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Topic: Poor Man's Roll Pin Tool |
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 31 Mar 2019 6:21 am |
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I'd like to share this with other Carter owners if you please. I had occasion to move a couple knee lever bars.
This Carter KL's just didn't fit me. I've played others that are just fine, but something about the placement on this one didn't work for me.
Worst was the LKR lowering E's. Way too far away. The tilt feature wasn't enough or comfortable either. I elected to take the LKV bar, which has a compound bend which puts it closer, and move it over to LKR.
I just swapped the bars, but then the LKV was uncomfortable. So, I just decided to make a new LKV bar.
I bought an 8 in. pc. of aluminum stock and with the help of a long hollow pipe and heavy duty vice and table put bends in it similar to the original.
The problem with removing the bars from the hubs is that they are fastened with roll pins, tension pins, whatever you choose to call them.
I do have several roll pin punches, but I didn't want to apply hammer and punch here.
I know there are a few tools on the market, but I needed something now and something that would fit in the confined spaces without removing parts off the guitar.
I found a 2" C-clamp I had in the shop. I drilled out the end and subsequently straight on through to the screw so that I could install a pin to press the roll pin out.
I used a short pin at first to get the roll pin moving, then installed a longer one, app 1 1/4 in. to push it the rest of the way out. It's a bit tricky getting the hole in the end lined up with the roll pin and holding it all together getting started, but once begun works pretty good. [I've subsequently decided to put a slot the end v. the hole so that alignment is easier.]
The hole drilled in the screw end of the clamp is app. 1/4-1/2 in. deep. It would work better if the pin were welded in the lead screw, but I didn't because I want to use different press pins for different size roll pins.
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Don Kuhn
From:
Poetry/Terrell ,Texas, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2019 8:02 am
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| You folk's are just way to smart, but next time I need a press I'm going to do this and since i'm a Carter owner i'll put that in my special tool box. Thanks for the post Jerry. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 31 Mar 2019 9:09 am
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| You welcome Don, but I'm not that smart. I probably stole the idea somewhere else along the way. Some of the tool companies have similar tools made especially for roll pins if one doesn't want or have the means to fabricate such a device. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2019 6:17 pm
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| That’s cool |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2019 6:22 pm
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| Jerry, clever work. I have used a pair of channel locks with a bolt to press and a nut or socket to receive the pin in the automotive industry. Using our imagination to make it work. Great job. Thanks for sharing that information. |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2019 6:22 pm Double post
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Opps.
Last edited by Larry Dering on 1 Apr 2019 6:18 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Eric Watts
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2019 4:44 pm
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Jerry, elegant solution with a simple every day item on your bench. Reminds me of a tiny ball joint press for car ball joints and tie rod ends.
Thanks for posting! Do you have any other shop Tip Ideas? |
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