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RE: Thistle Mandola @jmcmi93888 And now.The headstock logo. That's great work, I do like that. That's a skill that I'm going to have learn. |
In forum Other Instruments |
5 years ago |
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RE: Thistle Mandola And now.The headstock logo. Attachment : template.jpg My "Thistle" logo was adapted to suit the narrower head and transferred onto 1/64th plywood then taped onto the headstock. careful scribing... |
In forum Other Instruments |
5 years ago |
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RE: Thistle Mandola More photos for your amusement. Attachment : trussrod.jpg Carbon fibre truss rod. 8mm x 4mm. Dremmel routed a 3mm slot then widened it with sandpaper on a 2,5mm bit of ply. Attachment : fr... |
In forum Other Instruments |
5 years ago |
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut... So the edit button works?!? Awesome, now where’s that @tv101? |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed Posted by: @russ It's well insulated and will soon be properly ventilated. If that’s the case you shouldn’t need a dehumidifier should you? |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed Posted by: @russ if I manage to keep it tidy One thing worth doing is to figure out which tools you use often and mount them to a board on the wall. I’m very limited on space here and can’t do that ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed Posted by: @rocknroller912 Autocorrect is beating me again it was supposed to read un heated @rocknroller912 🤣 I know, I’m just being silly. 😉👍 |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed @boo Autocorrect is beating me again it was supposed to read un heated |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’ve been working in an unseated garage for nearly 40 years so have learned everything the hard way. @rocknroller912 Surely you could just buy or make a stool or chair? ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth Posted by: @rocknroller912 I don’t feel so bad now I know that even professional painters get crazy paving sometimes. It happened to me during the summer when I was giving my lathe a re spray. Had to... |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth Posted by: @bpower Very interesting. I'm not a painter but want to eventually do this sort of thing. I didn't even know this could happen. It is unfortunate but very helpful for someone like me to s... |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut... Posted by: @tej that’s a good system, annoyingly one that never occurred to me before! @tej Yeah it took me a while to figure it out. Ask me how I know. 🤣👍 |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut... @tej Also, like I said earlier, put a small amount of bees wax on the thread of each screw. Doing this lubricates and eases the action of putting the screw in, it helps take strain off the screw. If t... |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut... Posted by: @tej Didn’t use power tools, just not used to hard woods and used an incompetently small pilot, clearly not the strongest of screws either mind 🙂 @tej My rule of thumb: whatever s... |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut... Posted by: @rocknroller912 Looks like you’ve had a life time supply of bad luck all in one build @rocknroller912 I can honestly say I every mistake has been down to trying to rush something when I s... |
In forum Electric |
5 years ago |
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My Shed Hello Peeps, It's been a long slow journey with many hurdles to get over........one of them being no space to build in. I've been on this Forum for over a year now..... still no guitar wood cut. The ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed @russ Love it, are you tooled up so to speak or do you need to go shopping before you can start the build? Have you designed what you plan to make, I don’t recall seeing any plans? |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed @russ one other thing please make sure there is ventilation in the shed so you don’t get trouble with damp and mould? |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed @russ Wow! Big news and a big step forward. You’re getting closer Russ, it looks great. 👍 |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |
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RE: My Shed Posted by: @tej @russ Love it, are you tooled up so to speak or do you need to go shopping before you can start the build? Have you designed what you plan to make, I don’t recall seeing any plans? T... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 years ago |