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Here goes, First Lap steel build
Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
Thanks Ron! I have to router the slots for the machine heads/tuners now soon,. I'm scared to death for that part. ![Crying or Very Sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
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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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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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
You've done well.
Ron Mc
Ron Mc
Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
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.
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.
Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
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.
Regards Ron Mc
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Regards Ron Mc
Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
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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And made up a bridge
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
Great job, your process will be really helpful for my next onemark63uni 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.
Starting to look like a guitar!
I got the headstock, and most of the fret board binding on as well. Tomorrow I'll attempt the body binding.
Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
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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2 of my helpers, there's one more I think he was off chewing up the scraps.
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
Shaping up really nicely. The last picture looks a bit ruff though ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Who could resist these big eyes![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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Who could resist these big eyes
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Re: Here goes, First Lap steel build
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!
Maybe your 2 helpers will get some "licks" in on the finished product?
Kudos to you an a top quality product!
http://benrom.com/
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.
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.