Trying to make bass diddley bow from aluminum square tube.

I can't think of any good brige. I would also like to finger down strings.  My ideas and stuff from hardware store didn't work.  I Know that easiest way is to use 90 degree angel mountings.

Problem is that I need bolt side to side to play comfortably. Not sure about gluing. on wood yes. 

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Using a wooden box for the body? Why not use aluminum angle for the bridge? Screw it thru the box top and into the aluminum tube.......

If you have to glue, rough up the surface and use JB Weld...

Easy: cut a piece off of your aluminum square tube. Stack it atop your aluminum tube where the bridge would go.

Sorry. No cigar boxes for me. I live in estonia. Only aluminum square tube.

I don't have right shape wooden box also.

What I trying to make musical instrument and what I have. I also have 4 compact bass tuners.

Get another coupla lengths of aluminum square tubing. Make an elongated rectangular tubing frame, using the hardware L brackets you have. You'll need some self-tapping metal screws. Attach your neck to it using these. Since you're just making a diddley bow, one of those brackets theatre curved or square in the middle can be screwed into your neck as a bridge. You have most of the parts already.
While you're at it, why not just turn it into a diddley canjo? I bet you have beer, soda, paint or other cans or tins in Estonia...

You mean this screws

Yeah, something like that.

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