Steel Guitar Builder

I am needing to mill down the ends of the cross shafts to fit them into the bushings that go into the rails, what kind of tool is it, and where can I buy it? I have seen Ed Fulawaka use it on his drill presses.

Hi. I visited Ed 2 years ago and he showed what he used to round the ends of a square shaft. He made it himself . Looked like a drill chuck with cutter in it.

Hello Rick, thanks for reply, I need to know what type of cutter, I have a drill press that can do it, but just need to know what type of cutter.

Try this viewtopic.php?f=11&t=939

or this viewtopic.php?f=4&t=453&p=3466#p3466

it is called a hollow bit , you can get them in various sizes also.

Well I tried everything, my cross rods are 5/16" I guess I
need to cut the ends down to fit the bushings but the only problem is I need a hollow bit or what they call it is annular cutter, around here they want anywhere from $250 - to $2,000 for one, too expensive, I will check with grainger to find an annular cutter, can't find one off the shelf, I hate it when projects come to a halt.

I did find one on ebay for $18 I might go for it.

I am not sure of size I need for annular cutter.

me too. and find one at all. might have to settle for round bar cross shafts. humph!

This one has an 8mm bore, but it does cost £23

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/magnetic- ... s/3256672/