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Unusal Machine Heads

Posted by Old Man Vinegar on December 19, 2012 at 9:34am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Looking for some ideas on machine heads/ tunning keys. Doing a custom build for a guy that does not want any chrome or brass or white tunning keys. He asked if I could make them out of wing nuts. Does anyone have some suggestion ? Thanks,

Old Man Vinegar :-)

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  • ChickenboneJohn December 20, 2012 at 2:31pm

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

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    • Old Man Vinegar > ChickenboneJohn December 20, 2012 at 9:26pm
      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 :-)
  • Bluesheart December 20, 2012 at 11:35am

    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.

    • Bluesheart > Bluesheart December 20, 2012 at 11:38am

      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.

  • Dr. Dave December 19, 2012 at 7:17pm

    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.

  • Randy S. Bretz December 19, 2012 at 11:24am

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    • Old Man Vinegar > Randy S. Bretz December 19, 2012 at 1:50pm

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

      • the anonymous pick > Old Man Vinegar December 19, 2012 at 4:03pm

        those are sweeeeeet !  randy  ;-D

         

  • the anonymous pick December 19, 2012 at 10:07am

    you  can always  use   eyebolts  .. see how  here .

     

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

     

    • Old Man Vinegar > the anonymous pick December 19, 2012 at 1:48pm

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

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