Arm Rod Quandary & Such

[FISH'N'WOLFE]

I've looked for brass tubing and can't find a local source. I was thinking Grainger or McMaster-Carr (industrial supply houses) may have it. Can you offer another source?

Thanx

Well, I go to Rocky's ACE Hardware to get the tubing. I went everywhere initially trying to find it, and believe me you won't find it in any large warehouse Home Depot type places. Now Rocky's is only in the New England area, but you should have a ACE hardware store somewhere near you and also True Value hardware stores carry it. If not, then here is a great site that carries it: http://www.lewisbrass.com/square.htm

Also here's the Rocky's link: http://www.rockys.com/massachusetts.html

Kevin

 

[Phantom]

Thanks. Yeah, we've got Ace and True Value, but I hadn't even thought about them.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

I had a really cool tutorial about this online - unfortunately my site went down last month because of a billing screw-up and I've been sick and too busy/tired to get it back up the past few weeks. The good news is it ~should~ be (finally) back online Tuesday or Wednesday.

Check out this link later in the week - http://www.bear-town.com/backstage_pages/tumbles_pg4.htm

This link is now back up and running. (yea!)

 

[FISH'N'WOLFE]

The square tube slides into a smaller square tube mounted in the arm.

I actually meant to say into a LARGER square tube in the arm. Anyways, Buck's got the method listed on his site, so check it out.

Kevin

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Actually, both steel and aluminum CAN be soldered...Also it should be noted that only a propane torch should be used for this , since a soldering gun is useless for this type of soldering.

That's true...I meant that steel and aluminum can't be easily soldered.

I used steel rods for a long time (there was a big metal supply place down the street from my old studio where I could buy them cheap) and I was very resistant to using copper wire at first, but I've fell in love with using it because it's more flexible and easier to work with than steel, but to each his own.