Another Youtuber I follow, Peter Millard, has just posted a review of a Mirka knockoff sander from China. @peter-johnson Thanks for sharing all of this info, I’ll look into it. 👍

Now, stop tempting me with tool catalogues. @tv101 Yeah, I do it to myself too! STOP! 🤣

@peter-Johnson Welcome to the forum and to a fantastic platform of where to learn how to build guitars from scratch. I was the same as you, I have always tinkered with guitars, since I was a young tee...

@tv101 This is the extractor.

But neither has the power take-off thing to auto-switch the extraction @tv101 With the extractor added in as well, the full setup is actually about £800 give or take, bit better than I thought. It’s ...

Actually this is a good deal.

@tv101 Another reason the electric version is better than the air version is that you don’t have to put up with the airline plugged in to the sander, it can get heavy and irritating. This is the one ...

For the electric one, can you not fix it so that turning the sander on auto turns on the vacuum at the same time? @tv101 Yeah, it’s all automatic, the two work together. You plug the sander into the ...

I often use a Mirka hand sanding block with the abranet sheets now, and that's so much easier and quicker than the traditional sandpaper. @tv101 I’ve got an 18” Mirka sanding block with Abranet sheet...

@russ That’s partly why I am skint, not buying guitars but buying stuff to build them. I’m so irresponsible!

this is the headstock design that I generally use. @tv101 Nice headstocks Tony, nice and simple, and elegant. 👍

@robin Yeah good idea Robin, I’m designing my own too. Are you going to seal them in with some clear coat?

Every time I see that Mirka sander in use, I think "I WANT ONE". @tv101 You are not the only one Tony. There are loads of videos I watch on YouTube and when I watch Mark where Mirka sanders are used....

I’ve found some really short router template cutters.

Also a small announcement... @markbailey You are not pregnant again are you Mark?

Go Joe!

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My OCD engineering mind has gone into overdrive now. Isn't a 12" drum going be a 6" radius, rather than the 12" radius you want for your sanding blocks. @clinton I didn’t notice until @robin correcte...

@jaxty I agree with everything @tv101 @edwin and Robin have said. You should check the measurements constantly and keep reapplying scribbled pencil on the fretboard so you can see where you are sandin...

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