Assuming it is the correct diameter (!) NLS Tools (North London Saw) will rebore circular saw blades, add reg pin holes or can supply reducing bush rings if required. NLS Tools Station Approach Waltha...

Having laboured with the Selmer pliage soundboard guitar build for a couple of months now I have started what I hope will be a simpler distraction project whilst I get my head around exactly how to sh...

Whilst I get all of the ‘easier to take apart again’ stuff, I have owned guitars for nearly 40 years and have never needed to have any of them significantly taken apart for repair. I think an equally ...

Do you mean something like this? For less than £500 it looks pretty well made. I might put a call into Vectric and ask if they have post processors that will work with any of these little machines as...

Hi Mark If you are only going to use it most for cutting patterns I would think that it is going to be difficult to justify the costs and space it takes to have in house compared with simply subbing t...

Good morning, Relax! I think that we are a very long way from being able to 3D print an acceptable replica of a guitar by pressing a single button so chisels, planes and plasters are going to feature ...

This is a pretty useful one

Has anyone come across any 3D modelled neck files anywhere? They must be out there somewhere given how long CNC machining has been around and how many guitars are built every ear. Desperately trying t...

Hi Herb, If they are sharp then Forster bits can be a great way to remove lots of material quite quickly and relatively dust free. If the are blunt they’re a great way to make smoke! Darren

Hi Mark, I have a print bureau near me that scans plans up to 1300mm wide. If you post me a paper copy of anything you need as pdfs I can get them scanned for you and email the files back. It was abou...

Just a thought, but it probably has the 2.5" port to increase the speed of the air flow where the dust is being generated to maximise the efficiency of collection.

Having downloaded the Ashley Isles catalogue they already do some flat spoon chisels that look like they might be pretty handy for brace carving. I've ordered a couple and I'll let you know how they ...

That's fine John, but as I am feeling a bit down at the moment I was hoping for a couple of painkillers the get me back on my feet before I answer any more questions, even if just relating to the exa...

The one I got from StewMac is ok but the curve doesn’t extend all the way to the cutting edge so it doesn’t give as smooth a cut as I’d like at the end of the cut and tends to split the wood though a ...

Not on instruments but I’ve used this on many other projects and it is far superior to something like Danish oil. If for no other reason than it takes much longer before it starts to get sticky and th...

Hey, That's been bookmarked! Thanks Darren

Hi John, All blanks will come oversize in all dimensions. Get yourself a bit of MDF, stick some 120g or 150g abrasive down on to it and start rubbing! You just can't beat the smell of hot bone dust!! ...

Hi John, I thought I had posted this ealier but it isn’t;t showing in the thread. No, I am in Hertfordshire. Email me at darren.king@bagpress.com and I’ll send you my address. Regards Darren

Having said all that, in the past I have made perfectly good nuts using just a single good quality knife profile needle file such as: You could certainly make a functional blank with the correct slot...

Yikes John, a whole 2mm? Whoa! Firstly, I think you need to reconsider your use of the word disaster! Lol! What you have here is a slightly sub-optimal tolerance occurance! I define this as something ...