I’m trying to fix the flaws on a kit guitar. One of the problems is that the bridge isn’t straight, the mount holes were just wrong but I wasn’t paying enough attention at the time. Current plan was t...

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You say a "big compressor", but if someone didn't have room/budget for the biggest, what would you say would do the job for most people? i.e. enough to spray one guitar at a time, and run a reasonable...

I think my next big purchase will be a dust extractor for You'll just have to buy many tools so you can save as much money and feel good about it as many times as possible. @jonhodgson Pure man scie...

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...also tear out depends on the grain at the pointy bits. Better to go with the grain rather than against I would think. I like the rd artist shape that’s a bit less pointy than an explorer but I gav...

What a rebuild @boo. 👍🤯 🙏🎶🎸🙂

With the glue dry, I routed most things flat and flush. There were holes and seams that needed dealing with so I got the filler out. It’s strong stuff this filler. After applying filler and sanding it...

OK! Time to bring this repair together. ✊😁👍 Glued in the blanks to fill the massive hole through the body. It’s a bit of a patchwork but once everything is routed flush and a li...

I think my next big purchase will be a dust extractor for the bandsaw. Or maybe I’ll try building a YouTube special version first... 🤔 @mattbeels Yeah you should definitely get extraction fo...

The air flow on bandsaw extraction generally happens below the table and they are so far from being sealed systems @darrenking I used some self adhesive P profile door seal around my band saw so it n...

as the double sided tape didn’t want to let go You could also consider screwing them onto the blank using screw positions that correspond to the pick up cut outs or control knob holes (if these haven...

I'll just machine a square hole in either side of the rails big enough to get a small clamp through. Simples! @darrenking Genius!

Now you've got me thinking @boo. I'm not quite in the position to be creating a workshop........ yet....but it's more information to ponder over. @russ I honestly use it every day. My first job in t...

@boo You say a "big compressor", but if someone didn't have room/budget for the biggest, what would you say would do the job for most people? i.e. enough to spray one guitar at a time, and run a reaso...

@mattbeels A blow gun is invaluable.

at the moment I can’t really think of any air tools that I’d need/buy besides a sander @mattbeels Easily solved with a couple of catalogues and a drink.

@russ A little birdie once told me that Elmer does indeed make some tools for stewmac. @mattbeels. Good to know Matt. Cheers, Russ 🙂🎸🎶🙏