his drum sander is an example of a beltless design

Ahh, I guess I didn’t catch that. I’ll have to go watch it properly…
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Have you seen the one from Highline? I didn’t watch the whole video of his but he has plans (for sale).

This is the design I settled on, for a number of reasons (mostly covered in the video) @jonhodgson I like that one too and I really like Stumpy Nubs, I’ve learned a lot from that channel. I think a motor…   Read more»

I am planning on building a drum sander for my local hackspace

@jonhodgson I’ll be interested to see how you get on with this. 
Do you recon you could make these @darrenking? 

@jonhodgson I tried the acrylic sealer and top coat first but found it peeled off too easily, then moved to cellulose. I still have some of that left in the tin which I use for non instrument wood projects as…   Read more»

Also, can anybody explain to me why there is an Edit button on posts that doesn’t do anything? Either let me fix typos or stop teasin @jonhodgson This is one of @tv101 ‘s favourite topics.  It’s been like that for…   Read more»

That’s can be the hardest to achieve, you are a true artisan.

@jonhodgson These black marks might look like DA sanding burn-throughs but they are indeed carefully crafted relics. Yeah that’s what happened….. let’s run with that. 😬

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Also, can anybody explain to me why there is an Edit button on posts that doesn’t do anything? Either let me fix typos or stop teasin @jonhodgson This is one of @tv101 ‘s favourite topics.  It’s been like that for…   Read more»

revealing craftsmanship and tasteful touches

@jonhodgson It’s got some inbuilt, signature light relicing if that’s what you mean. They are not mistakes at all, honest. 😳

If you want OTT, burst one of these to flip flop paint.

@jonhodgson Yeah, that is stunning stuff, I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on some of that. 

From the description of the process in the video it seems what we’d need is someone with a CNC machine and the equipment to laminate films together. Remind you of anyone we know? @jonhodgson Yeah but I’m not sure I…   Read more»

I think the guitar in the video might have looked even cooler if Derek had done multicolour sandback stain finish on the main part of the body, they can look pretty flip-flop in their own right @jonhodgson Yeah I’ve actually…   Read more»

I actually wondered if they painted the very edge matt black, but faded it out before the flip flop coat starts to fade, to give a really intensive result on the edges. @jonhodgson Yeah, it’s entirely possible. He may have…   Read more»

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You’re not kidding about the neighbours there is a rumour that Sawney Bean the well known west coast cannibal is still alive and looking for victims.

Saw this and thought that when you get bored of flakes you can have a go at this. @jonhodgson I already ordered some of this chameleon flip paint, it should be here very soon. Although I will be doing more…   Read more»

@jonhodgson  No, it wasn’t a full can, there wasn’t a lot in it. The piece of ash is an offcut from the body that I’ve got ready for finishing. Yes, I raised and sanded the grain, then filled the grain…   Read more»

@jonhodgson I’ll be watching for your test results worh interest, I’m doing a similar thing but in a much limited way.  I’ve carved a bit of ash, sanded to 320 grit and applied grain filler and stain. The grain filler…   Read more»

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The sanding sealer I used was the same make as the lacquer, it was Craft Supplies which was bought over by Turners Retreat a few years ago. I think their current brand is called Chesnut. 

No rattle cans in this batch (though I’ll try a rattle can acrylic sealer), these are going to be brush applied. @jonhodgson Oh sorry, my mistake. You can still use a test plan though if you wanted to. The only…   Read more»

@jonhodgson Ive tried melamine lacquer when I first started making instruments, a long time ago. It wears well but dries hard so is not ideal for acoustics as it stiffens the wood making it less responsive in transferring mechanical energy…   Read more»