I found some spare time in the cupboard, so i pulled it out and finished off the wiring. The braided/cloth insulated wire is so easy to work with, just push back the braid, push back the cloth insulator and solder.
I found some spare time in the cupboard, so i pulled it out and finished off the wiring. The braided/cloth insulated wire is so easy to work with, just push back the braid, push back the cloth insulator and solder.
1st build - Blue ES-12G ->-Build Diary-<-
2nd build - Father/Son collaboration MB-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
3rd build - GR-SF1 ->-Build Diary-<-
4th build - FS-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
Now that is a nice tidy loom. Lovely bit of Work Swanny.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
This is going to be a really nice guitar. I keep saying I'm not a hollow body guy, but that could be changing.
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Nice work swanny, thats a lot neater than i could come up with
I thought yours looks good, Barnsey! I'm usually an untidy person with terrible motor skills.Originally Posted by Adam Barnes
I was thinking of using cable ties to hold it all together, then thought, why not just solder the braid from each cable together? It works well, I think!
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2nd build - Father/Son collaboration MB-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
3rd build - GR-SF1 ->-Build Diary-<-
4th build - FS-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
Awesome work Swanny.
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Plus earths it all at the same time i had trouble getting the solder to stick to the braid
Getting the heat into the braid helps, if you have a small soldering iron it'll be a difficult job. I used a soldering station from Jaycar, they no longer sell this model, but it did the job well.
1st build - Blue ES-12G ->-Build Diary-<-
2nd build - Father/Son collaboration MB-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
3rd build - GR-SF1 ->-Build Diary-<-
4th build - FS-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
I have a similar soldering station (Also Jaycar) and i found that the standard fine point tip struggled to heat parts to allow good solder flow. They sell a wider surfaced tip which works a hell of a lot better.Getting the heat into the braid helps, if you have a small soldering iron it'll be a difficult job. I used a soldering station from Jaycar, they no longer sell this model, but it did the job well.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
That i did not know, i was trying to dribble the solder onto it, thanks for the tip
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