it down there.

[Purple Fencer]

LP TiN point with FwF German wire inserted

It fits. I use these in my epees now after having problems losing contact pins in the LP wires.

The photo just shows it inserted into the point, it goes all the way to the bottom without too much trouble. I use a point-setter to get it down there.

I must've misunderstood...I though you were talking about foil wires. For epee, the wires are pretty much interchangable between the major makers.

[shlepzig]

I must've misunderstood...I though you were talking about foil wires. For epee, the wires are pretty much interchangable between the major makers.

No, you are right. My bad, the OP said foil and I blinked it.