Nice! There’s nothing quite so satisfying as a rousing chorus of ‘Happy Birthday to Me’!! ‘specially when it’s sung to the tune of a Mirka pneumatic sander @darrenking! @Boo – what compressor are you using to drive that, one of…   Read more»

Wow! That is just amazing! Look at all of those people standing next to each other!!

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This song has reduced my wife and I to tears

Brilliant @darrenking!  And not at all what I’d assumed from your description
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I’m just not 100% convinced that they’re good enough to sell! @tv101 Very convincing but not sure this excuse is 100% convincing. I agree with @darrenking that it’s wasted on us. 🤣 They don’t have to be perfect to sell….   Read more»

What about ‘buying and selling’? OK, OK, OK funny guys @darrenking @boo … I have sold a couple of my own builds through the years, though mainly when someone said “I want that, sell it to me”, rather than when…   Read more»

There is a two stage process for lacquers suggested, and the use of a liquid polish is also mentioned as possible final third stage. @darrenking That’s great Darren, thanks.  It looks like the best stuff for my 2K or nitro…   Read more»

I love soldering, gimme gimme gimme! If you do my fret dressing for me we have deal!!

@darrenking I hate fret dressing too! 😳 
I do like a good haggle though. 

@darrenking Sorry to be a wet blanket it must be all the drugs the hospital have been pumping in to me the last few days affecting my thinking. Your design looks very good and I think it will fly off…   Read more»

@darrenking Is this why Strads smell of cheese? Probably sweaty fingers. Some guitar techs charge extra for cleaning before they will start work. Interesting point about veneer I found this out the hard way the first time I tried to…   Read more»

@darrenking Looks like you have covered all the bases with design and the need to store in a small space. I’ve never used an electric machine for instrument polishing but have done a bit of metal polishing or linishing as…   Read more»

@darrenking That whole thing looks like a neat solution. I had been wondering how you were going to couple the polisher shaft to the motor shaft. Now that I’ve seen your drawing that is clear now. I’m assuming that the…   Read more»

So nice to meet some of the folks i see in the livestream chats!  @darrenking Thanks, I will definitely be asking you lots of questions. @boo I love that bench. It’s a split top roubo with a 4″ top that…   Read more»

but for 10 solid carbide burrs for less than a tenner its difficult to be anything other than happy.

True @darrenking – thanks!

Hopefully by the weekend I will have machined the first prototype housing and I can put up some pictures to gauge opinion and I will post these under a new forum topic. No rush @darrenking, I’m trying to finish watching…   Read more»

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(curse that non-functioning edit button!)

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Looks like a great design. Maintaining torque is a big factor in any turning machine as inconsistent speeds can cause differences in the finish. Wish I had bench space for another machine but don’t know what I would throw away.

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My 80grit roll is 4 inches wide so I shouldn’t need too many strips to cover it. I’ve had it since 1988 and it never seems to get any smaller. Mostly I use planes and scrapers. 

@darrenking Pictures to follow in the next week or so but if anyone is interested please let me know as, if there is interest, I might run a small batch of them  I’m definitely interested. I doubt shipping would make…   Read more»

@darrenking Thanks I will just go for the disc on its own and use strips of 80 grit for sanding as I already have a 50 metre roll. Did realise the sanding discs are so expensive. £50 is a good…   Read more»

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Gary Glitter!!!
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