YES! This is what I need. Encouragement! I'm starting to feel renewed optimism for it already.
This weekend is going to be full of sanding. I'll send a snapshot with the results. How do I get those bloody bushing out? They are in there tight!
Thanks folks!
take a piece of ply or pine 10-15 mm thick. Drill a hole in it big enough for the bush to pass through, pad the underside with rag or similar that will go against the guitar body. Find an allen bolt or a hex bolt that will fit the bushing thread, put a single wrap of plumbers tape around it.Originally Posted by Freakystyley
Using a thick washer that the bolt will fit through but that will sit over the hole in the Ply/pine, slowly wind the bolt into the bushing through the ply and tighten it down to the washer. If you continue to tighten it against the washer it should start to lift the bushing out of the hole.
The alternative is to use the bolt to pull the bushing out with a pair of vice grips. That can be fraught with danger though.
Alternatively, you can just tape over the ends of the bushes and try to work around them very carefully.
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
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