@nsj Spring claw is chrome which is hard to solder. Probably need to file away a small part to solder onto. If you get to the copper layer that sho...

@nsj No, metal forms an oxide which prevents a good solder joint. Aluminium and its alloys is one of the worst and very difficult to solder or weld....

@cafebrouge Solder flows towards hot surfaces and you need to sand any pots to take off metal oxide just before you solder. Same with wires, take o...

@boo Looks very good. You are so lucky to have the space.

@brie Ive found it cleans easily with thinners but if the wood is not sealed it will get into the grain

@rathius Hope you can read this, it’s hard to capture a round tin

Meant to post this a while ago and forgot. Readily available in the U.K. cost £21 for 500ml and works well. I tried it on a recent Telecaster style bu...

Glad to see you are doing an acoustic Robin, it’s looking good so far.

@kalimar From memory it think it was more about the headstock angle. Think it was 11 deg

@tv101 Will you use your cnc to make the frame. Flat sawn wood will take a curve more that quarter sawn i think as it warps naturally to a curve ov...

@tv101 Steam box would be the best way to soften wood to make a difficult shape but I think 3 mm will be a bit thick. Some makers only use a steam b...

@jamesbisset I always thought you had the hump about something just couldn’t work it out, so I’m clear on what it is now thanks

Great version of a Neil Young song

@tv101 We are all fired up for Carol having fibre broadband.

@tv101 Happy birthday and that’s a nice looking guitar by the way. Hope to see you on the video chat tomorrow night.

Having said all that I do sometimes drill a series of holes in say a pick up cavity before plunge routing as the dust doesn’t fly as much and it’s ea...

Surface routing bit similar to what and engineer would youe to skim a cylinder head or engine block. Needs to have the router supported on rails eithe...

Side cut only no bottom cut for laminate trimming. I guess this is the type you will use in your router table.

Brian Side and bottom cut. You would use this to plunge a small hole maybe 2 mm deep and then side cut.

Brian Starting the router with the bit in a pre drilled hole might be dangerous unless it’s a very big hole. It might cause a kick back. Better to u...