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Old 02-08-2018, 12:38 AM
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My Recording King truss rod .I'm pretty sure the nut is 4mm. The Allen wrench I have(all 300 of them) wont go into the head right...

It could be a 5 but I'm thinking 4 mm. Does anyone know what it is for sure,and where I could get one ?
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Old 02-08-2018, 04:45 AM
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I worked on a Washburn once and it took a 3/16" allen wrench. Maybe try one of them, if you can find one.

4mm = 0.15748"
3/16" = 0.1875"
5mm = 0.1968"
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Old 02-08-2018, 09:37 AM
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Your best option is gonna be to buy a quality set of both metric and standard wrenches. You can get a combo pack of Bondhus wrenches on Amazon for not a lot. I'm a machinist and these are what I use, they're much more tightly-fit than something you'd buy at WalMart or even Lowes.
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Old 02-08-2018, 10:46 AM
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My Recording King truss rod .I'm pretty sure the nut is 4mm. The Allen wrench I have(all 300 of them) wont go into the head right...

It could be a 5 but I'm thinking 4 mm. Does anyone know what it is for sure,and where I could get one ?
what model of Recording King? I could check what mine is but it might not be what yours is.
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Old 02-08-2018, 11:18 AM
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Your best option is gonna be to buy a quality set of both metric and standard wrenches. You can get a combo pack of Bondhus wrenches on Amazon for not a lot. I'm a machinist and these are what I use, they're much more tightly-fit than something you'd buy at WalMart or even Lowes.
already bought a nice set. None would work though.
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what model of Recording King? I could check what mine is but it might not be what yours is.
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Old 02-09-2018, 06:35 PM
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I have figured out the Truss rod size for the Recording King Roh-05. The size is Allan head,long end,ball arm does not matter.

Size is 5/32 sae. Not metric.......surprise...
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