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chuck abend

 

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Kansas City,Mo.64155 U.S.A.
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2016 6:03 pm    
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Does any one know the exact torx bit that bud carter used in assembly.My T 10 strips the flutes out.
Chuck
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2016 7:53 pm    
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Don't have an answer, but that is one of my biggest. I have some bellcranks that I couldn't get the screws out. They're just sitting there doing nothing.
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Michael Remming


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Kimberly, Idaho, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2016 7:57 pm    
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I just used a T10.
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jay thompson

 

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east peoria, il USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 11:04 am     carter torx bit for belcrank 6/32 screw
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Chuck,
A Craftsman T-10 worked on all the bellcranks that I moved on the Carter I purchased from you.
Regards, Jay Thompson
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Mitchell Smithey


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Dallas, USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 11:42 am    
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It is a #10. We used to dress them often with a grinder or file. They are useless when worn. I have seen a lot of question why Carter used a Torx. The reason is it has a lower profile than a hex or standard screw. When using the lowest slot on the puller you need that extra room.
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John Swain


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Winchester, Va
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 2:01 pm    
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I had to grind the tip of a t-10 to get the stripped one's, still have two I couldn't move!
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Bob Carlucci

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2016 2:11 pm    
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As John S said, grind the tip down, or go buy a brand new, GOOD quality T 10... Also, if you have a good quality HOT soldering iron or gun, lay it against the threads close to where it goes into the part, get it really hot before you try and back the screw out.. For reasons I will NEVER understand, John Fabian and Bud Carter, both GREAT pedal steel builders, used locktite on those tiny threads.. Probably the worst idea they had when they designed and started building their otherwise wonderful Carter pedal steel guitars.... bob
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 6 Dec 2016 8:21 am    
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I have been through several T-10's. there are some of the screws that are so tight will have to drill them out if I want to remove them.
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Dan Beller-McKenna


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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
Post  Posted 10 Dec 2016 2:47 am    
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This is one of the main reasons I only owned my Carter for a few months. More power to the many who love them.
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