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RE: Bending a top / back Hi @Robin - that is (a) most kind and (b) would probably save me weeks of trying to understand 3D modelling! Apparently, the application I use to generate the toolpaths (and do the design work, thou... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
2 years ago |
RE: Bending a top / back Probably @rocknroller912 - just because I've got one to use 😉 I should design it properly. Get the span dimensions and curves properly modelled, for maybe 3 or 4 horizontals and maybe a cent... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
2 years ago |
RE: I just can't stop! At least it's not wasted. |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
2 years ago |
RE: Hi from Edinburgh I second-second it. A great book that covers a huge amount of ground. Also, sign-up for his weekly emails for more free, but really useful/valuable, content. Gerry seems to be one of the good guys... |
In forum New Members |
2 years ago |
RE: Hi from High Wycombe Looks like I'm a bit late to this welcome party. But, welcome @stephen-hayes - good to have another traveller on this journey. |
In forum New Members |
2 years ago |
RE: Fanny Walked the Earth/The Right to Rock Hey Darren @darrenking! I recorded that a week or two ago. Not got around to watching it yet though. (Should be on iPlayer for anyone interested). Think they were on OGWT or similar back in the d... |
In forum Showcase |
2 years ago |
RE: Bending a top / back Said James Bisset, watching the Wright brothers' inaugural flight .... 🤣 That's what I have, vaguely in mind, @rocknroller912. I thought I'd try to make a frame, like an aircraft wing, ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
2 years ago |
Bending a top / back Let's imagine that I was vaguely considering making a hollowbody-esque but wanted to avoid the excitement of an @JamesBisset vacuuming-bending-splitting (repeat) saga. Let's also imagine that I had th... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
2 years ago |
RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶 @swepri - because they only have four fingers? 😊 |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
2 years ago |
RE: Another yew top That is definitely the face of an animal - horse-type. I can see the pointed ears, eyes and nostrils. As you posted that yesterday, I'm guessing the guitar is almost finished by now?? 😉 |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
2 years ago |
RE: Sweet 16 ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEEVEE ONE OH ONE * update* I'm back!! Took a while to clear up after all the wild parties, to recover from the celebratory events, and get back to the UK, but I think I can safely now say that I am young-no-more. Obviously not ... |
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶 It's a bit of a stretch to call this a "song" (favourite or otherwise), but I wanted to share this - some of you might like it! |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
2 years ago |
RE: Sweet 16 ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEEVEE ONE OH ONE * update* Should be there tomorrow Bill @rocknroller912 (was away last week). |
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RE: Sweet 16 ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEEVEE ONE OH ONE * update* @markbailey That was one of my big life-changing experiences, for which I will forever be grateful to you, for your confidence that - really - I could and would build a guitar, you patience, your incr... |
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RE: Making patterns I got lucky and managed to grab a decent s/h CNC from a mate who was upgrading. Without that bit of luck, I'd not have one either. Mine gets used more for household projects than guitar building. Cu... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
2 years ago |
RE: Fingerboard moved during glue-up - can it be rescued? And - before you make your next mistake - check with Bill first. |
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RE: Fingerboard moved during glue-up - can it be rescued? I agree with @Boo. Firstly because it'd mean more work for James, but secondly (and, TBH, the main reason) because you want to do the job right if possible, and this isn't too hard to fix. I'd remove ... |
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Answer to: Making patterns it's just a different sort of fun! In the old (BCnc) days, I used to spend ages making templates, only for a router to slip first time I used it, and wreck it! This way, I can have a library of templ... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
2 years ago |
RE: What can you get for a tenner? You sound a little disappointed there. Remember, that's not any old plywood. That's special Chinese plywood. |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
2 years ago |
RE: Captcha issues on desktop browser @boo If you've selected the "remember me" box, you shouldn't need to go through that process "every time" - that's the point of the "remember me" option - it should store your login creds on the mach... |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
2 years ago |