Where Can I Buy These Rod Clips?

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 22 Aug 2010 8:10 am

I second that query......anyone know where?

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 22 Aug 2010 8:25 am

Show-Pro.

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 22 Aug 2010 9:07 am

Thanks, Stu.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 22 Aug 2010 9:18 am

Tim, Storm, you can make these quite easily yourselves
All you need is music wire, a drill and the right sized mandrel.

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 22 Aug 2010 9:35 am

Thanks Bent, but I believe I'd rather have some that didn't look like a train wreck.

Pit Lenz · Post by **Pit Lenz** » 22 Aug 2010 3:37 pm

In this previous thread Martin Weenick describes and shows in pictures how he makes them...

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 22 Aug 2010 3:52 pm

Those are very similar to the clips used on William steel guitars.

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 22 Aug 2010 4:39 pm

Show Pro doesn't have any.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 22 Aug 2010 4:52 pm

Try Chuck Back at Desert Rose Steel Guitars, I bought some from him a few months ago for a Sho Bud I was restoring.

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 23 Aug 2010 5:43 pm

Bobbe Seymour's place has them for $1.48 apiece, if anybody is interested.

I reckon I'll just twist up my own after all.

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 23 Aug 2010 7:13 pm

I made a couple today, piece of cake.

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 23 Aug 2010 8:10 pm

Tim, I got a roll of wire and am going to give it a try. If I succeed your problem will be solved.
Jerry

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 24 Aug 2010 7:26 am

Storm Rosson wrote: I made a couple today, piece of cake.

Good going Stormy!

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 24 Aug 2010 6:02 pm

Jerry Roller wrote:Tim, I got a roll of wire and am going to give it a try. If I succeed your problem will be solved.
Jerry

I twisted up 6 of them today with some .035 MIG wire, they aren't as pretty as the originals, but they should work OK.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 24 Aug 2010 6:19 pm

Tim, great work! Not a train wreck at all!

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 24 Aug 2010 6:48 pm

well... maybe, maybe not, Bent

Makes me wonder how they make those factory ones, they got a machine of some sort that does that?

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 24 Aug 2010 6:49 pm

Tim, I made you 6 of them today but I think yours look better than mine, however, I have your rods and stuff packaged and will mail tomorrow. Looks like you will have some extra clips.
Jerry

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 24 Aug 2010 6:51 pm

Cool! Thanks, Jerry!

Tim Heidner · Post by **Tim Heidner** » 24 Aug 2010 7:39 pm

Bent Romnes wrote:Tim, Storm, you can make these quite easily yourselves
All you need is music wire, a drill and the right sized mandrel.

I just twisted them up by hand, Bent, do they come out nicer with a drill? I had the most trouble with that short 90 degree bend and the last little loop on the end.

Ga McDonnell · Post by **Ga McDonnell** » 25 Aug 2010 4:35 am

These things are just a means to an end - to hold the rod in the bellcrank.

A little imagination should be able to come up with something a lot simpler that will work just as well. And not cost $1.48 for just one.

Al Miller · Post by **Al Miller** » 25 Aug 2010 5:20 am

Ga McDonnell wrote:These things are just a means to an end - to hold the rod in the bellcrank.

A little imagination should be able to come up with something a lot simpler that will work just as well. And not cost $1.48 for just one.

The Folks at Mullen and Zum Have already done it its Called a Cotter pin or Key if your from the east..

but these little spring thingy's are kind of nifty i might try some of them on a project im working on now.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 25 Aug 2010 6:46 am

Tim Heidner wrote:
Bent Romnes wrote:Tim, Storm, you can make these quite easily yourselves
All you need is music wire, a drill and the right sized mandrel.
I just twisted them up by hand, Bent, do they come out nicer with a drill? I had the most trouble with that short 90 degree bend and the last little loop on the end.

Tim, I haven't tried making that one yet but I would make them on my drill (corded) and the right diameter rod chucked in it. Wind the main clip body, then leave a piece of wire long enough to get your bends, then wind two more revs to get the clip on end. It's trial and error. You will learn the exact length of wire needed.
Maybe you can use something milder than spring wire(music wire)It will wind easier.