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Grainer Truss Rod Wheel Adaptor

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lightninz

Nov 10, 2011
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#1
Hey everyone!

I stumbled upon something intriguing in my bass gear exploration and thought I'd throw it out there for discussion. Has anyone here ever tried the Grainer truss rod wheel adaptor? I'm really curious to hear about your experiences with it!

I've been eyeing it for a while now, and it seems like it could be a game-changer for adjusting truss rods with ease. But as with any new gear, I want to hear from the community before taking the plunge.

Here's the link to check it out: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and experiences!
 
#2
Well, it looks okay, but I don't know if I'd call it a "game changer". If you have a heel access truss rod, where the heel is real close to a forward pickup, then using this adapter may make it easier to reach the adjustment. But you'd need to have enough clearance around the heel to fit the head of the adapter. You'd probably need to rout a pocket for that. And, if you have to rout that pocket, then it would probably be easy enough to reach the truss with the Allen wrench anyway.

Not a bad idea, but I think it will only solve a problem in some limited cases.
 
#3
It’s not a bad idea but, like Bruce said, you’re going to have to route out the body and possibly pickguard for the wheel and if you have room to do that you should have room to make a nice recess to fit a hex key. Also if the end of the truss rod happens to be more then minimally deep in the end of the neck the extension on the wheel may not reach. I can’t really tell what the dimensions of it are but I have seen a few necks where the end of the rod is back in there a bit. I’m also not sure how I feel about CA gluing that to the truss rod nut but that’s probably just me.

Still, seems like it should work in its intended application and I can see why someone would want it.
 
#4
i do agree with the risk of glue, if too little glue is used it is not bonded, if too much it might leak into the surrounding bonding the whole truss rod nut to the body.

But yeah, i am ok to route as i always wanted to have truss rod wheel for my basses as it is really much easier to work with. but still abit sketchy about its performance, sounds like a good idea but i would like to hear any real life experience of people using it
 
#5
lightninz said:
but still abit sketchy about its performance, sounds like a good idea but i would like to hear any real life experience of people using it
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I'm not sure what your question is about the performance of it. It's just wrench that fits into the Allen socket of the truss rod. It doesn't change the function or operation of the truss rod. It does the same thing as an Allen wrench. It's not any stronger or better. It just allows you to turn the wrench with a straight rod from the top, rather than having to insert the Allen wrench. If that's easier for you, then okay, that's an advantage.
 
#6
Hmmmm.... Aside from having to route the body, I would be concerned about it developing a rattle. CA will help, but it's not a good bond between two metal pieces that are subject to vibration. It may be fine, but I see the potential for a problem.
And if the truss rod nut is removable, why not just replace it with a spoke wheel nut? You'd still have to route the body, but you wouldn't have the worry about it developing a rattle.
 
#7
Turnaround said:
Hmmmm.... Aside from having to route the body, I would be concerned about it developing a rattle. CA will help, but it's not a good bond between two metal pieces that are subject to vibration. It may be fine, but I see the potential for a problem.
And if the truss rod nut is removable, why not just replace it with a spoke wheel nut? You'd still have to route the body, but you wouldn't have the worry about it developing a rattle.
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Yeah, if I were going to use one of them, I'd glue it in with Red Loctite, not CA glue.
 
#8
I think the size of this is such that it would fit into existing routing in the heel. If not this is a rather useless thing. If the size is to fit the existing routing, call it a game changer probably a bit of a overexcitement, but it definitely worth 4 quid.

As for using a locktite instead of CA glue, do not forget that locktite dries only in places where all air is displaced. So it just will make a mess in this situation as the alen key does not fit airtight. CA glue will probably chip out as well. Maybe epoxy is the thing to make the mod more permanent.
 

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