I saw this conversation and remembered something I learned from airplane modelers. The .019 Detail Associates wire fits inside the .8mm tubing made by Albion Alloys. I just tested it out. You can cut the tubing to length using a scalpel. You place the tubing on a hard surface and roll it back and forth a few times at the spot where you want to cut it. Then just snap it off and it breaks clean. I tried it and was amazed I could get usable pieces less than 2mm long. Bob Christensen