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| Author: | Colin North [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
Hi folks, Can anyone tell me whatbsort of thickness to use for spring steel side bending slats (not stainless)? I know we can buy from sponsors, but I can get small quantities of 150 mm wide here in UK which is much more attractive than importing with postage, 20% tax and customs clearance fees.(Just had a few deliveries from sponsors!) So if a few of you guys could stick a caliper on your spring steel slats and let me know it would be much appreciated. |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
Colin, my spring steel slats measure 0.4mm. Colin |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
Mine measure .012" or .3 mm |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
I have tried many different thicknesses . There is an equation you must be aware of and that is the temper or hardness in relation to the thickness. If you can get a 302 stainless allow .015 is good . harder , is thinner softer is thicker. I think you will find that .015 for guitars is about what you need . .381 mm is what I come up with . So find something near that . |
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| Author: | Aj White [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
Thanks John for that info, sorry to hijack a little but is there a good place you can recommend getting sheets like that here in the US? |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
I do sell it . In the us you can find this at most industrial supply houses . The hardest part is cutting it . Stainless is hard to cut . |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
The easiest place is MSC Industrial Supply or www.mscdirect.com I bought my stuff from them and u can usally get it very close to the sizes you need off the shelf . Not extremely inexpensive , however there deliveries are 2nd to none |
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| Author: | Bob Matthews [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
Hi Colin I'm in the UK and got my spring steel from http://springsteelstrip.co.uk/2009/11/04/spring-steel-strip/ The guy's name is Steve, he is very helpful and has supplied many UK luthiers with slats. Mine are 0.012" or 0.3mm and work brilliantly even in the cutaway areas. |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring steel bending slats thickness? |
Mine are .012"x6"x50" when bought and i just cut off the end to get a better lenght. I used some metal shears with no problem. And now have some short pieces for doing cutaways on the pipe. I got them from www.lyonindustries.com for 12.36 each. They have been my favorite slats so far. I do have some spring steel slats, but they rust and stain too much for my likeing. I do use one on the outside of my blanket, where there isn't any water, to help support the bend. |
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