darrenking
darrenking
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Joined: Dec 31, 2018
Last seen: Mar 13, 2025
Topics: 62 / Replies: 893
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RE: Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course

So long as you don't have 'Shrink to fit' selected. This would produce fairly subtle, but important, dimensional changes between A4 and US Letter.

3 years ago
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RE: Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course

Hi Boo, Get yourself an HP35s calculator. Not only can you enter and multiply vulgar fractions, convert them to decimal and then to metric, you can ...

3 years ago
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RE: Swepri One Electric

In that case, it’s a guitar! And it looks amazing! Fantastic job. Darren

3 years ago
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RE: Swepri One Electric1

There’s no such thing! We’ve all made them all before so you will have to be VERY creative to come up with an original, but please don’t take this as ...

3 years ago
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RE: Helooooo & Parts and stuff

Now we are in trouble! Best behaviour everyone or we’ll get on of those ‘looks’!! xx (for Carol)

3 years ago
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RE: Greetings From Florida

Thanks so much for the shout out @bpower, I really appreciate the appreciation! Cheers Darren

3 years ago
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RE: Greetings From Florida

PEDANT ALERT!!!! Strictly geographically speaking (although not Olympically) my understanding is that N. Ireland is not part of Great Britain as GB ...

3 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

Hi @koendb, I am sorry that you’ve had to pay so much extra but these additional charges are actually illegal under the terms of the Brexit agreemen...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Gloucestershire

I have bought several ‘pre-loved’ routers recently. Elu, and then DeWalt did an awesome little router with the dust extraction though one of the side ...

3 years ago
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RE: Injuries

Hey Boo! Those Ernie Balls are infectious! Seriously though, I hope you don’t have it too bad, it all adds to community immunity in the end. Take ca...

3 years ago
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RE: Injuries

To be a bit more positive, if you didn’t feel the cut, then you must have done a good job of sharpening it! Of course, the traditional way to check ...

3 years ago
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RE: Laminated back and sides

Hi Sean, it doesn’t sound like the same stuff to me. Email me at Bagpress.com or PM me with your address and I’ll let you know what it will cost to se...

3 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

Hi @koendb I have them in stock and they are listed on eBay. Mark and Carol don’t currently have them in their shop but I will pass on a commission to...

3 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

@clinton Thank you Clinton. It is really lovely to receive such wonderfully appreciative comments during what are difficult and challenging times. R...

3 years ago
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RE: Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?

Hi @mario, if you put the frets in first the fret board will bend….a lot! Whilst not impossible, it would make positioning the fretboard accurately ...

3 years ago
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RE: Laminated back and sides

Hi @seanwhcraig, I am pretty certain that it is Tessa 4287 and you ideally want it in 19mm or 25mm (3/4" or 1"). You'll need one of those tape dispens...

3 years ago
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RE: Laminated back question

Yup, that’s the stuff. It has a pretty short shelf life once it is opened so don’t buy a huge tub or you’ll end up binning most of it. Darren

3 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@boo Whoa! That’s a nasty paper cut you’ve got there! Make yourself feel better by having a big bag of chips with plenty of salt and vinegar and then ...

3 years ago
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RE: Laminated back and sides

Hi Sean, look for Tessa tape. I’ll try to find the code number but there is a red version (for cold pressing) and a blue version (for hot pressing)....

3 years ago
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