Dedman's first build TLA-1

[wokkaboy]

good start Dedman and happy birthday, enjoy rest of the day off !

[Fretworn]

Happy Birthday Dedman!

[Dedman]

Thanks guys!

sanding , sanding, sanding, priming and sanding and sanding and compressor expires, and sanding and compressor repair and priming and sanding.
And neck needs a light sand before top coats can go on,body needs...you guessed it, a little more sanding and priming, but should be ready for top coats by end of tomorrow.

Picked up the paint for the body while out buying compressor solenoid

[wokkaboy]

Dedman sounds like you will be either sanding in your sleep or having nightmares about sanding haha

[tonyw]

Sand sand sand and more sanding, i love that part of guitar construction.

Looking good so far.

[Dedman]

my next build will have very little sanding! * yes I've ordered another kit, it's due next month* But I have a scratch built drawn up that will need.......sanding. I'm so confident I even ordered the decals for that one today along with those for the tele.

[tonyw]

I have so many builds going on i lose track.

I might get some personal decals made up some day, all my headstocks are no name casters

[Dedman]

Just for fun I did a little sanding today .. The neck and body are now silky smooth, any smoother and the top coats won't stick! So I'm going to leave the primer to harden up for a few days. Over Easter I'll wire up the switch panel with my new pots and switch and do a test assemble, mark the bridge, tuner and pick guard screw holes and drill them. I was going to do that earlier but was waiting on some 1/4 to 10mm tuner adaptors and they arrived today along with my cloth covered wire. The pick guard is going to need some adjusting as its a 3 ply RealParts one and the Chinese switch panel is a bit over sized. Any tips on "adjusting" pick guards will be appreciated ;D

[wokkaboy]

Hi Dedman, plans sound good. So you have to make the half circle for the control cover on the pickguard a little larger ?
I'd put it in a vice or clamp the pickguard close to the edge so it doesn't flex much. Use some rag or cardboard to protect the pickguard. Mark the new shape on the PG and carefully use a rounded file to reshape it. Then I'd use sandpaper to smooth the edge

[Dedman]

Thanks Wokka, I had thought of using a little drum sander on the Dremel but had second thoughts due to heat/melting. Slow and steady with the paper/files I think will be the answer.