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Hi Everyone!
Mega stoked. Never done this before, never thought i could. Gonna give it a go.
The sights aren't set high, but the plan is an ST-1 with a nitrocellulose finish in Lake Placid Blue, pearloid pickguard and Tonerider Pure Vintage pups.
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nice one Andy, upgrades and plans sound excellent. Good to see the thumbs up in the photo.
I've built probably close to 15 ST kits so if you have any questions fire away in this build diary.
Warning building guitars is more addictive than anything on this planet hahah
Did a mock build this arvo...snug fit, everything appears to me to be in good nick
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Definitely will ask Wokka, I've watched all of Gavmeisters sanding videos (thanks they were excellent) going to do that this evening (or at least start) and I have taken notes from Stewmacs flow chart on Nitro finish but if anyone has any pointers on nitro finish...... i am all ears.
good plan, enjoy the build
DB seems to be the authority on this these days.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
...and I plan on producing some more video's this weekend so watch the space on my (hijacked) thread....
haha thats it Gavmiester, go back 6-8 months and mention that N word on the forum would land you square in the naughty warehouse for a good period !
no worries Gav would nice forumites like us thread jack your video thread ?
Look forward to the next video instalment and remember Gav you should be wearing your PBG shirt while recording !
if we now have two Gav's doing videos in PBG shirts (Gav T and Gav B), how will i work out who i'm watching?
haha you are on a roll this week Stan with the comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by stan
Maybe Gavmiester can wear the grey PBG version of the shirt with the pic of the Pitbull dog
Gav T's the good looking one who looks like he knows what he is doing....the other one is me! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by stan
come on Gav don't talk yourself down mate.
No one gets to be a PBG moderator without any skills!
Body was in pretty good nick at the start....
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a Friday night and Saturday of sanding at least 2 of each...180, 220, 240, 320, 400 & 0000 steel wool
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(**the sound of basswood hitting the pavement**) uh oh! a combination of me placing the sealed body balanced precariously and within reach of a 1 year old and 3 year old and a 1 year old and 3 year old being themselves!!!
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pic is of one of four dings......oh well...nothing that more sanding and filler cant fix;)
Ok so, I haven't done much woodworking since yer 10 and i'm pretty sure I went backwards since then. Don't let this man near a saw!
drew the head stock cut the way Adam shows in the video, tried to cut it...ended up like this....:eek:
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oh well nothing that sanding for a long time wont fix ;)
ta daa
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...followed by more sanding and smoothing of the neck.
I'm not totally satisfied yet will revisit on another day.....
no mate you both build pro quality guitarsQuote:
Originally Posted by Gavin1393
coming along well Andy, nice progress
That headstock looks fine, don't be too hard on yourself. What's your plan re the dings?
headstock looks good Andy, good effort !
bummer about the body hitting the pavement, basswood is pretty soft. Try and iron and wet cloth you may lessen the size of the dents
I used timber mate filler and lightly sanded those parts back starting at 240, then 320 then 400 again. Then resealed. It came out ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretworn
well done Andy, as DB says there's always a workaround.
In the meantime leave the body and neck somewhere safe so the kids don't knock off the bench again !
Good progress Andy. Yes, and watch out for the terror toddlers! Any object of any importance will draw them like a magnet until the item has been dropped, chewed, eaten, thrown, drawn on or all of the above!
@ Ponch have your kids ruined any of your builds ?
Ah yes... and fully banned from the workshop..
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So my finish was coming along quite nicely, thin coats, of nitro, primer, lake placid blue, then started on the coats of lacquer looking good, no orange peel.......
then....
This morning I applied another thin coat not realising that it was a TAD humid.
Here's a pic of my cloudified body. :(
I am assuming i will need to sand that off before continuing??? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Yeah dude, it rained most of last night and it's been hot today, not a good combo for paint. Way too humid.
What you've got there is a case of paint blush. There are a few solutions, but if you were planning on more clear coats, a light sand should do the trick.
Jarrod is the paint expert around here, he might have a better solution, maybe PM him.
Thanks Pab,
I reckon, we got smashed by the storm last night and to tell you the truth I totally forgot about the humidity!
I think i've got about 3 - 4 more clear coats to put on according to the Stew-mac guide. I'll PM Jarrod before i start sanding anyway. Do you think that 400 would be too heavy? I wont be starting till tomorrow
What part of Brissie are you in Andy?
I'm a southsider (Moorooka).
400 would be fine.
Westside, Bellbowrie. so when Ipswich gets smashed...so do we :eek:
Oh yeah, I heard Ipswich copped it. Was fairly mild around here. :)
Yeah my roof leaked because the gutter between the stratco and the tiled roof filled up with water :mad:
Pm Answered Andy. A small set back but Pabs is bang on the money. Nitro gells into it previous coat thus the new thinner agent in the laquer will cure you problem.
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Hi Jarrod
So I sanded a bit angry, ("Sangry") and in parts it was taken down to the primer.
Should I just lay down one coat of colour again and wait the week instead of sealing? Should i keep sanding or steel wool. It looks a bit bad atm but thats what i get eh?
The humidity is about 68% today in Brissy so i will wait to tomorrow (predicted 58%).
Sorry i tried to PM but i cant upload photos into a PM from computer for some reason.
Humidity down to 57%
Back on track....will wait that week before laying down the clear coats now
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Afternoon project = making a notched straight edge, fret rocker and leveling beam
looks sweet
Looking good mate!
Dam that's a beautiful colour Andy. Glad ya got it sorted bro.
That'll be a great colour with clear over the top!
Shiny! Looking good.
nice colour Andy, glad you are back on track
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Ok so I made (and I use that term loosely) a notched straight edge with a piece of aluminium. Its straight as i have checked.Off goes the plastic nut. DB should be fashioning me a bone one soon :)
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