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RE: "Using the Vacuum (Bag)Press"

@darrenking The bagpress system looks great, it gives me all sorts of ideas I'd like to try out in guitar building (says the guy who has still not got started on testing finishes, let alone build 1). ...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

I'm still happily listening to 1970s OGWT shows ... I saw them about 10 years ago @tv101. They still had it. 👍😁 🎸🙂🎶🙏

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment...... another band that should have been much more popular. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

My favourite song today:

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Looking at videos online it can be hard to tell which way the wheel is going, but the side towards you going down seems to be the norm.That's certainly how the StewMac one works (it's in the instructi...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Pleased that you are enjoying some black nectar. Lovely drink! I’m off for kip now whilst the dogs can still be moved from my side of the bed. Give it another 30 minutes and their weight increase by a...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

@darrenking Fair point it’s whatever people are comfortable with. My polisher is used for honing gouges mostly so it has to run away from the cutting edge and gives a mirror finish. Just starting my t...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

It’s also down to where the main point of contact is. I would usually aim to have this below the centre line of the shaft, so spinning down makes sense. My grinding wheels spin away from me and take a...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Hi Rocknroller,Yes, I’m still up as well!! (It’s a holiday long weekend, I have no school tomorrow!) I think this is a matter of personal preference and practice. With the wheel spinning down in front...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

@boo @darrenking Having another look at the video and maybe I’m missing something but I’ve always done polishing with the wheel running away from me as when it running towards you it tends to pull the...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

It is ridiculously quiet! Stupidly so! That’s servo motors for you. Darren

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Going by the other occasional sounds I could hear, it didn't seem you turned the volume down notably. Is it as quiet as it seems?

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Nice work @boo, so far I like The Chuffer!

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Looks like a good test run

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

If there was a spindle lock somewhere on box Top work Boo! The shaft lock is a tricky one, not impossible, but very far from simple and the opposite of cheap! As soon as I start trying to customise s...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

One thing I’ve noticed about changing the buffing mops is it’s a bit tricky to hold the steel shaft with one hand and try not to drop the mop on the floor as you are spinning it to take it off. You wi...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

Shiny shiny! ✨✨✨✨✨✨ I ran out of sunlight today to show off this shine properly, maybe tomorrow. ☀️ Tomorrow I will buff a guitar, maybe the ch...

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: **BUFFER** Unboxing, setup and demo

1st compound test.

In forum Finishing

5 years ago
RE: Ok I confess

I am building an archtop @clinton ohhhhhh.... you are keeping secret builds from us now? 😱 Nice, keep the pictures coming mate. 👍

In forum Other Instruments

5 years ago
RE: Ok I confess

@clinton that archtop looks good, I might have to try that for my next build, I particularly like the F holes. There just aren't enough hours ... build, play, record, listen ... and that's without a ...

In forum Other Instruments

5 years ago
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