darrenking
darrenking
@darrenking
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Topics: 62 / Replies: 893
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Answer to: Got wood?

Hi Tej, There are numerous other UK suppliers but I’d suggest that you email Mark and Carol and ask how they are fixed for shipping products at the ...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Fret wire selection

They sound like a good idea until you have to cut, file and dress 24 of them!! Seriously, stainless is a nightmare to work by hand. Not impossible, bu...

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

Aldi and Lidl are really great for Parma ham, mozzerella and cheap Ritter bars but I think that any tools, possibly other than clamps, should definite...

4 years ago
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RE: I messed up an order again

Now there’s a combination of words I never expected to hear from you TV!!

4 years ago
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RE: No More Sloppy Neck Joints!

Hi @peebee, Great. Just email me at darren.king@bagpress.com and I'll sort it out for you. Cheers Darren

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

The answer to that question depends on the specified diameter of your metric equivalent drills. A 12.7mm drill is a perfectly acceptable, and very acc...

4 years ago
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RE: 335

Ooooo, I didn't know you had one of these! Can James B and I cut it up to see what's inside please? 🤣 🤣

4 years ago
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RE: Bridge/trem route repair

The difficulty is in machining the repair block by hand even if you have template for it. Feeding something only a few centimetres is size past a cutt...

4 years ago
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RE: Bridge/trem route repair

I would always recommend that a repair patch of the type we are discussing be bonded with an structural adhesive such as epoxy rather than a PVA. If y...

4 years ago
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RE: Bridge/trem route repair

Ok, so could the repair patches/blocks be made of birch or poplar plywood? These would be pretty cheap and cheerful (and strong) and a capping of soli...

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

Has anyone else been getting links to these little gems! Toyah's actually quite conservatively dressed in this one! For a reportedly very serious mu...

4 years ago
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RE: Part 1 is in place

Sending GCode data to a CNC controller is a bit like asking Marvin to open and shut doors! You could probably run your router from an MSDOS machine fo...

4 years ago
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RE: Part 1 is in place

Hi TV, it depends a little on the construction of the collet but it is more likely that a 1'8" collet could successfully take a 3mm cutter than the ot...

4 years ago
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RE: Bridge/trem route repair

Hi @boo, I don't think you need worry about the strength of an end grain block going in there, as you said the stress is being exerted forward of th...

4 years ago
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RE: Part 1 is in place

Hi TV, Hopefully you've got 6mm and/or 1/4" collet and 3.2mm (1/8") collets. I would suggest using the 6mm Wealden spirals for cut out and clearance ...

4 years ago
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RE: No More Sloppy Neck Joints!

HI @jamesbisset, I don't see why not. The jig just provides a method of easily producing a template allowing you to machine a recess that precisely ma...

4 years ago
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RE: Part 1 is in place

Nice looking machine TV! And don't forget accurate! They will be the most accurate mistakes you have ever made and if you keep pressing the button y...

4 years ago
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RE: No More Sloppy Neck Joints!

Sorry @jonhodgson, I got confused. Same answer applies, it's great.

4 years ago
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RE: No More Sloppy Neck Joints!

Hi @russ It is, without doubt, one of the most useful little bits of kit in my workshop. Surprisingly powerful, it comes with about three or four di...

4 years ago
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RE: No More Sloppy Neck Joints!

Or a piece of tape even!

4 years ago
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