Steel Rail Guitars DIY Lap Steel Stand
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Steel Rail Guitars DIY Lap Steel Stand
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
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DIY Lap Steel Stand
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
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DIY Lap Steel Stand
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
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