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Answer to: Truss rod not fitting Hi again Dan, I was getting ready to install the truss rod on my neck today and thought I should check the ability to get an Allen key in to the adjuster, make the necessary adjustments and get the to... |
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RE: Hi from 30 minutes outside Glasgow, bonny Scotland Welcome to the forum, I’m looking forward to seeing what you will be building. Enjoy the journey 👍 Sounds like there’s quite a few of us scattered around Scotland, I’m on the northeast coast n... |
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RE: Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle Hi Kalimar, You’re right, you just have to watch carefully, measure the amount of material that needs to be removed and adjust the depth of cut accordingly and in small increments. I stopped before th... |
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RE: Truss rod not fitting @dhawkes1gmail-com Hi Dan, I’m about the same stage as you in the build and had the same problem. What I did was enlarge the area where the adjuster sits. I marked it out carefully and then used woo... |
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RE: Hi there! My Name is Arif Patel From Dubai, Preston, UK Hi Arif, Welcome to the forum, you’re sure to find answers to your questions here and Mark’s courses are great. So you live in Dubai, don’t think I would recognise the place these days, must be over 2... |
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RE: Neck angle jig specs If the links you mention are “Dimensions “ and “What you need”, they are not links but just headings found further down the page below the video pane in each lesson, or at least they are in the pages ... |
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RE: 22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern @swepri Of course, why didn’t I think of that, I do generally tend to make things more complicated than I need to, one of the consequences of overthinking things!!🤣🤣 Thanks for the con... |
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RE: 22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern I don’t have any experience of fan fretted guitars and would bow to the greater knowledge of anyone that does. Would I be right in thinking that each string would have it’s own scale length and that c... |
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Answer to: Neck angle jig specs Attachment : A26361C2-16C8-4FDE-9040-BBED22D11F40.jpeg The specs for most of the jigs are given on the relevant lesson page either in “what you need” or in “dimensions”. I made the headstock angle... |
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RE: How much harder am I making this in myself @kalimar Hi and welcome to the forums, like you I’m just started on my first scratch build, so a bit nervous and excited about the journey ahead. There’s lots of great advice to be had from experienc... |
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RE: Hi from High Wycombe @stephen-hayes Housework can earn brownie points which can be spent on guitar building time🔨🎸🤣 As for the centre line paranoia, I find regular medication helps🍻Ǵ... |
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RE: Hi from High Wycombe Hi and welcome to the group, enjoy the journey!! Normally I’m to be found in Northeast Scotland but by a strange coincidence I’m currently very near High Wycombe!! Looking forward to heading north ag... |
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RE: Hii From Uganda Welcome Emma, wow Uganda, we are a truly international community!!👍😃🎸 |
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh @chrishamilton Oh, and don’t forget the output jack as well 👍🤣 |
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh @chrishamilton Hi again Chris, Was just thinking about your electrics problems, the most likely culprits are probably the volume and tone pots and the pickup selector switch. Try cleaning these with ... |
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh Hi Chris, Welcome to the community from someone even further north!! Sure you will find answers to all of your questions. Happy soldering👍😃🎸 All the Best, Brian. |
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RE: Making patterns @swepri That’s an approach I’ve used often, usually before clearing out with a chisel e.g. in cutting a mortise. Would definitely reduce the amount of material to be routed out.👍😃 |
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RE: Making patterns Thanks Rocknroller, that pretty much confirms my thinking on router bits. Of course I’ll be doing practice cuts on scrap wood first to assess the results. Just goes to show there’s always more than on... |
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RE: Making patterns Hi, thanks for the info, I didn’t mean that I would attempt a full depth cut staring from my pre drilled hole, just each 3mm or so incremental depth cut and gently easing the bit into the material. Ye... |
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RE: Making patterns @tv101 Great that you get the most out of your CNC and, yes, it must allow you to do stuff you couldn’t or wouldn’t otherwise attempt. On a slightly different tack here, most of the routing I’ve done ... |
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