Red Pine Lap Steel - DIY

[Guvna19]

great job Guvna, I missed the previous updates. Are the fret slots filled with anything ? Love your fret slot cutting jig !
Your routes look really well done too. Can't wait to hear it crank. What scale length did it end up ?

hi Wokka,

fret has ebony timbermate and some paua shell inlayed. i stuffed up with the inlay - someone here will notice and point out - gonna driop the sheen down as its was too reflective to look at under internal lighting.
the routes took quite a few beers and a couple of practices on offcuts, done them freehand
scale is 24 inch.
i seen some of your axes on youtube yesty. all look good, like the brocky model - nice work
hows the CNC machine going?

[Dedman]

Guv, this is coming up great!

[Simon Barden]

Fret inlays look fine to me - at least in the pictures. You can simply sand the gloss varnish down or run over it with steel wool if you want a more satin finish to the board. All depends if you think you've got enough protection on the board so far.

[Guvna19]

Today in the Spray Booth



glossy

[wokkaboy]

looks excellent Guvna. I'm way impressed with your adjustable clamping system ! Spray booth looks professional too.
What you spraying with nitro, 2 pack ?

[Guvna19]

looks excellent Guvna. I'm way impressed with your adjustable clamping system ! Spray booth looks professional too.
What you spraying with nitro, 2 pack ?

thanks Wokka,

helps working in a paint lab.

hey i wanna glue my fretboard on tonight with tite bond, how long will it need to be clamped for?
do you think ill need to use the pinning method to position prior to clamping or does it sound possible to just glue both sides and line it up by eye and add clamps. or will it slide around without pins?

[wokkaboy]

Hey Guvna, I would leave the fingerboard overnight clamped. You shouldn't need to pin it in place. carefully apply some pressure on the clamps and make sure the offsets to the side of the body are equal. It will move around a bit as you tighten the clamps

[Simon Barden]

I think it takes around 24 hours for the glue to fully harden, so if you remove the clamps after leaving it overnight, I wouldn't do anything to it straight away.

Things always seem to move around under clamp pressure, so if you can get someone to help hold things in place whilst tightening them up, it should help reduce your frustration levels.

[Guvna19]

Almost done!



since this mock build pic i have applied 4 more coats of nitro clear, added copper shielding , finished and tested wiring, cut slots in the nut, screwed in all components. last night i added strings and managed to snapp the G even before it was close to tuning tension - spewin.
I have to get more of the same strings as they suit the snut slots and iron out the string levels at the nut and bridge to my liking.

will post final pics soon

[Dedman]

nice work Guv, very nice indeed