I watched today’s session on catch up and it was wonderful! Mark, you are changing peoples lives and if that isn’t worth getting emotional over then what is?
Darren

Beautiful work! Awesome wood
Darren

It lives!! I didn’t have time to machine the sanding dish itself today but the rest of the machine is fully assembled, wired up and ready to go! I have mounted the speed controller knob on the underside as this…   Read more»

I‘ve had a busy day! All the parts are machined and mostly assembled, with the exception of the spacers that will form the sides of main turntable assembly. Tomorrow I will machine a new MDF dish with the 8mm drive…   Read more»

Hi Oliver, Don’t underestimate how much bandsaw capable of accurately cutting material for tops will cost as cutting wood 8-9” thick is ‘resaw’ territory really. The issue with the scroll saw is unlikely to be the theoretical depth of cut…   Read more»

Hi Hogan,
You’re going to have a great time in here! You’ll be amazed at the support you get from everyone.
Darren

And what you are experiencing with the tear out is due to the timber having what is know as interlocking grain ie it changes direction throughout the thickness of the timber. You can reduce the degree of tear out firstly…   Read more»

Hi M, Welcome to the clubhouse! If you can private message me the shape of the sides as a PDF then I’ll have a go at laminating one from veneers. Let me know how thick you are finishing at if…   Read more»

Hi Mark, You pick up a (dusty) lacquered body at 1:14:53 in the live stream and this has a completely lacquered soundboard with no bridge and no bridge masking. I just wondered what the next step of the process is…   Read more»

Hi Mike, Thank you for your comments and I’m pleased that you seem to understand some of the advantages that this construction offers. I would never claim that it is better than using solid, but it is certainly an easier…   Read more»

I have now made the external mould for the guitars and, this will make you laugh (!) I realised that I had pressed all the sides at -4mm all round! Not to worry, the width was pretty much adjusted for…   Read more»

It gives you a much longer open time and so there is no danger of it starting to dry out before you get all the layers glued and under pressure, which may be what caused the initial problem.

Hi Bill, I don’t think there is anything in the choice of materials that could have caused the problem. If you PM me with your address I can send you a small pot of the UF resin and hardener that…   Read more»

Holy shit John! I can’t tell you how much better your ‘before’ pictures have made me feel!! lol