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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Do you have any experience of spraying paint that changes colour as it moves around the light eg green to bronze. I think it's called transitional paint. @rocknroller912 The nearest I’ve come to Cham...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
Latest Build

Attachment : IMG_2127.jpeg Attachment : IMG_2133.jpeg This is my latest build. It's based on an Orchestra Model in terms of body dimensions. The top is spruce, the back and sides are syc...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: Polishing Compound (Using a hand drill pad! - what could possibly go wrong!)...

Will do TV. I have just sent the drawing of the shaft over to my favourite engineering company in Sandy so I'll see what cost they come back with. I'm going to use a 750w (1HP) servo motor, designed f...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

You could get bombarded with requests to do custom spray jobs now that you have shown your skills. @rocknroller912 I’m happy to do anyone custom paintwork, just shout up.

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Fret Scales

Hi Bill, I don't blame you. I think big disks are so dear because of the amount of waste form the main abrasive rolls that they are cut from, which I think come in at about 1300mm wide. Even staggerin...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

What you really need next is some kind of single headed, adustable speed, servo motor driven polishing machine! If only there were such a thing! Yes one day I would love to upgrade to a guitar polish...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Benches

I don't have any exposed corners on my bench due to it being built in with shelves. So I've bolted a beam where my big engineering vice used to be, perfect for clamping to. Attachment : 20210216_1...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Awesome paint job Boo! Talk about making it shiny!! Are the flakes applied with static attraction? I'm just trying to work out how you spray a solid! @darrenking Here you go Darren, just for you. Obv...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo The metal flake looks really good. As well as looking good, will it have a bonus of acting as shielding too, just a thought.

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Awesome paint job Boo! Talk about making it shiny!! Are the flakes applied with static attraction? I'm just trying to work out how you spray a solid! @darrenking I’ve just made a short video on how I...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Looking good are you trained as a spray painter @rocknroller912 Thanks man. Yeah I went to college to learn the basics, then worked as an apprentice paint sprayer in auto body industry before setting...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Fret Scales

Hi Rocknroller, I have been thinking about the best way to machine this dish for you and from a cost point of view the most economical would be to make it 600mm square but for the dish machining to be...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Fret Scales

Hi Rocknroller, I'll check the price but I think the 760mm diameter P80 self adhesive disks come in at around £30 each. You could just stick on strips if you prefer, you get quite a lot of sandpaper o...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
Ring or bubble marker dots

Hey everyone, Hope you are all keeping well! I want to cut 5.5-6mm rings for my marker dots, which I will fill with synthetic crushed opal. I want to keep the maple wood in the middle so the grain...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Finally gotten started with my first bandsman!

@markbailey you did say and bench right? Attachment : 34.jpg

In forum Electric

5 years ago
Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

I finally got around to testing out my new metal flake gun on a Strat body. I used a black ground coat, then a transparent carrier/base coat, dry flake and 2K clear coat. I used three different guns, ...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
Hello from North Carolina!

Hey foiks! Mark & Carol, I have really enjoyed lurking in the community that you have created here. I am so glad I found your live streams! They have been a wonderful way to pass the pandemic. L...

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: Fretting over fret job

Lol I am a total amateur but thanks man! I had some light weight paper laying around so I put my dial caliper on it so truth be told it’s a little bit of a guess. Could be .003? I’ll carry on and do ...

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: Fretting over fret job

@usadave You’ve got frets that are sitting .002”above the fretboard? Get out of here you bloody amateur!!! Haha, just kidding! Don’t sweat it man, you haven’t blown it. How do you even measure .002” a...

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: Source for carbon stiffeing rods?

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In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
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