@tv101 If you have one of the discs mounted in a slot, rather than a hole, you can reposition it so that you can bend different radiuses into the wire. More good advice Tony, the MkII version will b...

@darrenking make sure that fret wire tang stays square to the surface of the wheel Thanks for the good advice Darren, I have got a slot in the bottom roller but its a bit rough. The wire that I roll...

I bought some fret wire online that I naively thought would be pre curved. So I've made myself a simple roller from some old castor wheels. What radius should the fret wire be for a 12" rad fretboard....

Hi Frank I bought piece of polycarbonate from ebay, 300mm × 200mm x 6mmm and made my own. Attachment : 20200920_174959.jpg

The only way for me to cut straight (short of making complex jigs) would be to pre drill and use the standard fence guide. Hi Frank. I struggled to route a straight truss rod slot using the guide o...

You could also use a longer screw that will go in beyond the repair if you're concerned about the strength of the glued plug.

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 if only Mark had warned me....... I had a similar moment when I routed a radius on the back of my body, the router guide fell into the neck pocket and took a bite out o...

@boo I’m not actually going anywhere, no holiday, totally skint and covid. I’m just a little down at the moment and I don’t want to be on here being negative. Sorry to hear that your having proble...

I should have stopped on so many occasions So sad to see all your work go up in flames James. Hopefully it doesn't happen again, but just stop when things go wrong, think about it overnight, I often...

A little presumptuous maybe? Enjoy your xmas break @boo.

@james-chacewatergmail However...... the damn neck has still been demoted to firewood for other reasons! Same question as TV, what's gone wrong.

@tv101 Phew ... had me worried for a little while then. BadBoo @Boo. Just @Boo. making mischief then.

@tv101 Hang on just a minute there ... Christmas is *weeks* away ... does this mean that there was some sort of announcement on today’s stream?? Are we going to be livestream-less until next year?? ...

@cheesewhisk As I understand it now the scale length is measured between the two points that the string is suspended, nut and bridge. Not exactly, the saddles on the bridge will be approximately inl...

@darrenking I would like to build an acoustic too, but I'm going get another couple of electrics under my belt first.

@tv101 It does look stunning Tony, I'm guessing it was your first Bailey build.

Iv'e just had another learning opportunity. I sprayed a clear lacquer onto my headstock / truss rod cover and some areas of the decals fizzed up Iv'e been to Toolstation and got a can of Plastikote ...

@boo as you know, the pillar is normally on the way. Thats a neat solution to the pillar drill problem. How comfortable is it to play?

Nice guitars there Chris, and what a tidy workshop.

@steveadams but finally worked out a method It's all part of the fun.