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| Author: | lactose [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
I saw them at Stew Mac. Sometimes I leave the carbon fiber rods a hair proud, over the top of the slot, then sand them down. I'm not sure that would work with titanium. I'm getting ready to order two rods for a 34" scale and am wondering which to use. |
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| Author: | kencierp [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
Pretty sure trying to sand titanium will make you sad. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
Why not just sneak up on the truss rod slot until it is flush? Alex |
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| Author: | lactose [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
Quote: Why not just sneak up on the truss rod slot until it is flush? I have finer control with the sandpaper than the router. But your idea would be better for the titanium. I have also just glued a strip of wood on top of the rod, which is easy to sand down. But that requires a little more neck depth. |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
kencierp wrote: Pretty sure trying to sand titanium will make you sad. Or at least very, very tired. . . |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
Even with regular steel truss rods, I like to deepen the slot just enough to glue a thin piece of wood (usually some spare binding) on top of the truss rod, then plane/scrape that piece flush with the neck. I feel like this gives the tightest fit, and the slot only has to be a tiny bit deeper to accommodate the thin piece of wood. Well worth it, in my view. Trying to get the depth of the slot exactly perfect is a hassle. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
These are handy for getting your router bit depth dialled in. I use mine pretty much every time I use a router bit. Attachment: image.jpeg Alex |
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| Author: | surveyor [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
I just learned a good lesson on arithmetic and truss rods, thread : Good thing I didn't sell that one |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Has anyone tried those titanium truss rods ? |
Alex Kleon wrote: These are handy for getting your router bit depth dialled in. I use mine pretty much every time I use a router bit. Attachment: image.jpeg Alex One of my favorite tools. Love it! |
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