It is fairly easy, & cheap to make one. They are 9/16" SS NF (national fine). You may see the thread size listed as 9/16" 18....as in 18 threads/inch. Any metal Supermarket etc will sell you 9/16" stock. You only need 304 SS, not 316.
You can cut the threads on 9/16" stock, but it takes quite a bit of forward, backoff, forward. My neighbor shaved 1 or 2 thou off the area threads were to be cut, to make threading easier. I built a new rod for $16.
Go to Tech Help under albums, & look for "make a new DS for $16."
Just make sure you cut enough threads so you can pretension the beam.
Don't try to turn the nuts over a bent section, even a slight bend, they simply won't go. Better to cut the rod, twice if you have to & save the nuts, if they are self locking, they are worth a few bucks each.
If you don't have a buddy with a lathe, check with any small shop that does machining. Buy stock for 2 rods, if they charge for an hour labour, you can easily do two, or even three in a hour, sell one & have spares. You may have to click on the photo in the album, then click "next" in order to see the full text.
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures/?g2_itemId=73301Edited by Edchris177 on Jul 10, 2011 - 09:22 PM.
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