I needed some carbon fiber rods to do a repair on an electric I made years ago and found them on Ebay from Bitterroot guitars. 1/8" x 5/16" 14 3/4" long which is standard length for an electric. $15 each with free shipping. Great resource. NFI
I needed some carbon fiber rods to do a repair on an electric I made years ago and found them on Ebay from Bitterroot guitars. 1/8" x 5/16" 14 3/4" long which is standard length for an electric. $15 each with free shipping. Great resource. NFI
i need two rods for an antique instrument repair. would these be thin enough to put down the neck of a braod cittern neck?
Dragon Plate still has the best price for carbon fiber rods, but if you only need a little bit, that resource is great.
Not trying to hijack the thread here but after using search terms like "trimming/cutting carbon fiber" I haven't found a thread specifically dealing with the subject... How do you guys go about trimming CF reinforcement rods? Wrap w/ tape and a dremel tool? Hacksaw? Do you seal the ends, and if so, with what? CA glue would seem to be a good way to go but if there are other options/methods I'd love to hear your ideas. I ask because my next project is going to have a CF reinforced neck. I'm kinda done with adjustable truss rods for regular mandolins. When I build my OM I'll probably do a traditional adjustable but that's another project for another day....
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I use a wet tile saw with a diamond blade -- no dust.
Steve
I use a reinforced cutoff wheel in a Dremel, over my downdraft table.
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I use a cut off wheel and hold my breath.
Is it necessary to seal the end so the weave doesn't fray?
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Since these are held in place by epoxy, I would not think you'd need to do anything else to seal the ends. That's what you would use anyway.
Bill
IM(NS)HO
That's right, they're completely saturated with epoxy, so they don't fray.
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Good deal, thanks everybody!
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