ah ok I use marine ply for my templates works well. The coating will protect the top and bottom surfaces nicely.
The control cover will be a tele shape right, I mean with no holes in it !
What you making that out of perspex or timber offcut ?
ah ok I use marine ply for my templates works well. The coating will protect the top and bottom surfaces nicely.
The control cover will be a tele shape right, I mean with no holes in it !
What you making that out of perspex or timber offcut ?
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The inside cavity is exactly the size of a Tele control plate, whereas the control plate itself will be a fair bit bigger (you can just see the outline marked in pencil).Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I'm just using a silkwood offcut and fashioning a nice screwless plate out of that.
sounds like a plan Barge. so a nice tight fit for the cover and it won't need screws, should look choice az bruh !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Not really sure I'd rely on a "nice tight fit" to hold the control cover in place, you'd never get it off again. nah I've got another little trick up my sleeve.
Control cavity and plate recess complete.
nice work Barge, wonder what your little trick is to hold the cover plate on !
Might pay to put your switch and pots in the check the depth of the cavity make sure you can get a thread on them ok
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Rare earth magnets would do the trick...
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
ah nice one DB hadn't thought of that, might try that next cover plate I make that I don't want screws to hold it in place
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
doing well Barge, this is looking good.
lets see the carved top!
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Pretty much the first thing I checked after finishing the cavity Wokks, as you can see it's all pretty good:-)
Yep, so as DB rightly pointed out, I'm using neodymium or rare Earth magnets to hold the cover in place. I also fashioned a little tool with 3 magnets in the end to aid in removing the cover, you wouldn't get it off otherwise, without damaging something anyway.
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