Bill Flude
Bill Flude
@frocesterbill
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Luthier
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Joined: Jun 27, 2019
Last seen: Jan 24, 2025
Topics: 24 / Replies: 632
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RE: Readers Tools.....

Probably as the smaller Tritons seem to come with a 6mm collett.........

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

@jamesbisset Triton do a 1/4” collett but it isn’t on their website - Screwfix sell it - looks like all of their collets work with all of their rout...

5 years ago
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RE: The Ultimate Question?

@tv1010101 We could all jack in our jobs and move to Ayrshire with you to try to make a living building guitars - a sort of Sawdust Valley....... ...

5 years ago
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RE: Hollowbody vs. Semi-Hollowbody vs. Chambered Guitar Bodies

I used a Rickenbacker shape but the other way round on my first home build - quite a bit of sound comes out of the hole....Also a simple shape to cut....

5 years ago
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RE: Guitar Case

I've got two Hiscox cases - they are very good and not too heavy - happy to bung a guitar in a case and then put in the boot or on the back seat of th...

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

They are serviceable - only brushes and possibly bearings would wear out.....

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

At least 3....... You can pick up bargains on eBay - the Bosch POV500 can be as little as £30......

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

I have several routers but the one I use most is my (second hand) Dewalt DW621 - same model Mark uses - that claims to be 2hp so 1875 Watts - so somew...

5 years ago
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RE: Post your music..

Excellent stuff Deej! No music from me - still struggling to learn to hold a guitar the right way round let alone play it... I am having lessons a...

5 years ago
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RE: Hi from Worcester!

Hi Mick - you are quite close - I am about 4 miles from M5 junction 13 - Alan is about 3 miles from me and Dave is near Tetbury - maybe we could arran...

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

Hot thing arrives from Baileys.... Also one box of bits for my acoustic - box of long bits tomorrow as DHL seems to have split them up in transit...

5 years ago
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RE: Lighting!

My garage is quite big (26’ x 16’) but there are other claims on the space...... To avoid shadows you need to not have lights behind you but you can...

5 years ago
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RE: Lighting!

The instant bit is very good - decided I needed to replace some when I went into the other bit of the garage where the big tools live to cut something...

5 years ago
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RE: Lighting!

I have done all 7 of the tubes in my garage/workshop since last Summer. You can get LED tubes that will go in existing fittings - they come with a n...

5 years ago
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RE: Making Pickups

I have the P90 bobbin wound but have not made further progress because I haven’t got a a guitar to try it in......... I have an old Strat shaped bod...

5 years ago
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RE: When can I get back to the Bailey workshop...

I really enjoyed the video stuff from courses that happened last year - good to see builds progress - extra work for Mark to take video at the importa...

5 years ago
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Answer to: fretboard alignment has moved nut position slightly...

Are you building it with 21 frets as you cut the fretboard at the 22nd fret?

5 years ago
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