Thanks Gav. Seems like a fair bit of elbow grease required. I think this stuff was developed for use in turning where the lathe does all the hard work. I wonder if a Dremel would work to make life easier.Originally Posted by gavinturner
Cheers Dean
Thanks Gav. Seems like a fair bit of elbow grease required. I think this stuff was developed for use in turning where the lathe does all the hard work. I wonder if a Dremel would work to make life easier.
Cheers Dean
I've officially begun...
There are three parts of this build which have elevated pucker-factor; locating and drilling the bridge and tailpiece holes, finishing the top without wrecking the wafer thin maple and glueing the neck. I think most other things have some margin for error or can be recovered.
Well... one down, two to go.
Over the last couple of days I've layed out the bridge position and today I put my big boy pants on, took a deep breath and made some holes. Then I used PVC tube in place of the ferrules to do a temporary install of the TOM bridge and tailpiece with the E-strings in place. All looks good to this novice so onwards and upwards.
See the attached photos for evidence.
Trial installation for alignment check...
Done! Seems that no guitars have been harmed in the making of this build diary.
Dafurq is the black device in the last pic? A fancy schmantzy drill guide of some description? I must know!
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hey Dean good progress, neck/string alignment look good.
As Frankie asked what is the black device in the lower pic in your first post today ?
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Nice work!
I'd avoid using a Dremel for any oil application or polishing task. Even at its slowest speed setting, it will be rotating far too quickly and the heat from the friction will almost certainly ruin the finish. They are OK for polishing metal, but if you want to take the hard-work out of the task, you'll need a purpose-designed and much slower rotating polishing tool. Even then, you need to keep it moving over the surface so there's no heat build-up.
That contraption is a dowel jig which I used to get the holes vertical. My drill press is in storage.
Good point Simon. The Aussie Oil is supposed to heat up with the friction of applying it but the Dremel may be too fast.
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