Introduction: Beer Cap Tuners!
Two things that go well together: Beer, and music. Though the former goes good with anything :D
My buddy wanted something to personalize the cheap guitar of his, so I coupled it with some of his favorite type of brew: High Life. Though I'm more of an ale man myself......moving on!
I looked online and hadn't seen anyone else do it; ironically it's pretty simple, and looks pretty damn bitchin' to boot! Cheers all, hope you enjoy it.
Supplies:
12 pack of your preferred beer (pilsner is for women, btw)
2-part epoxy.
Guitar tuners.
Sorry about my poor photography skills, I took them when I could.
Step 1: Get It Together!
Pretty damn simple
1) Stop in at your local home depot and get the epoxy.
2)Get your beer from the local liquor store, or beat up a drunken vagrant and take his.
Step 2: Cut the Caps
I tried several different methods to achieve a hole the diameter of the geared rod on the tuner, and I still haven't got it down perfectly.
Things that don't work:
Clamped, and then drilled through
Metal rasps
Teeth
Things that do:
Dremel,
Dremel,
and Dremel
As you can see, I couldn't get anything other than the dremel to work. I eyeballed it, the hole was something like 1/4" in diameter, so I just took some grinding bit and went to work. Sorry I forgot to take pictures during this....I only have two hands.
Step 3: Measure Twice, Cut Once!
I tested out the consistency of the mix and the true setting time and a cigar box/diddly bow I made a while back. Also, isn't it interesting how lewd and lascivious epoxy can be?
Anyways, I let the epoxy set for about a minute after mixing, so that it won't shift when it's on the celluloid. It's already a fairly thick adhesive, but regardless. Just don't let it sit too long...it's better to mix it and apply it, then shift it, than to get a hard yellow, useless piece of epoxy sitting on the ground.
Step 4: Application.
Pretty simple....line them up. Don't let epoxy spill over, and spray everything on the EXTERIOR over real well with goo-b-gone in case. Get some gojo to clean your hands off with. You're pretty much done.
Step 5: Done!
Well, that's it. It adds quite a bit of personality to an otherwise average little guitar. Sit back, have a brewski and be glad that you're a man....or woman. Or one of those genderless....nevermind.
Cheers folks.
(sorry for the saturation problem...somehow these pictures didn't turn out the same. Oh well.)
I found that tin snips works extremely well to cut through the caps and get the edges off. A nail file and or foot scrapper (one side looks like nail file and the other looks like a cheese grater) works to remove the remaining rigid parts and if you want to poke holes, I FINALLY found a hole puncher that works great! Hope this information helps.
@ abadfart
i made some knobs for my guitar out of bottle tops if u want a look?
very original
awesome
Good idea...I only need two more cases of Miller Lite to get this great acoustic Millers guitar for free....Beer is good. Ask Benjamin Franklin.
That looks fantastic! I have a new beer/guitar invention coming along, I just need to polish off this little 5L heinken mini-keg first!
very punk, you could also put them on your knobs
That's a great idea! I've been experimenting with knobs as well, tapping them out of random objects and such. I just might try that.
bitchin' indeed...
Cool idea, I'm already invisioning all the possibilities. Covering your tuners with all kinds of different things. I love guitar Instructables. I posted a music/guitar stand. Keep Rockin!
Nice! I might do it....though it may be a bit odd when I play in front of the church... lol :) Just Kiddng Though it is a cool idea. Nice job!
Sweet Tuners... I'm seriously putting these on my next Cigar Box Guitar I make.
I second that idea! I need to get to making another..