Any particular way best to remove to old rods for the 4.1 upgrade?

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should just tap them out from the bottom with a small rod, remove the clamp somehow, or just twist them and pull? what y’all think?

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Unless they are not the right length, there is no need to replace them.

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I thought the new ones were longer?

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I see now from the what’s new in 4.1 page that they are just more precisely cut now, how do I test whether the others are within tolerance? How long are they supposed to be?

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Ian Abbott wrote:

Unless they are not the right length, there is no need to replace them.

If they are the wrong length, you can either replace them or replace the top
clamps with the 3d printed ones I designed

David Lang

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Are you upgrading from an existing Maslow 4. If so, did the existing supports screw down without needing packing. I left the original posts alone as mine were within tolerance, and I didn’t want to risk damaging the sled. So I would advise leaving the existing posts in unless they present a problem.

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i am upgrading from a existing one i built, and what do you mean by packing? my posts were working fine before they clamped down quite nicely once i got them fully seated

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Caleb Yager wrote:

I thought the new ones were longer?

the new ones are cut accurately to length. In theory they are the same length.

the clamps I linked to are forgiving of a few mm either way on the length of the
rods

the problem with the old rods is that the top claims held them in place only at
the top, so if they aren’t exactly the right length, things don’t work well.

one way to fix that is to get the rods cut accurately, the other way is to use a
clamp that doesn’t care if the length isn’t quite right.

David Lang

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Some people reported that the posts were too long and they had to put packing under the supports to compensate for the increased length. As that is not a problem in your case, you have 2 spare guides.

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Caleb Yager wrote:

I see now from the what¢s new in 4.1 page that they are just more precisely
cut now, how do I test whether the others are within tolerance? How long are
they supposed to be?

I don’t remember, but the length is not critical other than holding them in
place.

David Lang

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Alright, awesome, thank you all

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