Steel Guitar Builder

Norwegian and Canadian flags together

Hi friends. Here's a couple of pics of the completed 008. Before long it'll be immigrating to Norway

Hey Pat, Nice to see you again buddy! Wondered where you went but your message explains. Like you, I am enjoying the grandkids and all that fun stuff! You mean a shaft for making the springs? That's so easy man. You have a 4" length of 3/16" round stainless? Well, you chuck this in your drill and us...

Will. here might be an answer to your question re making the rounds on the string finger, as well as the rounds on the raise bar. I have drilled the hole for the 1/2" changer axle. I have also rough-cut the finger on the band saw, including the round, as you see in the first pic. Next I machine all ...

Thanks all for your encouraging words

Got the cabinet done ..all lacquered, sanded and polished. This is BlueToo. Made her out of Curly Hard Maple

Steve, you can drill them on a drill press, just be accurate with your spacing. clamp them together and drill both at the same time. That way, if you are off a hair, it will be the same "off" on both and it wont matter. The height (distance from edge) has to be accurate though.

Already shaping up to a beauty!

Hi Steve, if it is the side rails you are talking about, yes then you can get away with that measurement. As for the way I do it, it is an arbitrary measurement since I screw the side rail ends to the end plate inside "wraparound" in my attempt to make a solid metal frame.

Sure, Frank, stay in touch ...busy here with family stuff and building, so we got to line up a day that is mutually convenient