Went all over today, and couldn't find any. Did find quarter twenty joiners
about an inch long. Hex in shape. Definitely steel Will use them this
trip to join the two short pieces together, and by next year, I'm sure
they'll be a blob. Maybe by then, I'll have something else figured out. I
DID find brass rod (not welding rod) in the metal section of Ace. Think
I'll go with my idea of cutting off some short threaded sections and welding
them on to the end of a solid brass rod for next year. Will be interesting
to see how hard they corrode on there. The other ones (combo aluminum body
with steel nuts) have been easy to get off. The brass threads are not
corroded much, and can be cleaned by just chasing with a nut run down from
the other end.

Steve

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:25:57 -0800, SteveB wrote:

Went all over today, and couldn't find any. Did find quarter twenty
joiners about an inch long. Hex in shape. Definitely steel Will use
them this trip to join the two short pieces together, and by next year,
I'm sure they'll be a blob. Maybe by then, I'll have something else
figured out. I DID find brass rod (not welding rod) in the metal
section of Ace. Think I'll go with my idea of cutting off some short
threaded sections and welding them on to the end of a solid brass rod
for next year. Will be interesting to see how hard they corrode on
there. The other ones (combo aluminum body with steel nuts) have been
easy to get off. The brass threads are not corroded much, and can be
cleaned by just chasing with a nut run down from the other end.

Steve

So get a good 1/4-20 die and thread the ends of your 1/4 brass rod.

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On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:25:57 -0800, "SteveB" meagain@rockvilleUSA
wrote:

Went all over today, and couldn't find any. Did find quarter twenty joiners
about an inch long. Hex in shape. Definitely steel Will use them this
trip to join the two short pieces together, and by next year, I'm sure
they'll be a blob. Maybe by then, I'll have something else figured out. I
DID find brass rod (not welding rod) in the metal section of Ace. Think
I'll go with my idea of cutting off some short threaded sections and welding
them on to the end of a solid brass rod for next year. Will be interesting
to see how hard they corrode on there. The other ones (combo aluminum body
with steel nuts) have been easy to get off. The brass threads are not
corroded much, and can be cleaned by just chasing with a nut run down from
the other end.

Steve


McMaster Carr has 1/4-20 Brass Threaded Rods, from 1/2" to 6' long.

The 24" pieces you're looking for is:
Part # 98812A029 $6.75 each

Go to http://www.mcmaster.com/ and search for the above part number.

Matt

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:25:57 -0800, SteveB wrote:

Went all over today, and couldn't find any. Did find quarter twenty joiners
about an inch long. Hex in shape. Definitely steel Will use them this
trip to join the two short pieces together, and by next year, I'm sure
they'll be a blob. Maybe by then, I'll have something else figured out. I
DID find brass rod (not welding rod) in the metal section of Ace. Think
I'll go with my idea of cutting off some short threaded sections and welding
them on to the end of a solid brass rod for next year. Will be interesting
to see how hard they corrode on there. The other ones (combo aluminum body
with steel nuts) have been easy to get off. The brass threads are not
corroded much, and can be cleaned by just chasing with a nut run down from
the other end.

Brass all-thread is a common item, keep looking.

Paint, depending on circumstances, can do a lot to prevent corrosion.