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Topic: Possible to bend spider 'legs' on Flinthill reso? |
G. Robertson
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California, USA
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Posted 8 Feb 2010 1:43 pm |
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| I have an inexpensive Korean Flinthill squareneck and several of the legs of the spider are floating. That is, there is a small gap where they should be resting on the cone rim. I'm sure it affects my overall volume and it causes buzzing if I rotate the whole spider a small amount. Can I safely bend them ever-so-slightly w/o snapping them off? |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 8 Feb 2010 3:00 pm
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Here's a link to some info from stewmac on the procedure.
clickhere
Last edited by Jerry Overstreet on 8 Feb 2010 3:09 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 8 Feb 2010 3:00 pm
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Yes you can bend spider legs quite a bit without breaking them. If you will be taking it apart I'd recommend tweaking them and then sanding them level. If you have a very flat surface like a marble slab or a table saw you can tape down some 80 grit paper and knock it down quickly.
If it's going to remain together I find a toothbush handle or end of a wooden spoon is handy to get in the coverplate holes. |
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Jason Hull
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Posted 8 Feb 2010 3:03 pm
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Last edited by Jason Hull on 4 May 2012 2:26 am; edited 1 time in total |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 8 Feb 2010 4:14 pm
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| You can also use a piece of plateglass. |
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Jason Hull
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Posted 8 Feb 2010 8:24 pm
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| That Stew-Mac article is great! I've never seen it before, so thanks for the link. |
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G. Robertson
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2010 12:47 pm
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| Much thanks for all the good info and link, gentlemen! |
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