Re: pressing vs whacking in tuner bushes - has anyone tried using a F-style quick clamp as the press? (If not, I will give it a crack anyway at let you know how it goes)
Re: pressing vs whacking in tuner bushes - has anyone tried using a F-style quick clamp as the press? (If not, I will give it a crack anyway at let you know how it goes)
Works well, if you have one big enough to reach
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Cheers DB - they're only about an inch in from the edge, so "how hard can it be?"...
If you have a vertical drill press, use that. I use mine all the time as a press for small jobs
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A drill press as a press, huh? I had never thought of that. Amazing how stupid you can feel when someone points out the bleedin' obvious.
Hey guys, quick question.
Do I install the bridge prior to figuring out the seating of a bolt on neck?
I'm building an STA-1M kit and I don't want to lock myself in with the bridge to figure out after drilling that it needs to be moved to compensate for the neck.
Is there much room to move anyway with a tremelo?
Cheers.
Nick - clamp the neck on with a quick grip & then string her up - will give you a chance to move things around before the commit with drilling and screws.
Here's DB setting up a P Bass bridge - I know the ST bridges are kinda fixed, but will help with the way to set up the neck... http://www.pitbullguitars.com/commun...wtopic&t=280.1
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Hey, Gavin just had a birthday recently that my mates got me and they got me a jk-2 model. Is there a video for sanding?
I would be happy to sand lots. Also is there a different way to sand different models of guitars
thanks for your time
S_Rat - try this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRXXvkN2Tc0 - has our one and only Gavmeister himself on the intricacies of sanding. Ultimately in terms of guitars and different ways - really comes down to - sand with the grain. Different shapes make this more fun, but the principles are the same.
Sand in the direction of the grain, start with 180 and work your way up to 400.Originally Posted by S_RAT_
Use each grit until all the marks from the previous grit have been removed.
On a flat surfaced Guitar, it helps to use a sanding block so you dont end up with dips and other gremlins
With the sides, sand in the direction of the rings or lines in the timber, that will enable you to remove any machining marks.
My rule of thumb when sanding is Sand, sand and sand. Then sand it again and when you are sick of sanding give it to your wife/ partner to sand
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