Thank you Dedman, though I’m often quite sure they should be regarded as cautionary tales.😂Originally Posted by Dedman
Thank you Dedman, though I’m often quite sure they should be regarded as cautionary tales.😂
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
We’re getting there Corksniffer! It’ll be finished any year now!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
So the battery box rout was next on the agenda.
I jigged up for this, made a tight fit template as below
The battery box needed a 1 1/4” deep cavity, so I started by hogging out with brad points to roughly the right depth. Then I went in with a 3/8” short follow bit. This got me about 3/4” in to where I needed to be
To get to the right depth I had to then change to a longer bit, so the first cut went fine, but then utter disaster!
The longer bit grabbed, and due to the very fibrous nature of the timber it ripped up both the body and my template.
Thankfully the template prevented the bit from ripping through the side of the body but it is going to need some serious bogging and filling to put to rights. The but that bugs me most is that I was only taking another 2mm out when it happened, and I still need to get that 2mm out!
So it’s back new template time, bondo up and try again.
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Nothing but a speed bump on a rough road.
This build will be something special, only hope I live long enough to see the end of it. Come on, consider we the older members :-)
All focus is in resolving this build Cork. I have written a priority list for my existing projects and the Reso is at the top. And ROFLMAO to your last sentence!
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
So does it look like the body is solid then except for the cavity formed by the ply back?
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Ouch frankie
Makes my primitive no router multiple drill holes method seem not so bad after all.
Too many RPM's was probably to blame. Suppose a solid colour on the edges will be able to hide bog job repair.
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Yes the Center section is solid, but I am not sure of the wood species, I think it’s Pawlonia, it’s very stringy and fibrous. I have found it difficult to work with when cutting. You need to sharpen the hell out of any edged tools before you work with it. It seems to machine pretty easily with power tools though.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
That's how mine was. The timber is VERY fibrous, much better than but think coconut husk.
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