Finally got the spider sitting nicely on the cone so time to put a couple of strings on the check for rattles and buzzing, went ok I can’t detect any resonator bugs. Also got a good idea of the height the action - very high, good for slide but a bit high for picking, will think on that for a while.
Question specifically for TD - did you try the saddle that came with the kit or did you just go with the wooden one?
Haven’t decided on colour yet - possible blue or green will experiment with those options on scrap timber.
Cheers
graham