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John A, where do you get your titanium truss rods and are they 2 way?

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Maybe this is a dumb Question , But I Believe a person can buy Carbon Fibre in a tee shape, wouldnt that be strong enough and actually be straighter and easier to work with ?

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Or is the " reproduction " idea tha MAIN reason a person is using steel T

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WudWerkr wrote:
Maybe this is a dumb Question , But I Believe a person can buy Carbon Fibre in a tee shape, wouldnt that be strong enough and actually be straighter and easier to work with ?

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Or is the " reproduction " idea tha MAIN reason a person is using steel T


Reproduction is the main reason, but its an interesting idea you raise.

A single large carbon rod is easier to mill for than a T, and with compression fret job works great. But there are a number of ways to do this better than a modern adjustable rod.
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