9.

9
8.7

6.4

27.9
1 3/32"

0 1/4"
Drill Holes For Tuning Machine Peg. Screw
Machine Head To Side of Jig.

Width of Bandsaw
Cut

39.7
1 9/16"

Lay Opposite End Of Tuner Peg In 1/2

Hole. Tip: Make Both Legs Of Jig Same
Height, Drill Both Holes - Straight Through
and Cut Down The Second Leg As Shown

10.2
13/32"

1/16" Dia. Hole For E String

Threading

Round Nose Of Blade And

Sharpen On A Belt Sander

6.4

27.9
1 3/32"

0 1/4"

9.8
3/8"

6.3
1/4"

6.8
9/32"

24.4
31/32"

11.7
15/32"

6.4
1/4"

Basswood or Mahogany

24.4
31/32"

Use a Single Tuning Machine For This Jig. I like

the Old Vintage Open Gear Style Because It Has
Less It Smaller and Lighter.

The Interior Block Can Be Any Size You Like. I

Made Mine About 5/8" x 5/8" x 1/2" Thick.

Crack Alignment Jig

Note That Dimensions Should Be Adjusted

Per The Tuning Machine That You Actually
Use. This Diagram Is A Guide Only.

80.3
3 5/32"
6.4

8.4
0 11/32"

37.5

15/32"
213.8Brass1Rivits
(2)
8 13/32"
10.0
Use Exotic Wood For Handle
Material

9.8
3/8"

27.9

8.4

37.5

1 3/32"
0 11/32"
Shaded
Area Indicates
Cut OfChamfer
A1 15/32"
10"All Table
Saw
Edges Slightly
Blade. To Cut Wedge A Piece Of Wood In The Cut
Jaw Opening To Prevent Cutting The Upper Jaw.

24.4
31/32"

32.4
1 9/32"

Brace Probe
33.8
6.3
1 11/32" 1/4"

5.7
7/32"

3/32" Stop
Hole

76.2
3"

2.5
3/32"

Pivot Point: Use A 3/16" Spring

Steel Split Pin

Adjusted
Actually
.

sition

3/16" Spring Steel Split Pins. Place

Directly Tangent To Steel Bar

Laminate Wood And Metal Blade

With Epoxy and Brass Rivits

The Interior Block Can Be Any Size You Like. I

Made Mine About 5/8" x 5/8" x 1/2" Thick.

Cam

Note: Do Not Cut Jaws Apart Until

You Have Drilled The Channel For
The Steel Bar Through Both Jaws
At One Time

8.0

6.8
9/32"

6.4
0 1/4"

7.9
5
5/16" 7

0 5/16"

Round Nose Of Blade And

Sharpen On A Belt Sander

17.5
11/16"

Jig

19.1
3/4"

0 13/32"

62.3
2 7/16"

10.2
13/32"

Lay Opposite End Of Tuner Peg In 1/2

Hole. Tip: Make Both Legs Of Jig Same
Height, Drill Both Holes - Straight Through
and Cut Down The Second Leg As Shown

27.9
1 3/32"

0 1/4"

6.3
Drill Holes For Tuning Machine Peg. Screw
Machine1/4"
Head To Side of Jig.

252.9
9 31/32"

Cut This Slot With a Band Saw Or

A Japanese Pull Saw
Place Sheet Cork On The Top and
Bottom Jaws.

Put A 1mm Chamfer Around All Exposed

Edges Of Clamps

32"

Table Saw

19.1
3/4"
24.3
Note:
31/32"
Do Not Cut Jaws Apart Until

You Have Drilled The Channel For

The Steel Bar Through Both Jaws
At One Time

3/16" S
Throug
Ancho

7.9
5.7
5/16" 7/32"
This Drawing or Drawings Are To Used For One
Use Only And Not Reproduced For Any Other
Purpose Than Construction Of This Particular
Instrument.

185.3
7 9/32"

Reproduction, Distribution or Sales For Any Other

Use Is Strictly Prohibitied And Falls Under U.S
Copyright Laws For Ultimate Guitar OnLine 2010

Date: Feb 15, 2010

Revisions:

Note: These Plans Are

Drawn Full Scale Are Are
Labeled in mm & Fractional
Inches

10" Wood Cam Clamp Side

Sheet Number

42.2
1 21/32"