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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on December 19, 2012 at 4:07am

you  can always  use   eyebolts  .. see how  here .

 

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/easy-to-build-cigar-box-...

 

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Permalink Reply by Old Man Vinegar on December 19, 2012 at 7:48am

Thanks for the link to that. I believe that is what he is looking for.

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on December 19, 2012 at 5:24am

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Permalink Reply by Old Man Vinegar on December 19, 2012 at 7:50am

Thanks, I believe he wants something primative. Like not made for a musical instrument.Thanks for the post though.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on December 19, 2012 at 10:03am

those are sweeeeeet !  randy  ;-D

 

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Dave on December 19, 2012 at 1:17pm

I use Crow's eyebolt method on about half my builds.  Works great.   Note that they are sensitive, because of their big diameter.  A small twist causes a big change in pitch.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on December 20, 2012 at 5:35am

You can use bolts and wing nuts. Another nut and lock washer can be used to keep the wing nut tight and will add to the industrial look.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on December 20, 2012 at 5:38am

THe down side is they will be a pain to work with. You could also braze or epoxy wing nuts to geared tuners like the ones Gitty sells. Then you would have the look but they will also work well.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on December 20, 2012 at 8:31am

Are these primitive  enough? Simply whittled from some oak scraps...and they do actually hold the tuning.

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Permalink Reply by Old Man Vinegar on December 20, 2012 at 3:26pm

Wow John, those are quite impressive ! He wanted a industrial look. Used the wing nut method described above. However, wish I would have gone with Bluesheart suggestion about brazing a wing nut to a machine head. Tuning the eye bolt/ wing nut deal is not my thing. Then again it's not my axe to grind :-). Thanks for all the help guys !
Old Man Vinegar :-)

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