Angle for leg sockets

[George Price]

Hi there guys.....I am new to this forum and build 15 lap steel guitars in the past. I am making the plunge towards the pedal steel and I will go with the welded frame. I can weld aluminum, so that is not the problem. However, I do need to know the angle for the legs.

They told me the front was 12 and the back 18.

Is that the right angle?

[Bent]

George, welcome to the forum! Your venture into pedal steel will be most rewarding, I guarantee you!
Some use different angles for front and back. I think most builders use the same angle. I believe that standard to be 10 degrees. This is what I used on the 3 steels that I built and it looks right.
Make sure you take lots of pictures so you can show us your progress.

[George Price]

Thanks for the reply Bent. Do you know of anyone that can provide me with the aluminum I will be needing for this project?

I heard there are several on-line dealers for this but somehow I cannot find one of them.

GP

[Pat Comeau]

Hi George, here's a few links for online aluminum.

http://www.onlinemetals.com/index.cfm

http://www.metalsdepot.com/index.phtml?aident=

https://www.speedymetals.com/restarting.htm