@markbailey What I think is worth exploring more would be a more in-depth look at nut making. When making guitars, I always buy a new nut and hope it fits. If the nut is slightly too high, I just sand…   Read more»

I think @markbailey should do a “nut making, setup and maintenance course”. I think making a nut from a blank is an art in itself and should be explored further. 

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OMG!

OMG = “One Makes Gold” (I am The Alchemist. The Chemist) ✨✨✨✨😁✨✨✨✨

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OMG!

Old Man Grins?

Posted by: @tej not sure if I need to do anything with the wood before hand. @tej I’m not qualified to answer that question, sorry man. I’ll let @markbailey or another expert on wood answer this one. 👍

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They fixed the edit button! Hooray and jubilations…now just Covid19 and Brexit to sort out

Be fair, got to get priorities in the right order.
👍

Thanks, @markbailey.

I’m gonna go for both bits but thanks for the explanation of the reasoning – it’ll settle my curious mind!

My drawing is well underway and I’m looking forward to receiving the kit!

Really appreciate the fantastic content.

Cheers,

Chris

@markbailey That was probably part of the problem yesterday. Today I had better support but was still having trouble.  I figured out what was wrong and how it happened and then fixed the problem. I’ll be uploading another video within…   Read more»

@markbailey Thanks Mark. 1. Yes, I’ll order a fine marker, that seems like an easy fix. 2. It’s not having a scratch plate so I’m going to fill any gaps, sand it, then use high build primer over it. I’ll…   Read more»

@warmvalves (cool name) 
Welcome to the forum. 
I’m not sure of how to answer your question but @markbailey will be able to help you with this one. 
Cheers.
Boo. 

@markbailey thanks

That’s my build #002 almost finished now, just needs a wee tweek of the truss rod and the string heights set. This one was a kit from @markbailey and built following his course and lots of advice on the lacquering…   Read more»

Thanks for the confirmation @markbailey it means a lot. I actually went back and watched the section on the design course too so this is definitely me checking twice. I did wonder about rotation so that really good to know,…   Read more»

I seem to recall I once had a small white plastic internal pot for this gun – It fitted inside the main pot for smaller quantities like bursts etc…maybe still available? @markbailey Ahh… interesting, I didn’t know that. I’ve always…   Read more»

Looking great @markbailey I miss that workshop view, the live streams were lockdown therapy. I hope you’re doing ok, best to Carol.

Beautiful work @markbailey, I hope you and Carol are well!

Thanks (@clinton) for the help.
I will contact the owner and arrange a time so I can do the work.
Will let you know the outcome (@markbailey) nice to hear from you. Hope all is well

wow @markbailey @darrenking. That is super cool. I find the vacuum press just mesmerizing. 🙂