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| Author: | WendyW [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
I ordered some Rubner classical tuners and discovered that the rollers are a hair longer than the Gotohs that I had used as a prototype when drilling the holes, which was just enough longer that they bottom out in the hole. I had looked at their spec sheet online and it looked like they were the same as the Gotohs. Any tips to share about deepening the holes without damaging the edges. Thanks, Wendy |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
PS: slots are already routed. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
You can cut the end of the roller off a little bit without any trouble. I have done that. The other option, and I had to do this on a set too, is to sand a bevel on the end of the rollers, particularly the one at the lower end, if you use a standard headstock design where the slots taper closer together at the nut end. |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
Hey thanks, Waddy, I hadn't thought of cutting the rollers. Seems so obvious now! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
It's all plastic at the end. There is a metal post inside, but it only goes about 3/4 of the way through. |
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| Author: | CWLiu [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
I thought Gotoh is a bit too long already! |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
I've trimmed the ends down, too. Selmer headstock styles are smaller than usual... |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
What are you using to trim them and what is your method of trimming them all to the same length? Are you doing it by hand? |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
You can cut them by hand or on a band saw, or sand them to length. Files are also useful. It's a soft plastic. |
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| Author: | Eric Reid [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
I used to install a lot of these. I found it worthwhile to make a jig for trimming the rollers. I cut roller holes in a chunk of wood so I could trim them on the table saw. Pretty quick to make, and it works fine. |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
Thanks, they were really easy to cut this morning on the bandsaw. The ones I cut had the teflon rollers. I was thinking of ordering a set of Rubners without the teflon. Has anyone cut them as well? I will be using them on a small head, so I assume I will probably be needing to cut them and was hoping to save some money going the non-teflon route. Wendy |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rubner tuner rollers longer than.... |
The teflon part is the little bushings inserted on the Worm gear post at each end. This makes the tuners smoother to turn. The rollers are just plastic. |
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