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RE: Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar Thanks Mark, Boo. Lots of deep breaths. I’m thinking of doing a second cover plate and aligning it with the first one. thanks for the help and ideas I think they’ve help the imminent meltdown. Also th... |
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RE: Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar The easy (and probably only) fix: a coverplate - ditch the fancy battery box this time - who will know? We won't tell... @cheesewhisk Actually, yeah that’s a good way to deal with it, just make a big... |
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RE: Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar On the fourth the flag on my drill but must have moved up with each of the other three hole. I practised on scrap but now I just want to cry @cheesewhisk Oops! Step away from it for a while, do somet... |
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RE: Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar 😲 Dry yer eyes mate...The easy (and probably only) fix: a coverplate - ditch the fancy battery box this time - who will know? We won't tell... Wrap the battery in foam (like the packing foam f... |
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Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar Attachment : C5FC6FC9-82AE-4B69-BE27-1D718123DF4B.jpeg On the fourth the flag on my drill but must have moved up with each of the other three hole. I practised on scrap but now I just want to cry |
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RE: Sawing frets the lazy way That’s why I thought you were joking @mattbeels - you’ve posted pics before! |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
4 years ago |
RE: Sawing frets the lazy way It’s here. Ingenious! Attachment : 53E0BD02-1DBA-491B-8C4B-C97B26105C3E.jpeg Thank you Darren, Mark and Carol! |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth Where do you buy your masking tape from @boo? @russ Masking tape shop. 🤣 |
In forum Electric |
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth Where do you buy your masking tape from @boo? 🎶🎸🙏🙂 |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth A bit of fancy back-masking and it’s nearly ready for primer. I’ll just mask off the rest of the guitar properly first before a put paint in my gun. Attachment : 2882835C-95FF-43D1-8FFD-C1E82469E... |
In forum Electric |
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth Next time I will glue the neck in and then put a cap over the whole body top to cover the joint. “It is the only way…” Yeah, if you don’t want a pickguard or a neck pickup I think that’s the way to ... |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth That’s a lot of work @mattbeels It is indeed but it’s what I need to do. Next time I will glue the neck in and then put a cap over the whole body top to cover the joint. They are both challenging in ... |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth That’s a lot of work @boo! |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth This is the skim fill for those pinholes. I just need to sand it back with some 240 and then it’s time for some high build primer. Attachment : EE2B77B6-8BD0-4AEE-9702-A25EC0BBCD47.jpeg |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth It’s looking a bit better now, I’ve feathered out the paint around the repair and I just need to skim fill those tiny pinholes (final filler coat). Attachment : E9601E86-BF20-424E-9819-7D747E6C72... |
In forum Electric |
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth I applied a second coat if filler (after sanding the first one back a bit) and sanded it fairly flat. I’ll probably get it spot on with the next filler coat. Attachment : 6C9CFFE8-C19C-4500-B970-... |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth Time for a little filler. I’m using a two component, lightweight filler that can be sanded within a few minutes of curing, which is about 10 mins. I first drilled a load of holes, only about 5mm deep,... |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |
RE: Essential Tools and Precision Tools. @robin That gouge looks like it was used by an Egyptian brain surgeon |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
4 years ago |
RE: Essential Tools and Precision Tools. Cheers @tej. They do have some nice tools. 🙂🙏🎸🎶 |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
4 years ago |
RE: In the beginning we mark the nut... I only have stain as opposed to paint and no spray gear. The potential for making it worse is definitely there if I do try to “fix” it 😬 Anyway, who told you about the drill bits and chisel fe... |
In forum Electric |
4 years ago |