This is the drawing of the shaft and it actually protrudes by about 335mm in front of the bearing which should give plenty of accessibility. Also, because the buffer doesn't have a support stand, it i...

Hi Mike, thanks for your comments. The shaft protrudes from the external bearing by about 300mm and at 25mm thick I don’t expect a lot of flex. The final 100mm is reduced to 20mm and the end is thread...

Hi Boo, This is the standard information that they publish covering car polishing systems and those suggested for guitar polishing. I’ll give them a ring next week and ask the question though. Darren

Hey Boo, I’m pretty sure the techies at the polishingshop.co.uk will have some good advice on both the compounds and the best grade of mop to use for any given lacquer. I am happy to ask them the ques...

Thanks TV, much appreciated. Darren

Drum roll please .......... Ok here are the first photos of the mop polisher prototype. I won’t have the actual spindle for a week or 10 days so I have stuck a length of clothes rail up it’s jacksie (...

No, no, no!! If that’s the choice buy the Triton! Shit! I forgot you had one of those finger trimmers already!! Cheers Darren

Hey TV! I thought Safe-T-Planer hate speak was my speciality!!😂😂

Casein which is some form of milk protein. Is this why Strads smell of cheese? 🤣 🤣 In the world of veneering keeping glue lines, ie moisture, balanced on both sides of a panel are ke...

Hi James, I think the order you do things might depend a little on what technology you have available to you. It would be possible to rout or laser cut a shallow engraved pattern into a layer of const...

Anyone heard of Sharpies? 🤣 🤣 🤣

What a beautiful guitar! Extremely classy and elegant but understated at the same time. We can all look at our instruments, or many other things in our lives, and see mistakes we have made, but there ...

The question is where you stop! A huge great big chain saw is great for cutting down trees but then you need a lorry, a forklift, a resale, a drying kiln of an acre of outdoor space etc. A planer thic...

Try these. They took a while to arrive but for 10 solid carbide burrs for less than a tenner its difficult to be anything other than happy. I’ve bought other cutters and drill bits from Ya Tools and a...

With all this glitter in stock I bet you'll be making Christmas decorations by November!! 🤣 🤣

Will do TV. I have just sent the drawing of the shaft over to my favourite engineering company in Sandy so I'll see what cost they come back with. I'm going to use a 750w (1HP) servo motor, designed f...

I had an 2.6 Audi A4 estate that was that shade of green! Paradise Green it was called. Bloody loved that car!

I better start checking things twice If only someone had mentioned this concept to you before, this might never have happened!! 🤣 🤣 🤣

Hey TV, Sharpening is no more a black art than guitar building itself. There is a degree of technique to learn and a little bit of understanding of the metallurgy involved but other than that it is ju...

I often build in ‘features’ as I go along! I think you will find that all of the most innovative makers try to do this as a matter of course!! 🤣 🤣 🤣