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RE: Robin's build #002 That’s a good tip but I wouldn’t recommend making big jumps in the diameter of the drills especially since there isn’t much meat around the tuner holes. Go up 1 mm at a time max and practice it first ... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 @edwin Maybe a useful tip: Use your Dremel with the plunge base to drill a straight 2 mm pilot hole and gradually widen it with 4, 6, 8 etc drill bits until you've got the right diameter. You will no... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 Maybe a useful tip: Use your Dremel with the plunge base to drill a straight 2 mm pilot hole and gradually widen it with 4, 6, 8 etc drill bits until you've got the right diameter. You will notice tha... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 Identity theft; Ian Gillan's improvised lyrics on the live version if Highway Star "Nobody gonna steal my head, I'm gonna nail it to my bra-ain" Faultless logic! |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 @boo I was thinking that it had something to do with your prints but then noticed that you didn’t do it in the third photo... and now you post your email address on this open, public forum?!? May the ... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 @boo What’s up with your fingers? |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 @boo These are handy looking tools. I'm sure I can use my dremel with it's plunge base to get me a straight hole to start with, then open it up with my step drill. |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 Hi @matt I guess you don’t know anyone with a drill press? Maybe someone here could whiz up a drill guide out of scrap wood and send it to you? Something like this: There's a couple of local workpla... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 Yeah, you suck @robin 😂😝jk... I guess you don’t know anyone with a drill press? Maybe someone here could whiz up a drill guide out of scrap wood and send it to you? Something like this... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 Simple temporary jig but effective. It will wear out eventually. Just simply make another. Just make sure scraps are square to start. Hi @Clinton, that is actually the method that I used. I'm obvious... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Robin's build #002 @robin, Attachment : IMG_3518.MP4 Simple temporary jig but effective. It will wear out eventually. Just simply make another. Just make scraps are square to start. |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 No, I think it’s reasonably quiet. |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 Also to you guys using that Triton sander: is it really noisy? |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 @peebee Looks great, nice pointy volute! I really like the headstock as well 👍 |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 Had a go at the neck carve, on the whole went ok, also trialled fitted it to the body. A couple of learning points, be careful of the fret board and how close to the table you clamp it, ruined the end... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 @eddie6string Looks like you went with the ash board and reverse headstock, nice! 😉 |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 @russ The 'Psydelic Lady ' was hand painted with neon acrylics. Pros; Saves a shed load of taping off/on that spraying requires. Fairly quick drying. Cons; Brush strokes need flattening with 400 gr... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 Thanks for making contact today Russell. Cheers @eddie6string. Could I also ask you how you painted your psychedelic guitar. Was it hand painted with brushes or sprayed? 🙏🙂🎶&... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1 Hi @russ Thanks for making contact today Russell. This is what I was working on - Kneck carving. Driftwood (Honduran Mahogany) top on Spalted Sycamore body with Sycamore Neck and figured Ash fretboard... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |
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RE: My first build Hey, looks great! Glad you found my plans useful. Also, the strips on the neck are laminates not carbon fibre so you got it right! I have a version of the plans which are a lot more in depth now so if... |
In forum Electric |
6 years ago |