mark bailey
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Answer to: Truss rod cutter size

Hi Blake - Yes and yes 🤠 The truss rod has been discontinued by Gotoh (insert swear word)...The new one fits into a 6mm or 1/4" slot You can use ...

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RE: Tune-o-matic bridge installation

Fingers Crossed for ya...let us know how it goes... 😎

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RE: Tune-o-matic bridge installation

Thats exactly the way I did it. I packed up the tunomatic with washers to allow for the height of the posts. That allowed me to mark the centres down ...

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RE: Tune-o-matic bridge installation

i'm ready to drill the holes for my Tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece and wondering if i should mark 1.5mm back from scale length for high E and 4.5mm...

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RE: Robin's build #002

Looks Great! Can't wait to see the build pics...

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RE: tips for choosing a new router

I'd go for a 1/4" rather than 1/2" - get the best one you can afford (or two!)

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RE: Meet Pinky Swear

Gorgeous! 😘

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RE: This could go horribly wrong....

@boo - yep! I could have cut a piece of wood to fill the gap between the router and the workpiece...would have the same effect but wasn't needed in th...

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RE: Safe T Planer and neck blanks

COOL! Getting your workpiece flat and straight is half the battle - use whatever you have available 😎

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RE: wrong hole size for bridge

Looks to me like they are meant to fit in a 12mm hole... I just did a test and our Wilkinson bridge posts are still fitting perfectly tight into a 1...

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