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Topics: 24 / Replies: 148
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RE: Shielding Paint

I was thinking about this only today, is shielding paint necessary/ advised?

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

I was joking about imperial to be fair. I use metric because that's what we were taught at school. Many, many moons ago. But yeah certain things you j...

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

So it's okay that I use imperial? Got it, cheers.

4 years ago
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RE: First neck carve

Any advice on the volute?

4 years ago
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RE: First neck carve

Cheers @koendb @mattbeels I kept carving into and thinking, well something else I suck at. @tv101 this is the bit I've really been looking forward...

4 years ago
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RE: First neck carve

Cheers @russ that seems to be the trick, keeping at it.

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

@jonhodgson don't panic, this has 22 frets.

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

For a noob you have no idea how much questions like that fill me with dread. For this I was using mm.

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

In all honesty I think the amount of glue was fine and the clamping pressure was firm but not wood crushing @mattbeels, I don't know maybe you can tel...

4 years ago
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RE: PART 6 - THROUGH THE ROUND WINDOW

Love it, the videos are great @steveadams

4 years ago
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RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Shouldn’t imagine an edit button 🤣

4 years ago
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RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

So your saying I probably should leave my nitro finished jazzmaster in the conservatory? Serioulsy though, I used some rattle cans of nitro from no...

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

Sounds reasonable but in this instance I was following the course in number and type of clamps. I’ll bear it in mind next time. It seems to have worke...

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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

The fretboard is hanging over by 1-2mm on the bass side after about the 14th fret. I stressed about it for a couple of days but resolved to the fact I...

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

Ah not too horrific, only glued the neck but the cork fell apart when I tried to wipe it away so I just left it on. There’s enough meat on the neck to...

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

Squeeze out for days. Also even though I checked, double checked, screwed holes and hammered nails, I still managed to glue it slightly offset.

4 years ago
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RE: Fret bending radius

TRIXES 8 Frictionless Abec 9 Sealed Skateboard Roller Skate Bearings Happily send you one but here’s the bearings pack and then some M10 sized bolts...

4 years ago
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