Steel Guitar Builder

Wow. Those are some long rivets. Are you using those in the scissors? You must have to shorten them if so.

Trying to source rivets for to put this thing together with. Where are you guys buying rivets from?

Dave

I have reworked the model to make the following changes: Axle changed to 5/16 5/16x1/2" bearing added to brass finger (not shown in images) 18 ga steel used for scissors Raise plate bearing changed to 3/32 x 3/16 x 3/32 Going to the smaller bearing on the raise plate caused me to have to put a relie...

Thanks for the link, Ron. No, I hadn't found them. The minimum thickness they offer is 0.005". Good enough?
Dave

Thanks Ron, I've got one on order. Not having much luck finding a PTFE film supplier in Canada, or one in the States that will ship to Canada. What do you think of these things? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0099AMQGS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Looks to me like it wo...

Storm Rosson wrote:I really do miss this kinda exchange WOOT!!...Stormy

I'm just glad you guys are here to have this exchange with me. I'm learning lots and my guitar will be better for it. Thanks!

Is the teflon/ptfe you use sticky on one side or without adhesive?

Dave

Thanks for the info and link. Having a hard time finding a supplier here in Canada. Would like to avoid cross-border shipping if possible - it's always a ripoff. Will keep looking.
Dave

Mac (the OP) wrote a book that includes a description of how to build his keyless tuner. It has some dimensioned drawings to help guide you. It doesn't look like he's been on this forum for quite some time. You could try contacting him though his web site http://www.mkguitars.com.

[Clearly I wasn't thinking straight this morning, so I've fixed my post] I think I would call what you're using for the axle a drill blank as in here: http://www.kbctools.ca/products/CUTTING%20TOOLS/DRILLS/DRILL%20BLANKS/263.aspx I like the ptfe anti friction spacer idea. Makes sense to me. In each ...

OK, so you're saying bearing on the brass finger, don't worry about the lower scissor finger. I like that. If I look at a design having a support between each finger, would the following seem reasonable: Shaft Dia: 3/8 String Spacing: 11/32 = 0.344" Brass Finger: 5/32 = 0.156" (same width as a R1038...