You are welcome @koendb. Mark did use a 6mm bit. I personally just found the bolt I was going to use and then just measured the shank and picked a drill bit that worked. The one I found in my…   Read more»

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Let’s reinstate writing real letters to each other again!

@koendb Oh, pen pals (that’s what we knew them as). Yeah, those were the days. I’m up for it if you are. 😄👍

@koendb 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: @koendb The last couple of weeks I have been at the wrong end of happiness @koendb I know how that feels too man, sorry you’ve not been happy. My anxiety and depression have been pretty bad the last…   Read more»

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that is stunning!

@koendb Thanks very much, I think I’m happier with it now. ✨✨✨✨💚🎸

@koendb I don’t have much choice though. Not right now anyway. I do believe that will change in the next 6 months though. In the meantime I’ll just keep plugging along making guitars and working on them. Enjoy it while…   Read more»

@koendb Thanks dude, I appreciate it. And let’s hope the biz takes off really well. I need it to because I really don’t want to go back to IT work. I’ve been an independent IT contractor for the last several…   Read more»

Posted by: @koendb I do wonder if I need to make a trussrod for this, I dont think I do I’ve made cigar box guitars with no trussrod.  It was fine.   (It wasn’t *actually* a cigar box – the…   Read more»

Posted by: @koendb If I would buy one, I would at least look into the possibility to keep it in a purposely build construction at the outside of my workshop with all this information. I dont trust my own sense…   Read more»

Posted by: @koendb Djeez thanks @Boo It is important to realize how dangerous tools can be, even if the chance of them causing damage is minimal. @koendb Yeah, this is a rare freak accident but it can happen. I think…   Read more»

@koendb firstly I had the iron too hot and ended up with scorch marks although these were mainly superficial and sanded out ok but my perception of where the bends should be were quite a way out and the two…   Read more»

Posted by: @koendb That is actually a practical solution used.. So chances are, if an engineer ever asked you to push a fader at the end of a desk, you where being a little annoying to the rest   ..uh…   Read more»

@koendb just got back to forum, re; “Is that something common over where you live?” This is something new to me. We moved up to this area after I retired, I’ve never heard of such a thing as a ‘toolbox…   Read more»

Thanks @koendb.  It is nice to finally have a space to work in even if it is tiny. The pictures make it look a lot bigger than it is…….and I’m sure it won’t stay clean for very long.  I will…   Read more»

@koendb I think I did check them when I got them but I can’t find a note of the rest so I’ll check that for sure. @robin if the resistance is fine I’ll do that however I read a few…   Read more»

@koendb. Nice. A side bender is on my short list of the next tool I want to buy. I have my “heat gun in a pipe” and it works but it would be nice to use something that doesn’t heat…   Read more»

@wayne_f, @koendb, @robin, @boo, @Bpower Well, I’m enjoying the fact that you are working ahead of me..lol, it gives me some extra confidence to know that as we go, we hit little hiccups – like filling in a routered headstock…   Read more»

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Thats the one make sure you have the blade securely held

Yes @koendb, that roller thingie is a honing guide and they are essential unless you’re really good at doing it by hand. Make sure to buy one that’s wide enough for your biggest blade and has a wide roller on…   Read more»

@koendb You have the same block plane as me with adjustable mouth which is great for avoiding tear out. A sharpening roller guide for holding the blade and getting the angle correct is essential in my opinion, it gets a…   Read more»