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RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

There's no fish oil in it, that's an urban myth that's actually mentioned on their website "Myths and Fun Facts" page. The exact formula is a secret, but between the information they have to provide o...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

@tej Im not very sure which fish oil but I heard an old radio programme a while ago where the company that was commissioned by the US Govt to find a rust protection/treatment talked about trying diffe...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

PLEASE DO NOT USE WD40 FOR ANYTHING. Thanks for that @boo. That explains the flaking paint on a refurb I did a few years ago. My partner’s dad was a watchmender. She knew that cleaning a watch might...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Thistle Mandola

@jmcmi93888 Nice work, is the truss rod in a neck that short simply a static bar or can you actually get an adjustable truss rod that size?

In forum Other Instruments

5 years ago
RE: Thistle Mandola

@jmcmi93888 looking good. Slow is good (fast too) 🙂

In forum Other Instruments

5 years ago
RE: Thistle Mandola

Attachment : plates.jpg Progress has been slow. I now have the back and front plates planed and bookmatched as best as I can given the fairly open grain. Attachment : neck.jpg Also the neck...

In forum Other Instruments

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

@rocknroller912 salmon, trout, makrel?

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

WD40 is mostly fish oil in case anyone didn’t know.

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: My basic router sledge

@koendb nice job. As for a router planer jig there are a lot of examples of both diy ones and shop bought ones in the internet. Design is pretty much standard across them all. Someone did post one the...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Acoustic build #2 (wife's guitar)

@bpower legendary quantities of tape, adds to the anticipation 🙂

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: Wood suppliers

Still, there is a special satisfaction to be had by undertaking the whole process. @darrenking thanks for the link, yeah I’m aware it likely won’t save a fortune but doing everything end to end is th...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

@mattbeels Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Wood suppliers

Hi Tej, Depends where you are. I've bought some lovely timber from in the Midlands and they are keen to supply instrument makers and understand our requirements - which many other timber yards aren't...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

considering how much money people will pay for a reliced guitar maybe there's a business opportunity here for a whole new class of buggered finish? @jonhodgson 🤣🤣🤣🤣&#x...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

@boo considering how much money people will pay for a reliced guitar maybe there's a business opportunity here for a whole new class of buggered finish?

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
My basic router sledge

Last time I wanted to route a trussrod channel, I used the guiding rail from the router itself. While this did a perfect job on my first neck, but on the last one, I had some spots where the router bi...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Any recommendations on places to get a body finished

@boo It looks great, I love flip colours. I’ve got an electric fiddle in bronze/green but never get a chance to take it anywhere.

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Any recommendations on places to get a body finished

@jonhodgson I’m going to put some racing stripes down the middle of this Jazz bass and clearcoat it all, it’s that chameleon flip colour. I’ll use two white Pearl stripes I think. I’ll post it on Inst...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Any recommendations on places to get a body finished

Thanks, I've pointed him in the direction of your instagram and made positive comments about what I've seen of your work. I think he's considering his options while he gets stuck into removing the old...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Any recommendations on places to get a body finished

@boo Thanks, I've pointed him in the direction of your instagram and made positive comments about what I've seen of your work. I think he's considering his options while he gets stuck into removing th...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
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