MIMF

The rim is possibly an old SS Stewart but it's difficult to be 100% certain. These rims were called spunover rims but in reality they were not spunover at all. They use to lay out a 2.75" to 3" wide strip of brass or German silver and bead in a rod along each edge, and the rolled the rim i...

Jon: I place the clamps on the ply and compression strap after the wood is boiled or removed from the steamer. Prior to steaming the wood I do a dry run and have the "C" clamps set in position and ready to go. I then steam or boil the ply and as soon as I remove the wood ply from the steam...

Here's some photos of my second rim rolling machine that I built from scrap iron, laying around my metal fabrication shop. Definitely an over kill but it rolled many rims before being retired for the system that I'm in the process of building. You can basically roll 1/4" thick plies with a much...

Brian: Jon Whitney's suggestions in regards to heat requirements and using a compression strap is right on. I'm presently in the process of building up a rim bending system that hopefully will be capable of rolling approx. 80 to 90 rims per week. What you'd call a rim bending production line. Up unt...

I'm in the process of building up several banjo-ukes and am hoping to get some feedback or opinions on rim construction and recommended scale lengths etc. The photos attached show my progress on the rims, which is quite different from the standard wood rims that others are building. These rims are s...