Posted by: @tv101 Where'd @steveadams go to?? @tv101 not sure, not seen him for ages.

Where'd @steveadams go to?? Loved watching these mini-vids, good to see another learner-builder putting something together with all the little challenges that us learner-builders stumble into ... an...

🤣 🤣 🤣 You're still allowed an opinion... cheers Steve

Mark made it Oooops! No offence meant Mark!

thanks @darrenking Mark made it and you'll see from his reply that doesnt think it will be an issue...so...... appreciate your feedback cheers Steve

some advice Hi Steve, I think you should get a new truss rod. I’ve never seen an angle like that on any that I have bought. Looks buggered to me Cheers Darren

Understood...thanks Mark Will carry on but promise to keep the wig locked away!!!!!

@steveadams Its a good question and you’re certainly not going mad. Check twice cut once should be amended to say check twice glue once also. It does seem to me like the threaded part of the rod has a...

Unmasked and left to dry. There is a little splatter of primer from the gun left on the surface, that will just sand flat when it’s dry. Attachment : 7F184A13-F73D-45B2-9AA7-41F3D80931B0.jpeg ...

Couple more coats and it’s looking much better. I’ll let it settle for a couple of days and sand it, again. Then I’ll check to see if it needs even more primer. Attachment : 23061B53-EF88-4486-AA...

Time for the nitro primer. 1st coat is very light to check for reactions, you can still see the shadow of the isolator paint bleeding through. That will disappear when opacity is gained with a couple ...

Okay, I ditched the “amateur” rattle cans (nearly) @robin 😂 I did use more of the isolator (rattle can), let it dry and sanded it back, ready to take some nitro primer. Attachment : 7C07B...

Okay. Problem solved. I made a couple shims and then glued and sanded them. Now the neck fits nice and snug like it should.

More work happened today. Might have screwed up as I cut the start of the scarf joint today, but the back (glue side) of my neck wasn't planed and so I had to run it through the drum sander to get it ...

Did some doodling on the bridge assembly. The plan is to make a few from aluminum to get the size and shape correct, and get the saddles to adjust properly. Then, I'll machine them from something hard...

@tej G&W are selling shims now too.

But these shims are flat, so they don't change the neck angle. So if you want to change the neck angle you have to sand a taper on the shim before using it.

I have used a shim to adjust the neck angle a couple of times. I just put in a small strip of veneer in the back of the neck pocket. It's a matter of trying what the thickness of the veneer must be to...

@russ You should change your web handle to slow hand, or is that one taken already.

Cheers @tej As you can see, I'm a bit of an expert when it comes to taking it slow. 😂🤣 🎸🙏🎶🙂