Brian Walker
Brian Walker
@brie
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Joined: Jan 5, 2023
Last seen: May 19, 2026
Topics: 15 / Replies: 180
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Answer to: Truss rod not fitting

Hi again Dan, I was getting ready to install the truss rod on my neck today and thought I should check the ability to get an Allen key in to the adjus...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from 30 minutes outside Glasgow, bonny Scotland

Welcome to the forum, I’m looking forward to seeing what you will be building. Enjoy the journey šŸ‘ Sounds like there’s quite a few of us scattered a...

3 years ago
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RE: Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle

Hi Kalimar, You’re right, you just have to watch carefully, measure the amount of material that needs to be removed and adjust the depth of cut acco...

3 years ago
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RE: Truss rod not fitting

@dhawkes1gmail-com Hi Dan, I’m about the same stage as you in the build and had the same problem. What I did was enlarge the area where the adjuster...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi there! My Name is Arif Patel From Dubai, Preston, UK

Hi Arif, Welcome to the forum, you’re sure to find answers to your questions here and Mark’s courses are great. So you live in Dubai, don’t think I wo...

3 years ago
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RE: Neck angle jig specs

If the links you mention are ā€œDimensions ā€œ and ā€œWhat you needā€, they are not links but just headings found further down the page below the video pane ...

3 years ago
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RE: 22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern

@swepri Of course, why didn’t I think of that, I do generally tend to make things more complicated than I need to, one of the consequences of overthin...

3 years ago
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RE: 22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern

I don’t have any experience of fan fretted guitars and would bow to the greater knowledge of anyone that does. Would I be right in thinking that each ...

3 years ago
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Answer to: Neck angle jig specs

The specs for most of the jigs are given on the relevant lesson page either in ā€œwhat you needā€ or in ā€œdimensionsā€. I made the headstock angle jig to t...

3 years ago
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RE: How much harder am I making this in myself

@kalimar Hi and welcome to the forums, like you I’m just started on my first scratch build, so a bit nervous and excited about the journey ahead. The...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from High Wycombe

@stephen-hayes Housework can earn brownie points which can be spent on guitar building timešŸ”ØšŸŽøšŸ¤£ As for the centre line paranoia, I find regular m...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from High Wycombe

Hi and welcome to the group, enjoy the journey!! Normally I’m to be found in Northeast Scotland but by a strange coincidence I’m currently very nea...

3 years ago
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RE: Hii From Uganda

Welcome Emma, wow Uganda, we are a truly international community!!šŸ‘šŸ˜ƒšŸŽø

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh

@chrishamilton Oh, and don’t forget the output jack as well šŸ‘šŸ¤£

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh

@chrishamilton Hi again Chris, Was just thinking about your electrics problems, the most likely culprits are probably the volume and tone pots an...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Edinburgh

Hi Chris, Welcome to the community from someone even further north!! Sure you will find answers to all of your questions. Happy solderingšŸ‘šŸ˜ƒšŸŽø All t...

3 years ago
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RE: Making patterns

@swepri That’s an approach I’ve used often, usually before clearing out with a chisel e.g. in cutting a mortise. Would definitely reduce the amount of...

3 years ago
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RE: Making patterns

Thanks Rocknroller, that pretty much confirms my thinking on router bits. Of course I’ll be doing practice cuts on scrap wood first to assess the resu...

3 years ago
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RE: Making patterns

Hi, thanks for the info, I didn’t mean that I would attempt a full depth cut staring from my pre drilled hole, just each 3mm or so incremental depth c...

3 years ago
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RE: Making patterns

@tv101 Great that you get the most out of your CNC and, yes, it must allow you to do stuff you couldn’t or wouldn’t otherwise attempt. On a slightly ...

3 years ago
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