New stew mac heat stick - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T06:31:11Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/new-stew-mac-heat-stick?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A192221&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDO NOT use brass or any other…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-07-09:2177249:Comment:1922212020-07-09T15:00:18.688ZTai Fuhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TaiFu
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6731598456?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6731598456?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> DO NOT use brass or any other copper alloy to make it.</p>
<p>I tried to make a heatstick with brass and it wasn't conductive enough, and it turns out any copper alloys except for copper itself is a very poor conductor (I had assumed that copper alloys are at least a little less conductive compared to copper).</p>
<p>So I turned a piece of copper on a lathe…</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6731598456?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6731598456?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>DO NOT use brass or any other copper alloy to make it.</p>
<p>I tried to make a heatstick with brass and it wasn't conductive enough, and it turns out any copper alloys except for copper itself is a very poor conductor (I had assumed that copper alloys are at least a little less conductive compared to copper).</p>
<p>So I turned a piece of copper on a lathe and made a heat stick and it worked. However the copper is quite soft when heated to soldering iron temperature, it bent quite easily. I don't know what Stewmac used but copper does not "harden" like steel does when heated and quenched, not to mention the temperature of soldering iron would destroy any temper anyways. I had assumed it was phosphor bronze (because the stick looked similar) but Phosphor bronze has very little conductivity compared to copper, like 7%.</p> The heat stick is based on so…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-19:2177249:Comment:1790072018-06-19T23:20:25.336ZIan Penderhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/IanPender
<p>The heat stick is based on something that Ian Davlin (who goes by Martinluthierking on instagram) came up with, using cartridge heaters to pull necks without steam. Here's a link to a video on his website, showing it in action:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.luthing.com/steamless-neck-re-set-ian-davlin/" target="_blank">http://www.luthing.com/steamless-neck-re-set-ian-davlin/</a></p>
<p>The heat stick is based on something that Ian Davlin (who goes by Martinluthierking on instagram) came up with, using cartridge heaters to pull necks without steam. Here's a link to a video on his website, showing it in action:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.luthing.com/steamless-neck-re-set-ian-davlin/" target="_blank">http://www.luthing.com/steamless-neck-re-set-ian-davlin/</a></p> Well i just got in a nice ear…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-06:2177249:Comment:1788352018-06-06T18:32:28.617Zpeter meyerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/petermeyer
<p>Well i just got in a nice early 60,s 0021-NY in the shop that needs a reset and i think im going to try this new method</p>
<p>so are guys saying that you can use that you can use other material for the heat stick it self?</p>
<p>Well i just got in a nice early 60,s 0021-NY in the shop that needs a reset and i think im going to try this new method</p>
<p>so are guys saying that you can use that you can use other material for the heat stick it self?</p> I was thinking this. You can…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-06:2177249:Comment:1785392018-06-06T08:27:38.809ZKeith Somervillehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KeithRailton
<p>I was thinking this. You can get a 3mm steel rod for pennies?</p>
<p>I was thinking this. You can get a 3mm steel rod for pennies?</p> the stick dosent have to be c…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-05:2177249:Comment:1787312018-06-05T03:47:24.381ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>the stick dosent have to be copper. I think I will try some hevay wire wire it to the out side of the gun . I think it would work. I gtuess I dont have to try any thing else do I? </p>
<p>Ron</p>
<p>the stick dosent have to be copper. I think I will try some hevay wire wire it to the out side of the gun . I think it would work. I gtuess I dont have to try any thing else do I? </p>
<p>Ron</p> Sorry for your burns but i do…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-04:2177249:Comment:1788312018-06-04T23:01:18.752Zpeter meyerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/petermeyer
<p>Sorry for your burns but i do have admit i chuckled abit</p>
<p>having done similar things .ive yet to purchase the heat stick but your reports are encouraging </p>
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<p>Sorry for your burns but i do have admit i chuckled abit</p>
<p>having done similar things .ive yet to purchase the heat stick but your reports are encouraging </p>
<p></p> next was a old Kay. I heated…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-06-04:2177249:Comment:1785342018-06-04T22:50:55.398ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>next was a old Kay. I heated and heated but no luck. The heater was in so long it had to have heated the wood so I reached in the sound hole and I had missed the neck block and the heater was out in the open so I burnted my fingeres again rebored the holes where they shold and removed it OK so next is a 1972 martin 0017 and all went well!\ except pulling the gun out of the hole I touched the gun again. Yep burned them again!</p>
<p>now I will sharpen my chisel and put some back…</p>
<p>next was a old Kay. I heated and heated but no luck. The heater was in so long it had to have heated the wood so I reached in the sound hole and I had missed the neck block and the heater was out in the open so I burnted my fingeres again rebored the holes where they shold and removed it OK so next is a 1972 martin 0017 and all went well!\ except pulling the gun out of the hole I touched the gun again. Yep burned them again!</p>
<p>now I will sharpen my chisel and put some back together.</p>
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<p>I am glad I spent the $200.00</p>
<p>A wiser RON</p> ordered the new soldering iro…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-05-28:2177249:Comment:1786872018-05-28T03:33:09.500ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p><em>ordered the new soldering iron because they did not make the rod for my Weller gun.</em></p>
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<p><em>They sent the gun fast but they forgot to include the stick. I got the stick Friday and today I tried it and it did not work!</em></p>
<p><em>It was a junk guitar and </em> broke the small drill bit but got it out ok. I heated and heated but no luck.</p>
<p>Then I wondered what kind of neck it was so I removed the fingerboard and found it was a doweled…</p>
<p><em>ordered the new soldering iron because they did not make the rod for my Weller gun.</em></p>
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<p><em>They sent the gun fast but they forgot to include the stick. I got the stick Friday and today I tried it and it did not work!</em></p>
<p><em>It was a junk guitar and </em> broke the small drill bit but got it out ok. I heated and heated but no luck.</p>
<p>Then I wondered what kind of neck it was so I removed the fingerboard and found it was a doweled joint!</p>
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<p>Then bored new holes and had no problem removing it! </p>
<p>next guitar will be a dove tail joint ! </p>
<p>I have a bunch of guitars to work on. a old parler guitar will be the next.</p>
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<p>Ron</p>
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<p></p> Thanks Paul I'll check it out
tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-05-26:2177249:Comment:1784732018-05-26T02:16:07.356Zpeter meyerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/petermeyer
<p>Thanks Paul I'll check it out</p>
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<p>Thanks Paul I'll check it out</p>
<p></p> http://fretsnet.ning.com/foru…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-05-25:2177249:Comment:1783762018-05-25T19:11:06.898ZPaul Breenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulBreen
<p><a href="http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/to-those-using-a-pressure-cooker-as-a-steam-generator?id=2177249%3ATopic%3A177789&page=2#comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/to-those-using-a-pressure-cooker-as-a-steam-generator?id=2177249%3ATopic%3A177789&page=2#comments</a></p>
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<p>Read everything by Mark A. Kane</p>
<p><a href="http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/to-those-using-a-pressure-cooker-as-a-steam-generator?id=2177249%3ATopic%3A177789&page=2#comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/to-those-using-a-pressure-cooker-as-a-steam-generator?id=2177249%3ATopic%3A177789&page=2#comments</a></p>
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<p>Read everything by Mark A. Kane</p>