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RE: Accoustic kit ordered

@tv101 Yes first time doing this but I think I've managed to get a result but I don't mind saying it was a very stressful experience. Fingers crossed it goes together ok. Thanks

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: My Shed

Posted by: @robin I've got an armored cable plugged into that, with the other end permanently wired into the sockets in the hut Cheers @robin. I'm hoping to eventually get armoured cable fitted but ...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: My Shed

Posted by: @boo My extension cable is on a large reel and has a trip switch built into it That's the one I have @boo. 🙏🎶🎸🙂

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: My Shed

@russ @tv101 @boo Have you ever run your cable out to your shed on a very wet day and have you found that it's safe enough? I've moved on little from my basic extension cable now. I've fitted a wa...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: My Shed

Posted by: @russ Hi @robin, Have you ever run your cable out to your shed on a very wet day and have you found that it's safe enough? Or ... have you ever found that it's NOT safe enough??

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: My Shed

Hi @robin, Have you ever run your cable out to your shed on a very wet day and have you found that it's safe enough? 🎸🎶🙏🙂

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Accoustic kit ordered

@powerful. Those sides look great. When doing the first one you really have no idea of how far you need to bend to get it close. Watching Mark do it on the course, and when he gets it so close the fir...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: Essential Tools and Precision Tools.

Posted by: @robin Does anyone know what this gouge with the strange handle would have been used for I've no idea. Probably not something to have in your pocket when you're heading off to the pub tho...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Essential Tools and Precision Tools.

Attachment : image.png Could you not just have bought a bag of smaller chips? It's a bit cheeky really - "we only sell big chips, but you can also buy a saw to cut them smaller".

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Accoustic kit ordered

If those pics you posted were of the "near disastrous" first time that you've tried bending sides, and then the morning-after re-bend, then I think you put that down as a big success. OK, there's some...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: 7 String Advice

@whyte thanks, definitely something to look into, was aiming for 25.5” as that’s what I’m used to, and like, playing most. I had it in my head that some of the Ibanez 7 strings use 25.5 so I’ll have a...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: 7 String Advice

Posted by: @tej why would adding an additional string mean the scale length @tej As far as I understand it, (and I could be totally wrong), the 7th String (the low B string) might flap around too mu...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: 7 String Advice

@whyte why would adding an additional string mean the scale length would need to increase, what am I missing here?

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Essential Tools and Precision Tools.

Posted by: @boo don’t know how good or bad this saw will be but for £6.99 it’s definitely worth a punt. (29th October 2021) Let us know how you get on with it @boo. 🙂🙏🎶...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Momentum On Sarting Up

@boo When you move find a house with a workshop space.

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@boo Great humour here and I love the poetic license which is what you would expect from a journalist, twisting the truth a bit to make a good story.

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Accoustic kit ordered

@koendb firstly I had the iron too hot and ended up with scorch marks although these were mainly superficial and sanded out ok but my perception of where the bends should be were quite a way out and t...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: Accoustic kit ordered

Nice @powerful ! what was it that made it almost disastrous ?

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: Nut Files

@rocknroller912 thanks, for what it’s worth the use of imperial measurement was solely down to the strings and files being measured that way! Thinking about it the .008 set is on a guitar with a float...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Nut Files

@tej I can’t remember my previous comment but you have thrown me a bit as I always work in mm, however I’ve got my head around inches after some thinking. The set I use is 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 mm. I...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
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