@nsj It is a 24W diode. For cutting, a CO2 laser would be a better alternative, but they are quite expensive and bulky. I can indeed cut through both MDF and plywood, but anything more than 3mm requir...

@swerpi, what wattage is your laser? It seems birch ply is a preferred material for cutting too, mdf is apparently to dense. A bit of air assist and multiple passes should work. My thinking is to mayb...

Love this, thanks @robin!

I got me a diode laser engraver recently. I was hoping it would be powerful enough to cut out routing patterns/guides as well as engrave, but I have not been successful in cutting thick enough materia...

Thanks @robin for taking the time to pull that all together, it appreciated. Seeing some of the steps undertaken had fleshed out my thoughts. I think your confirming what I'd initially thought, in tha...

@somethingnicer Welcome Chris. Enjoy the Ride. It'll be great to pick your brain on pickup winding somewhere down the line when I want to give it a go. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

@robin that's exactly what I'm on about! Thank god someone understood me! I'm drawing up a design that's kinda SG thin, so want a way of attaching the neck while keeping the body thin. Can I ask how y...

Hey folks, happy new year! I'm looking for some advice, sorry if this has been posted on before. I'm assembling my second build and obviously planning my next (!). Has anyone made a hidden neck tenon...

@somethingnicer, welcome along! As the others have said, you'll enjoy mark's courses. They're something for everyone, no matter the skill level. Please do post on pickup winding, it's something I'm in...

@robin thanks! I’ll make another post on it when I wind next. I became obsessed with “demystifying” guitars and one of the big things is pickups. It’s surprisingly not that difficult (although there i...

Hi Chris, Welcome to the group, I’m sure you will enjoy the journey from slabs of wood to guitar but be warned, it is very addictive 🤪 I’ve not finished my first build yet but I’m already plan...

@somethingnicer Welcome to the forum! The conversion from slabs of wood to electric guitars was easier and more fun than I thought it would be. If any problems arise, just post a question about it.

greetings all! I just signed up and am lookin forward to this. I’ve built multiple partscasters and I’ve been winding my own pickups for over a year now. My goal is to build guitars from slabs of wood...

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment...... ...... Merry Christmas Everyone. 🎄🧑‍🎄🥳🥂 🙏🎶🎸🙂

@robin Nice work Robin, very tidy. Merry Christmas to you and all everyone in the community 🎅🏻Ho Ho Ho!! 👍😃🎸⛄️🍾🎁

Well that's the body all sprayed, just got to finish the finish on the neck Attachment : 20231224_021949.jpg Attachment : 20231224_002440.jpg Attachment : 20231224_002449.jpg ...

Looking great @robin. 🎸🎶🙂🙏

Thanks @boo! Yes, it's somewhere between a lemon or a Tigers eye burst. My wife jokingly (I hope) called it a Bert burst, as in Bert and Ernie, but what starts as a joke ..

@liebe That’s a nice burst, very well done. It’s subtle but really effective, classy. 👏👏👏👏

Thankfully, gluing the neck went well and I now have a new guitar if sorts. I practiced staining on an offcut off the top and really enjoyed the process on the actual guitar. It's not 100% what I was ...