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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 ...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

3 years ago
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...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

3 years ago
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...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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...

In forum New Members

3 years ago
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...

In forum New Members

3 years ago
RE: Hii From Uganda

Welcome Emma, wow Uganda, we are a truly international community!!👍😃🎸

In forum New Members

3 years ago
RE: Hi from Edinburgh

@chrishamilton Oh, and don’t forget the output jack as well 👍🤣

In forum New Members

3 years ago
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 ...

In forum New Members

3 years ago
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.

In forum New Members

3 years ago
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.👍😃

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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 ...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
RE: Making patterns

@tv101 Being a poor pensioner, I’m not likely to be able to afford/justify the cost of a CNC and don’t really have the space for one (mind you it would probably fit in the space currently occupied by ...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
RE: Making patterns

@tv101 CNC eh, hmmm. Surely that takes all the fun, excitement, frustration, blood,sweat, tears, satisfaction (delete as appropriate) out of this wonderful mad journey we’ve embarked upon!!🤣&#...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
Making patterns

I’ve been busy making my patterns and jigs for my first scratch build. Mark makes the pattern by cutting in from one side and then removing the waste and exiting the piece of MDF the same way he went ...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
RE: Double (sided tape) Trouble

@rocknroller912 👍😃

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
RE: Double (sided tape) Trouble

@swepri 😃👍

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

3 years ago
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