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EddieLee
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Does anybody here use these Pultruded Carbon Rods from LMI in you necks and can you offer any tips?

https://www.lmii.com/products/mostly-no ... arbon-rods

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I have used the 1/4" hollow tubes and also the 1/8" x 3/8" bars. I prefer the bars to the tubes but to be honest I am not using them anymore. I would probably use some if I had a neck that was too flexible but I feel that the two-way Martin truss rods I use now are sufficient.

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Check out Allred at dragonplate.com for good prices on all carbon fiber materials.


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