Nice work, that turned out pretty well and perfect for a right angled jack
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Nice work, that turned out pretty well and perfect for a right angled jack
Looks good to me.
Looks clean mate
OK, time for horrible thoughts.
Is this enough neck bolt to hold the bass neck properly...
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That's about 9-10 mm of effective thread protruding.
I look at the head of the screw,
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and I wonder if that hole should have been bored a little deeper so the washer and head are flush. (I didn't change it, that's how it came. Perhaps I should have?)
Suggestions please.
So I decided after much practice with a router bit installed in my dremel with the dremel cutting guide attachment I decided to do a test on a section of the cavity that would be hidden even if I decided not to go ahead with the recessing of the cover. It turned out smooth enough - my concern was that I couldn't predict how the wood would cut even though I'd practiced on a pine offcut.
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Slowly and carefully I used the dremel to carve out the ledge the cover would sit on. I had masked out the area to cut with painters tape following the edge of the cover as a template.
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The completed cover recess, open and with the kit provided cover in place:
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Happy with that. I may make another cover, one that doesn't have bevelled edges like the provided one - but I'll wait to see after the wood finishing before that decision.
nice job Tindrrel, best get this done early in the build before sanding and finishing
Yep, aside from sanding down the lump where the bridge goes I've not even started yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I'm still concerned about the neck screws too. Looked at a few pictures of guitars using similar arrangements and they all seem to have the washers recessed or flush.
post a pic of the screws you have been supplied. My neck screw holes were recessed with black washers.
Edit I scrolled up and saw the pics, my screw heads are recessed further at least flush so I'd drill the recess a bit deeper
Cheers. I thought so.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Think I need to worry about the thread already cut into the neck? I've already had two screws thread in when I was aligning the bridge.
should be fine, might need to drill the 2 neck screw holes a bit deeper. Make sure you put the existing 2 screws in before you drill the other 2 as the neck may have shifted a bit