Steel Guitar Builder

Ok. So Let's say I go with a bearing in the finger. What do I do about the lower plate where it goes around the axle? If I don't have some sort of bearing or oilite bushing or something like that on it then I'm back to putting oil on that axle, correct? So bearing on the finger would mean a bushing ...

Hmmm. That would really raise the milling complexity. Wondering if I might just go for a bearingless solution for my first go at this. I can always swap it out for a more complex/longer-lasting one in the future once I have more machining experience. Seems there have been a ton of instruments built ...

Re. scale joke, apologies Stormy. I guess I'm losing my sense of humour in my old age. :oops: Just checked out that post. Interesting. What size bearing is the large one up top? I think I'd have to go down to a 3/8" shaft/axle if I was going to put a bearing in there. I'd still have the lower plate ...

Hi Dave, I would also use a ball or roller bearing on the fulcrum (top) part of the finger where the axle shaft goes thru...Stormy ;)..PS. as somebody here mentioned in a post, Avid Racing Concepts (RC stuff) has the absolute best deal on mini bearings anywhere. Are those finger pix real size? The ...

Thanks for the information, Ron. Really appreciate it. Yes, that top finger will be a bit of work, but I have a milling machine and think I have a plan in my head that will work. I like a challenge - obviously I guess, or I wouldn't be trying to build a PSG :D . It was some drawings that you posted ...

Looks great. I can only hope to make one half as good.

Hi folks. After looking at lots of posts and pictures and diagrams on this forum, I've stolen a bunch of ideas and put together a CAD model of a finger assembly that I'm hoping I can get some feedback on before I prototype one. Notes: - Overall thickness is 10/32 plus I've put in a 1/32 spacer washe...