Robin
Robin
@robin
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Joined: Jul 29, 2020
Last seen: Dec 13, 2024
Topics: 13 / Replies: 1073
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RE: FITTING THE BACK PART 1

@steveadams Thats another great video, I'm seeing it fine. Its been a while since your last video, I've been waiting for the great leap forward.

4 years ago
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RE: It's a matter of TRUSS!!!

@steveadams Great to see you back, I hope you make a good recovery.

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

@boo Thats just too cool, and the matching pickups are a nice finishing touch.

4 years ago
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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

@bpower This is what happens when we talk to non guitarists This has literally just happened to me. I was so pleased with the fit of the teno...

4 years ago
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RE: My Shed

@russ I'm hoping to eventually get armoured cable fitted but the shed in about 25 metres from the fusebox. Scewfix have 25m coils for about £...

4 years ago
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RE: My Shed

@russ @tv101 @boo Have you ever run your cable out to your shed on a very wet day and have you found that it's safe enough? I've moved on li...

4 years ago
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RE: Wolf's Descent into Madness

@wolframmalukker That Macassar Ebony is going to nice looking fretboards. You're so lucky having such a well equipped workshop and SolidWorks too. ...

4 years ago
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RE: Accoustic kit ordered

That's great work there @powerful I'm looking forward to seeing this progressing.

4 years ago
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RE: Jigs, patterns, and lines on paper

@wayne_f Shimming would probably be the best solution, right? I think we've all done that, the neck can be a good tight fit in the routing t...

4 years ago
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RE: Neck shims

@tej I was going to suggest removing some wood from the back of the heel to get the angle that you want, but I see you've considered that already. ...

4 years ago
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RE: Thistle Mandola

@jmcmi93888 And now.The headstock logo. That's great work, I do like that. That's a skill that I'm going to have learn.

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@tej I like to make the truss rod cover from wood to match the headstock. If you're going to have a scaled down headstock shape, maybe it would look...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@boo FRYUP**Bacon and eggs with your fryup sir? Thats a bit of a setback, I'm sorry to see that. It happened to me on my first build, lacqueri...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@boo Is that you using an aerosol can, just like us amateurs do.

4 years ago
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RE: My Shed

@russ The offer of a friend's workshop hasn't quite materialised yet so inspired by@robin, I've decided to convert my wee 8'x6' garden shed into ...

4 years ago
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RE: Jigs, patterns, and lines on paper

@wayne_f I would agree with @tej there, it looks like the ends are in, so the slot must be deep enough. I'm assuming that you're hammering them in a...

4 years ago
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RE: New builder, but not a "new builder"

@wolframmalukker Welcome to the group, it sounds like you have the ideal setup for making guitars, I'm on a knife edge waiting to see what you produc...

4 years ago
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RE: Low output

Annoyingly the neck pickup is really low output, it’s not as hot as the bridge one anyway but the drop in volume between the too is far too significan...

4 years ago
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RE: CNC

I don't have a problem with the use of CNC, I don't think its taking skills away, its introducing a different set of skills in 3D modelling and progra...

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

Used some shielding paint from Crimson which went on a treat. @tej I used that on the build I've just completed, its nice stuff. @rocknrolle...

4 years ago
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