There is a very nice string jig on another thread. Nicely made and built to last. Costs enough to keep upgrades away from the mind,too.
One feature of a string jig that is important is, rigidity. I see the point of that.
However, my wooden jig is not as rigid as it could be. I don't see that as a real problem, though.
I look at it this way. One thing I try to do is get even tension on all the windings.I guess we all want that.If I make one winding tight followed by a loose one, the second one sags and shows up, so I correct before moving on. If I make one or two medium windings, followed by one that is tighter than the others, the others go loose and sag as the beam bends.So I go back and correct.
If the beam was much more rigid, it would not bend so readily under different tensions, so they might not show up, until the string was almost finished.
One feature of a string jig that is important is, rigidity. I see the point of that.
However, my wooden jig is not as rigid as it could be. I don't see that as a real problem, though.
I look at it this way. One thing I try to do is get even tension on all the windings.I guess we all want that.If I make one winding tight followed by a loose one, the second one sags and shows up, so I correct before moving on. If I make one or two medium windings, followed by one that is tighter than the others, the others go loose and sag as the beam bends.So I go back and correct.
If the beam was much more rigid, it would not bend so readily under different tensions, so they might not show up, until the string was almost finished.