Failure 2, somehow when I was trying to route the deeper part of the neck sides (longer than my cutter so I had to take the template off) I managed to set things so the collet wound up rubbing. I…   Read more»

Not one, but two failures today. The first I can put down mostly to bad luck, though maybe better router technique would have avoided it, the second was 100% facepalm when I realised what had happened Failure 1, a piece…   Read more»

So now we get to the night I’m starting these posts, I went in to the hackspace thinking I would have a whole evening to myself to work on the guitar, no shop projects, no hackspace system admin, no inductions,…   Read more»

For a couple of reasons I took a slice off the top of the neck blank, then flattened it again using the planer. When it came to routing the headstock angle Mark’s Jig wouldn’t work because the reference face…   Read more»

So, in the Hackspace we have a large format laser cutter, so I used that to cut some templates.We also have a Denford CNC converted to LinuxCNC (guess which muggins got roped into getting that to work) which I…   Read more»

I think you may recognize the jig.This was the first day of the London Craft Festival, and I had spent the whole day talking to people trying to convince them to join the hackspace. I needed those beers! 
 

How about an extension module to the electric guitar course… carving a top?https://www.baileyguitars.co.uk/product/bandsman-carve-top-special/

Mandolins manage 22 frets on a 14″ scale lengthThe very cool sounding Emerald Guitars Amicus (short scale 12 string) has 22 frets on an 18 inch scale length.
 

it is for a little girl after all. @boo, it may be for a little girl, but It’s not twee, it’s just a touch glam! I could play that at my regular Rock Jam (well I could if it was…   Read more»

@darrenking Thought it would be something like that.The diagrams assume the person doing the soldering is familiar with the common practice in guitar wiring of soldering the terminal directly to the body to earth it, but as a result the…   Read more»

@darrenking, I can see only two ways that the volume control in that circuit would not turn the sound right down to zero 1) It’s a dodgy pot, and the minimum setting is not 0 ohms between the middle tab…   Read more»

I’ve so far managed to resist the GAS directive to buy a Mirka, I don’t know how long that will last.But I will say that even if you don’t buy the Mirka sander, I can highly recommend the Mirka Abranet…   Read more»

@Tej, I thought about laser cutting a template for paint, but the problem with that is you need a design with no holes in it, but it might be a good solution if your design works in that respect.I’m looking…   Read more»

It is a bit much for a one off.People seem to have quite a bit of success with DIY transfers on YouTube. I also wonder about screenprinting something. But I’ve just remembered that there is a little CNC sitting in our…   Read more»

@darrenking what’s the best way to message you?

@tej The labelling isn’t 100% consistent between manufacturers, but superglue goes from a thick gel like consistency down to the super-thin which is like water in a hurry (it will wick into tiny gaps through capillary action, which is great…   Read more»

Culture Hustle may have the pinkest pink, but I think Boo may have the sparkliest pink.

There’s no fish oil in it, that’s an urban myth that’s actually mentioned on their website “Myths and Fun Facts” page.The exact formula is a secret, but between the information they have to provide on safety sheets and a mass…   Read more»