Banjos have such a fun, distinctive sound that they have become a standard item in almost every real band. The usual paradigm is to pick it fast and wild, altho it can be played slow and sound pretty sweet. The sound sort of symbolizes the idea that country boys arent finely educated nor carefully trimmed; but they have extraordinary energy and vigor and are full of fun.
Now that the epoxy's cured, the next step of our construction is to trim the inside part down to fit. The tin has a lip but that's not a problem, if the wood piece be trimmed to exactly the right size, I can get it inside by deforming the round tin slightly.
To trim it just right, I cut a scrap of pine and drove a nail thru it like this:
Then it was a simple matter to drill a hole thru the inside piece, exactly in the center...
Now place the inside piece on the nail sticking up, and holding the pine board firmly against the fence, (a little strip tacked onto the pine board right next to the fence helps here) run it thru the saw. Adjust it so it just removes a little bit of the length. Turn the piece around on the nail and you get a nice circular shape on both ends. Keep fingees outta that red area.
Now try it. Doesnt fit; so move the fence a millimeter or two and saw it down more. Remember, cutting on both ends reduces the length by twice the amount you move the fence so proceed with savvy.
About three passes thru the saw and it did fit exactly.
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