Hello Kevin First off, I'm assuming you mean tube and not rod? I follow Mike Nelson's advice on this and use model aircraft aluminium fuel tubing - 4mm internal, 4.75mm external diameters. This is very easily cut to length with a large scalpel/sharp Stanley knife ( simply roll it with the blade to score it then carefully snap the piece off). It is also very easy to shape but be gentle with the metal former otherwise the edges of the staple end can be pushed outwards making it impossible to get a good seating for the cane slip(s). Hope this helps. Anthony From: Kevin <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 3:33 PM Subject: [NSP] 4mm or 6mm staples Hi to All, can any one advise me what size staples to buy for making NSP chanter reeds? in my local D.I.Y. there are brass rods of 4mm or 6mm, but i read in my booklet on making reeds that it is 3/16th (imperial) and my chart says 3/16th is 4mm. so what do i go for? is 6mm too big or is 4 too small? can one get 5mm rods now? any advice on what to buy. thanks kevin -- To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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