Steel Rail Guitars DIY Lap Steel Stand

Jon Ward · Post by **Jon Ward** » 14 Nov 2021 1:12 pm

I built this simple lap steel stand yesterday. It was easy to assemble using a piece of 3/4" plywood, 1/2" NPT pipe and fittings, and some rubber feet. This is not an adjustable height stand, but it is very stable. I assembled all the pieces and cut down the bottom sections to the height I wanted using a hacksaw. I'm thinking I'll build another set of legs for standing up and playing

Joe Elk · Post by **Joe Elk** » 14 Nov 2021 5:56 pm

Verry Nice job!
Joe Elk Central Ohio

David Becker · Post by **David Becker** » 15 Nov 2021 6:15 am

I like it! You could call it a "spider stand." - reminds me of a daddy-long-legs.

Bill Groner · Post by **Bill Groner** » 15 Nov 2021 6:44 am

David Becker wrote:I like it! You could call it a "spider stand." - reminds me of a daddy-long-legs.

-5! lol

Mark Mansueto · Post by **Mark Mansueto** » 15 Nov 2021 8:07 am

I've thought of doing something similar so it's nice to see it actually done. Good job and thanks for showing it.

Jon Ward · Post by **Jon Ward** » 15 Nov 2021 6:16 pm

Thanks! I have been working on my house today, and I have been looking at a lot at plumbing and electrical fittings. I had a tube bender, so I made some legs with electrical conduit. This was about $60 in parts and took 30 min to assemble. It's solid, and I'm thinking about replacing the set screws with thumb screws to easily remove the legs to put the stand in a gig bag and go to a jam session

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 15 Nov 2021 6:44 pm

That whole setup looks so cool!

Jon Ward · Post by **Jon Ward** » 20 Nov 2021 6:24 am

I simplified the design of this stand using 3/4" EMT conduit + fittings and some 7/8" rubber feet.
It's nice to have a lap steel stand when using a volume pedal.

Pete Davis · Post by **Pete Davis** » 22 Nov 2021 6:20 am

Thanks for sharing this!
Especially nice to follow your creative process. The essence of growth in both music and engineering.
Looking forward to the next installment.

David Becker · Post by **David Becker** » 22 Nov 2021 6:35 am

very nice, indeed! I love the simplicity, plus it's got to be much lighter than your original. It also matches that beautiful lap steel quite well - a very clean overall look. Congrats on both your creative and physical work.

Jon Ward · Post by **Jon Ward** » 26 Nov 2021 9:33 am

It's a challenge to design a lap steel stand that is lightweight and easy to assemble with parts and tools that can be purchased at almost any hardware store. The legs weigh 6 lbs and cost about $40 for the parts. I'm working on documentation for all the parts, tools, cuts, and bends to make these stands

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 26 Nov 2021 9:41 am

like to see these builds. great job!

Jon Ward · Post by **Jon Ward** » 27 Nov 2021 2:40 pm

I'm working on instructions for making these stands & legs

www.steelrailguitars.com/stand.html