Jonathan Hodgson
@jonhodgson
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Joined: Aug 26, 2020
Last seen: Mar 27, 2025
Topics: 18 / Replies: 313
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

@darrenking It seems there are a few still hanging around

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

@darrenkingI saw a review of his plastic guitar in (I think) Guitarist magazine years ago (a retro review, I'm not that old).It was so so and apparent...

4 years ago
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RE: DIY Drum Sander

@mattbeels I enjoy the highline videos, but his drum sander is an example of a beltless design

4 years ago
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RE: DIY Drum Sander

@mattbeels Most of the other designs on YouTube don't have a belt, so it's already a step up, but motorizing it should be easy enough and would make...

4 years ago
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RE: DIY Drum Sander

@rocknroller912 I'm lucky at the moment because the London Hackspace is quite close to me (less than 25 minutes if there is no traffic), but its futur...

4 years ago
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RE: DIY Drum Sander

I don't think anyone who isn't capable of putting one of these together from a set of correct parts should really be contemplating owning one. Having ...

4 years ago
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RE: DIY Drum Sander

@darrenking the bit of my post you qere quoting was referring to a motor just for the belt, so the sewing machine motor would be overkill I think.As f...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@booIt makes perfect sense, I thought it was probably something along those lines (logically you either had to get "more" paint or "better" paint real...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo, can you explain why the ordinary tins of chameleon paints seem to be so much more expensive than the spray cans? I'd expect it to be the other w...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo I'd say that's more an issue with the system than the posts, it would probably be more helpful if that list just showed the last entry per thread...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Also, can anybody explain to me why there is an Edit button on posts that doesn't do anything? Either let me fix typos or stop teasing me!

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo That's can be the hardest to achieve, you are a true artisan.

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@Boo, sometimes the situation calls for a fine wine, other times a drinkable plonk is perfect! 😀

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

For me the secret for getting away with extreme looks is they have to look even better when you look closer, revealing craftsmanship and tasteful touc...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

From the description of the process in the video it seems what we'd need is someone with a CNC machine and the equipment to laminate films together.Re...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo If you want OTT, burst one of these to flip flop paint.

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

A friend of mine just released an album, I haven't picked a favourite song from it yet, but I'm really enjoying it, so here are a couple

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo I look forward to seeing your results.I think the guitar in the video might have looked even cooler if Derek had done multicolour sandback stain ...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@boo I actually wondered if they painted the very edge matt black, but faded it out before the flip flop coat starts to fade, to give a really intensi...

4 years ago
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