Here goes, First Lap steel build

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mark63uni
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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Thanks Ron! I have to router the slots for the machine heads/tuners now soon,. I'm scared to death for that part. :cry:
mark63uni
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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Had a good night tonight, I was dreading routering those slots but it turned out ok in the end. I think most of my time was spent staring at it trying to figure out how I was even going to do it! So with the help of some jigs I managed to get them done.

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Starting to look like a guitar!
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I got the headstock, and most of the fret board binding on as well. Tomorrow I'll attempt the body binding.
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maxi19
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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You've done well.

Ron Mc
mark63uni
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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Thanks again Ron! I'm pretty excited with this one. I was looking through the pictures of your pedal steel build, amazing. I have a milling machine but I'm pretty far off from trying to figure out anything like that. It looks pretty technical.

On a side note,.. I'm sure alot of you guys are thinking "what a messy shop!" haha it's temporary, so nothing really has a place to be put yet, so it gets a bit jumbled.
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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My workshop is the same, as I suspect everyone's is, I thought about getting a cat for mine's but there wouldn't be room to swing one. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Regards Ron Mc
mark63uni
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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Got my tuner holes drilled, they came out a bit rough but the washers inside cover any tear out up
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And made up a bridge
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banjo980
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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mark63uni wrote:Had a good night tonight, I was dreading routering those slots but it turned out ok in the end. I think most of my time was spent staring at it trying to figure out how I was even going to do it! So with the help of some jigs I managed to get them done.

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Starting to look like a guitar!
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I got the headstock, and most of the fret board binding on as well. Tomorrow I'll attempt the body binding.
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Great job, your process will be really helpful for my next one
mark63uni
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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I got the fret board glued on, and a lot of the shaping and sanding finished up

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2 of my helpers, there's one more I think he was off chewing up the scraps.
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Jif
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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Shaping up really nicely. The last picture looks a bit ruff though ;)

Who could resist these big eyes :roll:
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build

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I think your work is beyond compare, your work ideas are ingenious and your end result is pure eye candy.

Maybe your 2 helpers will get some "licks" in on the finished product?

Kudos to you an a top quality product!
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21 BenRom pedal steel guitars, a Nash 112 and a 1967 TOS Milling machine with many cutters making one hell of a mess on the floor.
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