Welcome back mate. You're in mackay hey?
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Welcome back mate. You're in mackay hey?
Looking forward to seeing your Ricky progress now that you're home Lawry!
Cheers,
Gav.
@Andrew. Yep, living in Sladie (Slade Point).
@Gav. Time at last to make a move on Bluey. I've got a gig this weekend so that will slow things up but I surely do intend to make a beginning.
Awesome mate. Just wondering if you knew of an amp tech down there. Want to get a few things fixed up on my tube head.
Tube guys are nearly impossible to find in rural areas and Mackay is no different. I've been designing/building tube amps for yonks so if you want to pop round sometime we can have a squiz. The biggest problem for me though is a lack of time. But you never know, it may be something simple. PM me on FB.Quote:
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Awesome mate. Just wondering if you knew of an amp tech down there. Want to get a few things fixed up on my tube head.
Right.... I'm at a bit of a loss already and this is only day one of the nitty gritty.
In the neck cavity there is a very uneven floor that I need to get flat in order to glue the neck. I thought about just sanding it with a paper but I'm just as likely to sand at weird angles and end up with a different type of unevenness. So I had a thought, is there a Dremel bit I can buy that can give me a flat bed (that is, cut at the bottom of the bit, not the side)? Or is there another way to do this that would allow me to get the same result? The only other set-neck I did had a beautiful flush surface so this is new territory for me.
Over to you forum crew!
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...q7e5-image.jpg
Damn that's a bit of a mess alright Lozza, doesn't really say much for the quality control in the factory.
Is there a slope (or should there be) to the base of the pocket for the neck break angle? If it is sloped then trying to match that when routing with a Dremel will be tricky. What I've done previously is to get a piece of smooth, flat hardwood about 40cm long, cut it to the width of the neck pocket then stick about 10cm of 120 grit sandpaper at one end. The length of the wood allows you to control the angle better and you only need light pressure and short back and forth movement to take down the high spots pretty quickly. But, there may be far better methods.
Thanks Scott. I have no idea whether there is supposed to be a break angle or not, I'll have to do some checking. Any other RC-1 guys know the answer to this? I like the idea of your long bit of wood. Thanks man.
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