b'A tiny little machine for putting the saddle slot in the bridge. We only use this for mandolin bridges now because we cut the saddle slot in guitars after the bridge has been fitted, its just a little bit more accurate that way.As usual, I built this around components that were available. The bridge is locked into the carriage, slid under the router, length stops raised with the lever at bottom left, the router lowered with the lever at top left, and the carriage moved left to right with another lever on the right. Simples. Opposite page: Getting the saddle thickness just right is not at all easy, I think every maker has a box full of failures. This device was modified from a very old single operation milling machine, probably from a gun factory.I fitted a sanding drum, and a simple platten to hold the bone blanks. Alex hasnt thicknessed his finger, yet.194'