Or are you saying I should now promote the template to MASTER and make a new template? Probably I guess but will I make that many more this shape? Not sure, I want to go for an MX250 style or even a s...

@tej I’m assuming that he made a working template from the master. You should always make a copy and use that and keep the master for making more when your template either gets worn or bungled.

Tele - that makes it easier @Tej! How many screw holes fix the bridge to the body? Some are 3, some 5, some 6. I'd get the neck fixed in place, then draw lines from the outside edges of the neck over...

By the way, is anyone else able to use the edit function for their posts, it doesn’t seem to work for me? @Tej - don't mention the Edit non-function ... 🤐 If it's a kit guitar, then I'm guess...

@Tej I think the general rule for s/h kit is "older is better". More modern tools are made down to a price (apart from those brands that can charge the price for maintaining quality) because so many ...

@tej Dowels should be a tight fit, but they need flutes or grooves along the side or the glue will not be able to squeeze out and it will form a vacuum

Is there any need to glue towels in or just make them tight fitting for this kind of thing? Glue them in @tej 👍

I’ll look into those options and then cry (probably) when I see the prices! @mattbeels, yes, but according to boo the tools are so much cheaper that you'll be saving money every time you buy one, so ...

Yeah you should definitely get extraction for your tools first, it’s essential. Buying things in order of relevance is the way to go. 👍 Absolutely @boo Around five years ago I bought a inexpe...

...also tear out depends on the grain at the pointy bits. Better to go with the grain rather than against I would think. I like the rd artist shape that’s a bit less pointy than an explorer but I gav...

Explorers are awesome. I like Firebirds and RD’s too but Explorers are just so James Hetfield for me. But my favorite has always been the Flying V. It’s just so... symmetrical and super badass. I also...

as the double sided tape didn’t want to let go You could also consider screwing them onto the blank using screw positions that correspond to the pick up cut outs or control knob holes (if these haven...

you could also try just sticking a sheet of 0.8mm thick high pressure laminate (eg Formica) down onto them with NEC tape This also gives you a zero clearance insert so that’s cool but wouldn’t const...

I need to look for a product like that as well cause I’m definitely not going to be spraying silicone on my bandsaw table, fook that!

machine wax on bandsaw or table saw beds? If you are finding that the beds are getting a bit ‘grippy’ then one option is to give them a very fine sanding and polish or you could also try just stickin...

I’ll just chip in my bit about silicone. Not only will it cause problems with bonding wood, it will definitely cause massive problems for paint. Paint and silicone are polar opposites, they will never...

@tej Sounds like it will be ok. I don’t use a lot of machines but cleaning sticky wood residue is the same on any tool even a hand saw, so if it does that no worries. I only use silicone on parts that...

Thanks for doing that @tej. I'll probably keep looking for a better option or just keep saving for a pillar drill. 👍😁 Cheers, Russ 🙏🎸🙂🎶

Not cheap, but a very stable even pressure applied with these Axminster clamps Attachment : 20210413_142603.jpg

Do you have to scuff up the water bottle and those tins a bit for adhesion? @mattbeels Yeah, anything you are applying paint to needs a “keyed” surface to cling to. Even emulsion that you paint your ...