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Terence Kennedy
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I've been gluing the bridge, Countersinking the pinholes, cutting the pin taper, and then slotting straight with the jigsaw just deep enough to accept the string. Then finish and ramp with the files. I copied Tony Karol's bridge making jigs a couple of years ago and they put the pinholes in line with the saddle slot. That makes the ramping a lot easier as the break angles are more consistent.

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I grind the end of a Bosch blade so it fits into the handle for exacto blades. Makes for easy blade changes.

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Jigsaw here too. Very simple, accurate and fast....

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When the power goes off, mine still works. ;)

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Hank Mauel wrote:
When the power goes off, mine still works. ;)



That's the time to go drink the beer in the fridge otherwise it will just start getting warm...... LOL

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Rod True wrote:
Hank Mauel wrote:
When the power goes off, mine still works. ;)



That's the time to go drink the beer in the fridge otherwise it will just start getting warm...... LOL



Sounds like it's time for me to go trip that circuit breaker again that kills the power to the house!!!!

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The Bosch T101AO or similar blade works great for this job, and as mentioned, just epoxy or CA into a handle or dowel scrap. Helps to grind off some of the back on the blade. Worth making up a couple...use a thin, finer toothed metal blade for slotting the B and E, and the wider T101AO for the wound strings. Replacement tool handles from Woodcraft work well for this job, or just whip up a couple on the lathe.


How do folks widen the slots for the fatter strings? I found the kerf of this blade to be ~.045", whereas the low E slot wants to be ~.08. I also found interestingly that the doubled back and twisted portion of the string that goes in the slot is fatter on the B than the G, I guess because the G core wire is smaller than the B. I ended up making this set of saws using the Bosch T101AO blades. The two fatter ones use two of the blades laminated together.

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I never dreamed of using the blades as intended - in an actual jigsaw - but reading here makes that sound like a plan, again though not sure how to do the wider slots?

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Is it an Arkansas thing? :D

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Is it an Arkansas thing? :D


Nope. We use bridge pin slots clear up here in Washington too.

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sanaka wrote:
Todd Stock wrote:
The Bosch T101AO or similar blade works great for this job, and as mentioned, just epoxy or CA into a handle or dowel scrap. Helps to grind off some of the back on the blade. Worth making up a couple...use a thin, finer toothed metal blade for slotting the B and E, and the wider T101AO for the wound strings. Replacement tool handles from Woodcraft work well for this job, or just whip up a couple on the lathe.


How do folks widen the slots for the fatter strings? I found the kerf of this blade to be ~.045", whereas the low E slot wants to be ~.08. I also found interestingly that the doubled back and twisted portion of the string that goes in the slot is fatter on the B than the G, I guess because the G core wire is smaller than the B. I ended up making this set of saws using the Bosch T101AO blades. The two fatter ones use two of the blades laminated together.

Image

I never dreamed of using the blades as intended - in an actual jigsaw - but reading here makes that sound like a plan, again though not sure how to do the wider slots?

Peace,
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You can simply use a round needle file after cutting with your jigsaw blade.
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Nope. We use bridge pin slots clear up here in Washington too.

Pat


It was about the corn dog comment, Pat. I thought every serious steel string builder used string slots.

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Rod True wrote:
Hank Mauel wrote:
When the power goes off, mine still works. ;)



That's the time to go drink the beer in the fridge otherwise it will just start getting warm...... LOL



Sounds like it's time for me to go trip that circuit breaker again that kills the power to the house!!!!


Nah..I was refering to when the guy who HAS been drinking all his "warming" beer takes out the local power pole while driving down to the store for another 6 pack or four! ;)
I already figured out the circuit breaker usage! duh

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