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Topic: hex nylon tuners: 1 1/8 vs 1 1/4 |
Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 7:25 am |
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| My guitar has 1 1/8" nylon tuners, white color, and for my compensators I got some grey ones, and I thought, cool, my compensators will be easy to differentiate from the regular tuners... except that they are a bit too long ( 1 1/4") and they don't fit well in the case. Last thing I want is to damage my changer. So, anybody's got the shorter nylon tuners? Colored would be great, but white would be fine. Thanks! |
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 7:31 am
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 7:33 am
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Suggestion.. use a fine saw and cut off an 1/8 inch...
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 9:43 am
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| yeah! that's what i say. the duck is finally worth something. |
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 1:00 pm
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| Ha ha ha, well, I have neither the tools nor the inclination... Now, I just need to know if my rods are 1/8 or 3/32... It never ends! Maybe an x-acto knife would do the trick... |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 1:32 pm
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Alex,
Don't try that with an x-acto..... as I'm sure that you value your fingers. There are a number of saws in the 5-10 dollar range available from Home Depot that will do the job.
I don't know where to buy the inclination..... |
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Glenn Uhler
From:
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 2:16 pm Xacto Mitre Box
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Mentioning Xacto; they make a nice little aluminum mitre box and saw combination that would be great for trimming the tuners. It's not expensive and will do a good job of cutting them square. I know I've seen them at the HL stores.
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 2:28 pm
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| Thanks guys! I just learned what a mitre box is. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 2:59 pm
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you can manufacture alot of necessary parts with a hacksaw, a vise and a file.
lots of people swear by the swiss army knife and ducttape method of survival.
you could just shorten those ends by rubbing the long end on a coarse fille for a minute. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 3:24 pm
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I use a Dremel.
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Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 4:47 pm
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A good wire cuter will always cut them off very nice.
Just keep the flat side against the piece you'll use.
You can rub it on a piece of sandpaper after cutting.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 6:42 pm
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Or try someone like Show Pro.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Nov 2013 8:46 pm
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Yes, tuners that stick out past the endplate are a bad idea. They catch on the case, pant legs, or whatever seems to come within range. And, you can even bend the changer fingers if they hit something solid. Cutting them off is easy using a hobby-saw or hacksaw blade, and even easier and neater if you chuck them lightly in a drill. (The "spinning effect" guarantees the cut will be square and neat!  ) |
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2013 9:50 pm
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The Duck is fine . The Ivey???
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 18 Nov 2013 9:31 am
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| The big kitchen knife went through them like buttah! A little filing and I was done. |
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