DMS-1 The King's 4th Pitbull build

[Simon Barden]

Super. All looking good now.

Ready to drill the string-through holes yet?

[king casey]

Super. All looking good now.

Ready to drill the string-through holes yet?

Thanks Simon.
All I need to do is get a small sheet of MDF so I can make myself another drill guide as per this vid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZA03DVITA

Then it's waiting for those 2 damned switches to turn up in the post.

cheers, Mark.

[colin2121]

I put tru-oil over the acrylic on a piece of maple.
No poblems with it. Adhered to the area with acrylic and coated evenly.
Then tried it on a headstock, again with no problems.

[king casey]

Good news then Colin.
I've also had a successful test with Tru-Oil over this dye.

I've made a couple of drill guides in the past but I'll make a new one for this project.


Hoping for an evenly spaced string through.

cheers, Mark.

[king casey]

String through drilling. Forgot to photograph some action yet again.

Drill guide worked quite well. Both holes 52mm apart on the back. Same as the bridge spacing. Hooray!!


Now a product review. This hand drill from the BGS is absurdly branded 'Craftright'.
Is is the single most useless tool I have had the misfortune to buy.
It's grip of the bit is more slippery than a car dealer's handshake.


So despite not having a drill press, I'm quite happy with this outcome


Still waiting for those switches to show up.

cheers, Mark.

[McCreed]

Did you do all those holes with the "egg beater"?

[Sonic Mountain]

Geez King, well done on the outcome.

I too get tempted by stuff like craftright, it's never really a great solution.

[Simon Barden]

You know the drill.

[king casey]

Thanks chaps.
McCreed I used the power drill for the small holes. I was intending to 'hand drill' the larger holes for the ferrules.
Didn't trust myself doing those with a power drill.
Yes S.M. It was less than half the price of the 'Stanley' alternative. A false economy in this case.
edit: If you look this up on the Bunnings site and check 'reviews' you'll see only 2 , both negative and one was mine.
Yes Simon, it's a day for drilling.
It was getting late when I was planning on a visit tomorrow for a longer drill bit to drill another earth hole but then a 'eureka' moment.



I can put the drill away for now.

Wish those damned switches would show up. 3 days past the ebay delivery window.

cheers, Mark.

[king casey]

So while Australia Post are dragging the chain....
Moved on to finalising the neck.
Decided to loosen the purse strings and lashed out on SCA Septone clear.
Sprayed a couple of coats and left it for a couple of days.
Despite 'quick drying' printed on the can, once again reality tells a different story.

Put the standard decal on and will layer a few more coats on.


cheers, Mark.