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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 9:22 am    
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I do not intend to sell these !!!’

Build your own good do it your self project,
You can screw the jig to a work table
Or just set it on your coffee table no problem


KikiPicture file These steel work station our not for sale .
Just a idea for you to build your on.





IF YOUR INTERESTED IN BUILDING YOUR OWN WORK STATION ALL U NEED IS A
SOME GOOD scrap 3/4 inch plywood a few screws or nails an about a hours work.


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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 9:25 am    
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This style works better because the center of this steel work station is open an gives you easy access to the strings! The support fixtures for the steel slides :::: to fit double body or single body steels. :::: Just place steel back part on support an slide the other support firmly against the neck ::::Then tighten too screws. Later I’ll have knobs instead of screws.



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Johnie King


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Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 9:26 am    
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Johnie King


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Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 9:44 am    
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This is the most comfortable position I found but I have too glue everything down including myself!!! What do you expect from a man that was born On December 39th

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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 9:57 am    
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Johnie,
Are you the most comfortable upside down? Whoa!
Erv
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Lee Warren


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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 10:26 am     Over, under, sideways, down
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John McClung


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Olympia WA, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 10:32 am    
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Great ideas, Johnie! I would add: I've always wanted to create a steel guitar workbench on a stand/sit desk, so I can push a button and put the height wherever it feels best that day.
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Ron Pruter

 

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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 5:23 pm    
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Johnie, Do you just have the unit screwed to the bench?
Wouldn't it be even more comfy with the back rest behind you? Maybe it supports better the way you have it since you spend so much time bending over the instrument.Smile PS. Hi John.
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Jack Goodson

 

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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 5:34 pm     work station
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looking great johnnie....jack
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Bobby D. Jones

 

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West Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2020 7:39 pm    
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John I am with you on comfort.
Harbor Freight lists a Motor Cycle Lift, SKU 99887, With 2 lift bars and is raised with a hydraulic cylinder or jack. I have not found 1 set up in a store to measure and figure on though.
I want to build a table on the bars chair height, Then be able to raise the table to standing position for comfort.

Harbor Freight sell a couple hydraulic tables but with the lift mech. Your legs will not fit under the table. Would not be comfortable.
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Ron Hogan

 

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Nashville, TN, usa
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2020 10:01 am    
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I see no beer!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2020 10:19 am    
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That's because it's Baptist work station. Very Happy
Erv
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Ron Hogan

 

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Post  Posted 13 Aug 2020 11:00 am    
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Erv Niehaus wrote:
That's because it's Baptist work station. Very Happy
Erv



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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2020 11:04 am    
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Who knew! Whoa!
Erv
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2020 6:49 am    
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Jack Goodson just for you I cut a hole in this steel work station so u can tickle the strings 👍 you will need too mount the fixture correctly to use the open string tickle option like the one I made in picture up above.



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Jack Goodson

 

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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2020 7:02 am     work station
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johnnie, i cannot wait to try it, i have my 14 string sierra waiting to be the first one on it. i am going to put my version of julian,s tuning on it and i know i will be able to do the job in 1/2 the time....thanks jack
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Johnie King


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Post  Posted 19 Aug 2020 7:19 am    
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