Do you sell the kits you make?

To be honest, the fancy pants SM neck set up jig is a waste of time and money....
Pretty sure the Gavmiester has one so he will be able to tell you first hand.

with the 1 1/2 inch bit - that can be a lot of torque and a fair load on the router - you would need a pretty powerful one, underpower it and you risk major tear out...

you are better off making more passes with a shorter bit - cleaner cut and less effort for the router. 1/2 to 3/4 would be plenty. the freshly routed edge becomes the edge for the bit's bearing as the route gets deeper.


let it wind down before you lift it clear of the pattern, or you risk damage...


good luck

Holy shit db I never even thought of that. By rights I should be able to knock up a guide with the 6 holes matching the bridge. You sir are a genius! Wouldn't have got the neck jig anyway, but it looks rad! Almost like a surgeon's table.

Thanks for the heads up Stan. The router I got is 1500 watts, 1/2 inch but came with a reducer. Will take your advice and err on the side of caution. Cheers.

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/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on October 10, 2014, 13:41
To be honest, the fancy pants SM neck set up jig is a waste of time and money....
Pretty sure the Gavmiester has one so he will be able to tell you first hand.

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Mine's for sale if you are interested! :) In brand new condition. Only ever used twice... ;)

Haha I guess if you were full time teching it'd come in handy. For my one build every few months, not so much.

Personally, I'd never sell any of my little creations even if anyone wanted them . . . although, Madame Toussuad's has expressed an interest :P

I looked into the neck set up jig and came to the conclusion that by the time i got the neck in it and set it up i could have the job 3/4 finished.....
Stewmac do sell some great tools but IMHO a lot of thier tools are over priced toys.....

Totally agree. In my very early steps of luthierdom, basically routing a solid body guitar, the only thing I think Would be a good investment is the pickup template pack. And the notched straight edge but I plan on doing extended range guitars so I don't want to have to buy one for a Gibson scale, fender scale, another for 27" and for 30". Could just make my own in a steel rule like one of the guys did here.

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/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from andrew on October 10, 2014, 19:35
I think Would be a good investment is the pickup template pack.

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Mate... I wouldn't even bother wasting your money with SM doing that, give this dude (pablopepper) a holla and he'll make you up any router template you can think of at a fraction of the cost.