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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 12:36 pm |
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Anybody know where I can get a tuning key for an Excel D-10? I checked the Excel website with no luck. I'm using a small allen wrench now.
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Tony Prior
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Charlotte NC
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 1:32 pm
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what brand is on the Steel ? A photo would help
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 2:36 pm
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Sounds like an older Excel. At least you can use an Allen key.
The newer ones have hex nuts, but they are 5mm, not 3/16" so you need to not lose the wrench supplied. A nut driver is too fat.
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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 6:52 pm
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I guess I can try to figure out how to mold a handle around the allen wrench.
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 18 Dec 2019 8:03 am
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
Sounds like an older Excel. At least you can use an Allen key.
The newer ones have hex nuts, but they are 5mm, not 3/16" so you need to not lose the wrench supplied. A nut driver is too fat. |
It's pretty easy to fabricate a thin walled hex nut type wrench--I've done it several times. Take a piece of thin walled brass tubing of an appropriate diameter, then hammer an allen wrench of the size you need (ball ended wrenches are helpful here) into one end of the tubing. A little heat on the tubing helps, but isn't absolutely necessary. The allen wrench does a nice job of reshaping the tubing into a nice hex wrench.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2019 8:26 am
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Michael Yahl sells a 5mm tuning wrench.
www.psgparts.com |
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 18 Dec 2019 9:57 am tuning wrench
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| I've got one that fits an Excel. I'll send it to you free. All I need is an address. Thanks. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 18 Dec 2019 10:30 am
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I like David's trick - I'll try it
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Fred Glave
From:
McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2019 8:12 pm
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Thanks Billy, That's a nice offer! But I think I have an idea how to fashion a handle for the allen wrench.
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2019 11:23 pm Excel tuning key
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| You can make any type handle you want for your allen wrench. I have used File handles, Old screw driver handles and made wood handles, Just use Epoxy to mount the allen wrench in place. Good Luck and Happy Steelin. |
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Thomas Stone
From:
San Francisco
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Larry Allen
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Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii
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Posted 20 Dec 2019 12:23 pm
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Got this from Michael Y
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Fred Glave
From:
McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2019 6:53 pm
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Thanks everyone for the info and suggestions!!
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Doug Hall
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2019 7:41 pm Excel Allen wrench
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I use the original Allen wrench with a small tab of Velcro...the other half of the Velcro is stuck on the outside of the RKR lever, Never gets lost, never in the way.
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 2:11 am
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Great tip, Doug!
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