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Topic: 1/4" Tuning Wrench?
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Bryan Bradfield
Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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posted 23 May 2003 03:39 PM
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Can someone recommend a mail-order outlet where I can get one of those small wrenches, in 1/4" size, for tuning the hex nuts for pedals and knee levers? |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 23 May 2003 03:55 PM
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Sears will have a 1/4" nut spinner that should work fine! Xcelite makes a lot of nut drivers/spinners, too. Check out the tool companies on the web for their P-8 (short 1/4" nut driver), or the HS-8 (long nut driver). They measure about 4" long, and 6" long, respectively.[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 23 May 2003 at 04:07 PM.] |
Bryan Bradfield
Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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posted 23 May 2003 04:09 PM
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Hi Donny,Nut "spinner"? What's a "spinner"? |
Jim Cohen
Member From: Philadelphia, PA
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posted 23 May 2003 04:16 PM
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Nevermind the damn spinner. I wanna know what day the tuning wench arrives. The cleaning lady comes on Thursday...  |
Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 23 May 2003 05:09 PM
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Before you buy anything, double check the size, or at least take one with you to the store. All the nylon tuning nuts I've seen are 3/16" except for Fessenden's which are slightly larger at 5mm. |
Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 23 May 2003 05:15 PM
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Bryan---I'm not sure what you are looking for but for 'miniature' open and box wrenches I got a set of 'spark plug' wrenches from Sears. The set ranges from 5/32" to 7/16" and is perfect for the locking nut on the knee lever stop on my Carter. Not cheesy tin either--fairly substantial tools.---if you are talking about nylon tuning nuts, clink 'links' at the top of the page to get to several steel accessory dealers. There is a GeorgeL wrench that is pretty standard.[This message was edited by Jon Light on 23 May 2003 at 05:17 PM.] |
Bryan Bradfield
Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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posted 23 May 2003 09:00 PM
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Jim Smith - I've double checked the size. These are 1/4" tuning nuts.Jon Light - I checked the George L site. The tuning nuts listed are either 1/8" or 3/16". This leads to believe that the tuning wrenches offered will also be 1/8" or 3/32". Donny Hinson - I will check out Sears before I finalize the search. While searching the net, I found that Stewmac offers banjo bracket hex wrenches in the 1/4" size: http://www.stewmac.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi/hzpi/u/HzSt011111150n151612110U0n0m1311151312101616/hazel.cgi?action=SERVE&ITEM=catalog/sku.html&sku=0852 |
Bryan Bradfield
Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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posted 23 May 2003 09:12 PM
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Duplicate message was deleted. [This message was edited by Bryan Bradfield on 24 May 2003 at 07:18 AM.] |
Kenny Foy
Member From: Lynnville, KY, USA
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posted 23 May 2003 09:21 PM
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Bryan, If It's for the nylon tuning nuts on the end of the guitar a 1/4" inch deep well socket,1/4" drive, works great.You can get'em at Sears and you don't have to buy a whole set just a single piece. |
Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 23 May 2003 09:27 PM
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The nylon nuts George L sells are for either 1/8" or 3/32" rod, but they both take a 3/16" wrench. I'm not doubting that yours take a 1/4" wrench, but what kind of guitar is it? |
Bryan Bradfield
Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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posted 24 May 2003 07:13 AM
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Jim Smith - This guitar is a 1970's Sierra Rock Slide 8 string, with 3 pedals which were added in the 1990's. It appears that I'm dealing with a length of hex metal (the "nut") fixed to a pull rod. The length of the pull rod is increased or decreased by a removeable threaded device nestled within the bell crank. The length adjustment is done at the changer end of the guitar. |
Fred Layman
Member From: Springfield, Missouri USA
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posted 25 May 2003 06:54 PM
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Several of the early pedal steels used a 1/4" hex nut for tuning. Sears is a good place to find the 1/4" nut driver that works fine. |
Bryan Bradfield
Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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posted 26 May 2003 03:57 PM
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From a local industrial supplier, I picked up a stubby handle, part # 90-3, which mates to a removeable 1/4" nut driver, part # 90-8S, made by VACO, a division of Klein Tools. The assembled unit measures 4" in length, and the handle diameter is 1-1/8". It cost me the equivalent of about $7.00 US.I tried it on my steel. It works. I'm happy. I now see by the catalogue on the internet that I can get part # SS8, a one piece stubby 1/4" nut driver at 3-3/4" total length for $4.20 US. There's my spare.
http://www.mytoolstore.com/klein/ss12.html
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