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| Author: | 000lover [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Dreadnought Bracing |
Concerning dread braces (top x brace) what is the thinnest you would go? |
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| Author: | Piiman [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
I've not gone less than 5/16" on a dred |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
D35s are 1/4 ... |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
I used 1/4 on mine and it has held up well for 4 years, I figured if that was heavy enough for a D35 though after 20 or 30 years all D35's have a slight hump behind the bridge, but they sound good, to me the ones with the most hump sound best. Fred |
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| Author: | woody b [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
1/4" here. The majority of a braces strength comes from it's height, not width. I won't go under 1/4" width because of gluing surface. As always YMMV. |
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| Author: | Tom West [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
9/32 |
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| Author: | wolfsearcher [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
since were on the subject does anyone have anything to say about the herringbone plan drawn by don mac rostie ? if anyones intrested .... i found these mechanical pencils that worked great for drawing plans they dont break . you can even butt up a ruler hard against them i traced a whole plan without it breaking once the brand is .. pental hi-polymer super 0.5mm hb |
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| Author: | 000lover [ Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
This is the plan I'm using right now and it calls for 5/16 but I got a little aggressive with the plane so they are about .29 on the ends and .3 in the middle. From what I've read about the herringbone plan it is one of the best. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
3/4" tall .25" 5/8" tall .3125 |
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| Author: | 000lover [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
Michael Dale Payne wrote: 3/4" tall .25" 5/8" tall .3125 Sorry, my brain is dead....what? |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dreadnought Bracing |
I go 3/8" on my dreads and 1/4" on my om.And no thinner. |
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