I am going to try this again. This is a little jig I made to drill holes for Grover open back tuners.
| Official Luthiers Forum! http://www-.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| Tuner Drilling Jig http://www-.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10102&t=2845 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | Jimmie D [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
I am going to try this again. This is a little jig I made to drill holes for Grover open back tuners.
|
|
| Author: | Jimmie D [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Here's the explanation from the other thread that didn't work. Iwas reading a thread on the "other" forum about how to step drill tuner holes for Grover Sta-Tite open back tuners. Having access to a metal lathe at work, I came up with this little jig that works very well. It is basically a piece of 1 1/4" steel rod with a 1/4" hole drilled in the center. I milled a little "nubby" on one end to press fit into an 11/32" hole in the headstock. Drilled the tuner holes with the 11/32 bit to the proper depth for the bushings. Stuck the little round thingy in one of the holes and used it for a drill guide for the 1/4" drill bit. Result: Perfectly centered holes. |
|
| Author: | John How [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
I use this. I know it says in the catalog that it is for the Waverly tuners but it works just fine for the Grover tuners as well. |
|
| Author: | Jimmie D [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
John, that's what made me think of doing this. This one was a heck of a lot cheaper  . It took about 5 minutes to make and was free. Just an old cheapskate at heart. 
|
|
| Author: | John How [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
yeah, cheep of you have the right tools. 
|
|
| Author: | Jimmie D [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
[QUOTE=John How] yeah, cheep of you have the right tools. [/QUOTE]
Good point. I don't see why it couldn't be made out of some kind of hardwood though. |
|
| Author: | Cocephus [ Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
Rock hard maple lasts for awhile on this type of things, but the center gets "wallered out" after so long. |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|