So did most of you get your start building pedal steels by purchasing one and then reverse engineering it and trying to improve upon it ?
Did anyone on here build there first without actually having a guitar and or parts of the guitar to copy off of ?
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- Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:48 am
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: Drawing / dimensions ? How did you all start ?
- Replies: 10
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- Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:20 am
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: Drawing / dimensions ? How did you all start ?
- Replies: 10
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Re: Drawing / dimensions ? How did you all start ?
Keep these dimensions coming .
I appreciate all the information so far .
I appreciate all the information so far .
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 8:03 pm
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: Drawing / dimensions ? How did you all start ?
- Replies: 10
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Drawing / dimensions ? How did you all start ?
I am excited about building a pedal steel , just having difficulty finding any drawings . I am trying to look at the photos everyone has posted and scale them to get an idea on the dimensions but hate to scrap out $$$$ aluminum due to being off on my dimensions. I have started machining the keyhead ...
- Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:38 pm
- Forum: Beginner's Corner
- Topic: Milling machine question
- Replies: 31
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Re: Milling machine question
My recommendation is to watch Craigslist and industrial auctions . There's some very nice machinery available for a modest price if you take your time . If you have the space available I would save my money a little longer and go with a industrial size mill . Take a couple indicators with you when y...
- Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:22 pm
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: A few questions about the key head from a total beginner .
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1001
Re: A few questions about the key head from a total beginner
Maxi19 , I see you purchased the Gluck CD . Does it provide dimensioned drawings for most of the parts ?
Thanks
Thanks
- Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:36 pm
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: A few questions about the key head from a total beginner .
- Replies: 3
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A few questions about the key head from a total beginner .
Hello all , just discovered this forum and am pretty excited about what I am seeing and reading . As for me I have zero steel guitar experience , but have always thought about building a pedal steel . I own a machine shop so I have the machining experience , just need to learn all the fine details o...