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It would give them a protective finish even if you didn't see much of them. I think you are doing well with them Dave.

Your doing well m8, if I can help with any more info let us know.

Best regards Ron Mc.

It's good to see someones builds on the forum again, Thanks for posting, I'm sure there will be more members interested in the progress than me.

Keep posting please.

Best Regards Ron Mc

Hello Dave, I think the most common copedent for your proposed configuration is E9th, there are lots of instruction literature and video's available. There are many pedal/knee lever configurations and it is all down to individual preference. Two of the most common are 'Emmons' and 'Day', I prefer th...

Correct Dave, but at the moment I'm designing another one that doesn't purely rely on spring pressure.

It's a half stop Dave it lowers the D# to D to C#

Yes Dave, it is only to mark up the fixing holes for the 'pillow' blocks, the top and sides still require sanding and staining prior to gluing. There is still quite a bit of work to carry out yet. There is a great deal of work building a pedalsteel, it isn't 'rocket science', but it does require car...

Dave, My cabinet top is 3/4" thick on the main bed and 1/2" on the pad side. I use 'biscuit' joints and pva glue to join the sides to the top. I make my bearings from 'Delrin' The rest of the questions should be clear in these photos. http://steelguitarbuilder.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1139 Best...

Hi Dave,
The stops are incorporated in a 'comb' that separates the fingers and are screwed to the endplates and chassis/leg supports.
I get the 'endplates bent for me out of 4mm aluminium
The legs are only angled fore and aft by 10 degrees, the splaying is an optical illusion

Just working away Dave, no hurry, still got parts to make and lots of polishing to do, but its a bit cold in the workshop at the moment.