Alan B. Pearce wrote:
>> Everyone here is recommending solid (single stranded) wire.
>> Why is that?
>>     
>
> For the purpose you want it is the easiest to work with.
>
>   
>> I always thought it was stiffer and harder to work with...
>>     
>
> Telephone wire (as recommended by several of us) is a small enough size that 
> it is easy to use. If you attempt to use wire wrap wire, as someone 
> suggested, you will find that it is too fine and will spring all over the 
> place at just the wrong moment. Telephone wire is just that bit heavier, and 
> so doesn't suffer from the same issue, but is not that heavy that it gets to 
> be awkward to handle. 
>
>   
Cat-5 whilst readily available isn't as good as genuine "telephone wire"
The insulation on cat-5 shrinks back when its heated which is less than 
awesome when you solder it, and untwisting the pairs is a PITA.
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