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| Author: | mikemcnerney [ Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | make a slide |
I'm going to try learning dobro again & the slide i have is over 3" long & very heavey. So at the local store yesterday I saw some nice wooden handled ones. How would you approach making the metal part? MM |
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| Author: | windsurfer [ Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: make a slide |
cut the round part from Stainless steel of brass rod. (brass is a lot easier to cut) brass is normally chrome plated, but the chrome wears out quickly. another approach would be to polish up a deep socket and glue the handle to it. you can also cut from glass rod, or anything else that is round and hard that you can polish -even copper pipe tone is very dependant on the weight. -jd |
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