Here is the link to the relevant livestream - just one way to do it 😉

@Schwifty. I would explain but Mark covered this in one of his you tube live streams. Search for it in his channel. Explains how. Making dowels and hammering it in metal tubing or plug cutting dots. B...

Wow Eddie, your necks are looking absolutely stunning! That is really some excellent craftsmanship, you must be proud 😊 I'll get my hands on a 6mm plug cutter, is there a way of using this ...

That is gorgeous - excellent bit of work!

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Attachment : Screenshot_20201224-005800_Instagram.jpg I used 6mm plug cutter to make Maple & Mahogany dowels for one of the Necks in pic. Careful to align the grain. I think with metal surroun...

Hey everyone, Hope you are all keeping well! I want to cut 5.5-6mm rings for my marker dots, which I will fill with synthetic crushed opal. I want to keep the maple wood in the middle so the grain...

@darrenking 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.

Hi Bill, I don't blame you. I think big disks are so dear because of the amount of waste form the main abrasive rolls that they are cut from, which I think come in at about 1300mm wide. Even staggerin...

@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 price c...

Hi Rocknroller, I'll check the price but I think the 760mm diameter P80 self adhesive disks come in at around £30 each. You could just stick on strips if you prefer, you get quite a lot of sandpaper o...

@darrenking Yes that makes sense from the diagram. I will need an 80 grit disc please but if you leave it loose I can attach it myself. Thanks Bill

Hi Rocknroller, I have been thinking about the best way to machine this dish for you and from a cost point of view the most economical would be to make it 600mm square but for the dish machining to be...

@darrenking Thanks 650mm will be ok and I would need a sanding disc as well please. I live in Annan SW Scotland DG12. If ordering through M&C they have my full details in the members area. I've or...

Hi, ok, no problem. Let me check with M&C how they want to deal with the radius dish order as we haven’t discussed pricing for this product yet. My standard size would be 650mm diameter circular ...

@darren Thanks I will check the site, see which ones I need and put in an order today. My mitre box was from Tonetech which is I think similar to Stew Mac but didn't have any templates included. Also ...

Hi Rocknroller, Yes, 75mm wide and yes, I can send a drilling template to help you position the holes in your jig if this would be useful. Just order the template(s) you want from Mark and Carol and I...

I might even have a section of prototype or reject template that I can send you to use to align the holes. I’ll have a look tomorrow. Darren

@darrenking Thanks Darren I will check mine tomorrow but this sounds good. Drilling holes in mine shouldn't be a problem.

Hi Rocknroller, the template is 75mm wide (same as Stewmac templates) but it would need you drill holes in your existing jig to correspond to the position of rows of holes in my templates. Are you abl...