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Topic: Have a seat pedal steel work station. |
Johnie King
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Posted 16 Dec 2018 6:01 pm |
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Man this is nice, like your playing your steel upside down!!!!!
Im tired of standing hour after hour an in some cases I can work better setting down.
The steel guitar jig is ajustable for any steel. Just set your steel on one support an slide the next support snugly against neck an tighten the four knobs. Really cool for troubleshooting also u can pluck the strings from either end.
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Johnie King
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2018 6:05 pm
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This jig is attached to the back of my work bench. The steel on the station is a sd 10 carter.
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 16 Dec 2018 6:13 pm
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| Sweet idea. |
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Bobby D. Jones
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2018 11:26 pm Have a seat pedal steel work station
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| Very neat cradle for a steel, Easy to fit single or double neck steels on same cradle. |
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 17 Dec 2018 12:48 am
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Great,Nice work!!
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Dec 2018 2:59 am
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| I don't see anything there to protect the finish of the guitar. Bare wood on the sides and the top is setting on bare metal. |
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Johnie King
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2018 5:25 am
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Jack I placed stick on soft side of Velcro where the body top rest on the wood. No metal comes close to guitar body.
If anyone wants too build something similar you can buy the track at any wood working store or catalog. Or you could buy one of Bobs really nice steel guitar work station’s.
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Johnie King
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2018 5:28 am
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2018 6:10 am
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Bob has made these available for sale very cool design.
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 17 Dec 2018 6:16 am
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| Very nice JK. |
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2018 12:33 pm
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Johnie, another great demo of your ingenuity and cleverness. Next year I'm planning to get the cheapest sit-stand desk I can find for working on steels, so I can tinker standing up or seated, go back and forth.
Thanks for sharing these ideas with us!
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2018 4:02 pm
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| John that would be perfect just ajust too the height you need. I would like to have a electric lift table. The motorcycle mechanics guys use a lift to work on there bikes. |
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Al Evans
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2018 6:20 am
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| John that would be perfect just ajust too the height you need. I would like to have a electric lift table. The motorcycle mechanics guys use a lift to work on there bikes. |
I was thinking an engine stand would work well -- you could flip the guitar over into playing position for testing.
--Al Evans
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2018 8:14 am
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| Al I think u get the door prize great idea. |
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Charley Bond
From:
Inola, OK, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2018 10:49 am Steel Work Station
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Great ideas. How about a rotisserie style... to assist in the balance, during rotation, for trying out the new adjustments.
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2018 7:29 pm
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| Johnny I love the stand and the seat. Great work. And Al, I have an engine stand and had that thought before. I may incorporate it and give it a whirl. |
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Al Evans
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2018 5:54 am
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| Johnny I love the stand and the seat. Great work. And Al, I have an engine stand and had that thought before. I may incorporate it and give it a whirl. |
I'd really like to know how that comes out! I have one of b0b's SGF stands, which is thoroughly adequate for my use. But if I were to work on pedal steels much, I'd want a good work stand with variable height and the ability to flip the guitar for testing.
I done got too old to do all that heavy lifting.
--Al Evans
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2018 1:08 am Have a seat pedal steel work station
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As I commented before great Steel Guitar Cradle.
Since I work on Guns, Wood Carve, Leather Carve, and Work on my own steel when needed. I would like to have an adjustable height work bench, From sitting in a chair, To near Eye level standing. Sometimes when working on projects I need more movement and access than sitting in a chair. Once an item was clamped down I could change height till project was finished.
I see Harbor Freight advertises a Motor Cycle lift Item# 99887 with a lift of 27 1/2" sounds great. If you built a open leg area table top at about sitting level of 24" and could raise to 51 1/2" by hydraulics. Sit, Stand or Anywhere in between would be great.
Now off to a Harbor freight to check one out. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2018 8:15 am
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| Bobby that would be the ultimate set up if you decide to make or buy a adjustable height work bench please share what you figure out. |
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2019 11:04 am Have a seat pedal steel work station
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Hi Johnnie.
Just to update you on my variable height work bench. I was at Washington Pa. Harbor Freight store and they did not have the Motor Cycle lift I was wanting to modify to use for my table raise and lower.
They have changed to a lift, To lift Motorcycles and riding lawn mowers and it would not give leg room under the table.
Now back to the drawing board and another search for an adaptable lift. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2023 6:28 am
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| Thanks |
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