Thought this would be a pertinent thread to have......
I will start it off by reveiwing the Hafco t330 thicknesser.
WHAT A PIECE OF S#IT!!!
Just had the gearbox blow out on the second one of these hunks of junk....
Only had an hours use, and I only ever cut a maxmum of 1/4mm at a time.........
So, if you are in the market for a thicknesser, do yourself a massive favour and don't buy one of these useless pieces of rubbish.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Thats good to know, a thicknesser is on my list of to buys.
DB is this a new thicknesser or the one you already have ?
one hour of use and a broken gearbox, was it built with lego ?
so the advice is reverse Molly, do yourself a favour and don't buy it hahah
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
Woks, this is the replacement for the first one I bought, which lived for about three hours use before it blew the gearbox.....
Still to p*ssed to ring Hare Forbes to "discuss" this with them.....
Wonderful timing, I only have half a dozen orders for custom necks... FML.....
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Tony, I would have a look at Jet.
Their machines have great reviews and the ones I have seen up close and personal look tough and perform really well.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
wow what a piece of junk. Can you use your old thicknesser ?
Would hate to be the bloke on the other end of the phone at Harey Forbes !
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
How about some positivity. The Makita N3701 hand trimmer. My all time favourite router.
I have 5 of these and they rule, best hand trimmer ever made. They stopped making them about 8 years ago and replaced them with plastic bodied, made in China pieces of crap. The Japanese ones are harder to find these days, but they are still around and totally worth the extra money. Out of the 5, which are used daily over the past 10 to 20 years, only one has ever needed a rewind. Plenty of grunt, reliable as hell.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
wow thats a reliable hand trimmer Pabs, 10 to 20 years is heaps of use if they are used daily.
Did you make the clear base plate ?
great idea you can see what is going to be turned into wood chips !
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
Yeah man, clear base plate on a router is a must.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
+1 for the Makita.
I have a newer version and it is a little ripper!
Hardly ever use the Bosch plunge router these days, the Mak is perfect size with more grunt than you need.
I use it for pup, neck pocket and cavity routs and it has never let me down.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
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