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Mike OMelia
 Post subject: Truss Notch Cutter
PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:06 pm 
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https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-a ... gK33vD_BwE

Great tool. But I wish it had a smaller cutter. Thoughts? Something more suitable for smaller pegheads (mandolins?) Can I get a smaller version of that cutter?
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Barry Daniels
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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McMaster-Carr has them.
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Clay S.
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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You could use a W.L. Fuller four flute countersink and chisel the taper flat to give a square shoulder. Find a countersink without the set screw collar such as this type (or file off the collar of those that have it):
https://hardwickandsons.com/products/w- ... ag_organic
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Barry Daniels
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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That is a really cool hardware store Clay. They have good prices and some hard to find tools.
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Look for counterbore's or type R counterbores.

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Clay S.
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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Hi Barry,
That is an interesting store - thanks for pointing that out.
Brian - I should have looked a little farther. They do have counterbores - a few more bucks, but not too expensive:
https://hardwickandsons.com/collections ... ounterbore


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Gary Davis
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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Only a ten-hour drive for me to the store but its right on my route from home to the boat moored in Bellingham. Definitely checking it out next time through.
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Here is a smaller one - https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product-detail/500

Jamestown used to have several different sizes, and I've ordered some from them before.

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 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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Barry Daniels wrote:
That is a really cool hardware store Clay. They have good prices and some hard to find tools.

Yeah, Hardwicks is great. It was a sad day when they moved out of Seattle (sad for me, not necessarily sad for them).


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Mike OMelia
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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Just asking, are any of these compatible with the stew-mac system? The rod diameter is my concern (and locking in to it). Nice if someone here has done that...
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Dan Miller
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If it doesn't fit the SM shaft, you could just get some drill rod of the appropriate diameter to fit the counterbore.
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Clay S.
 Post subject: Re: Truss Notch Cutter
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The counterbores list the diameter of the center hole. You can use an extra long drill bit chucked into drill backwards or a drill rod as mentioned. Such as:
https://www.amazon.com/COMOWARE-Long-Dr ... WV1OIITOXD
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