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Members realtree71 Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 Just want to chime in here, nice job so far. Just curious are you a machinist in the real world or are you just fat with great equipment? I hope you finish this before 2.0 man good luck and really really nice thus far:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 yea, just a reminder rakester.... all posts after 12/20/09 will not be forwarded to the new site. if you want to continue this thread and/or you are not finished before the 8th, you might want to save these pages and try to recover them on the new site. you can use File-> Save to save to your harddrive and then some how re-post them later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GuitarNoobie Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 looking good... how cold is it...? i've been working in my garage and it's cold here (at least for Texas, lol). it's been in the 30's and 40's. not anything i can't handle with no wind, lol !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GuitarNoobie Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 keep it going i know what you mean about your back. depends on what i am doing on my build, but leaning over for an extended time hurts mine too of course, i am getting old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GuitarNoobie Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 The red line on here shows where I need to pass the wire through invisibly (I.E. without making a top route)... how are you going to do that? drill through from the neck mortise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members 211dave112 Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 i'd say drill in through the end of the neck pocket, if that makes sense. its a bitch drilling the connecting holes for the wires. don't forget you'll need one to go from pickup to cavity so bear that in mind when doing the control cavity. positioning it closer to the pickup routs could save you from a right mare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 That's the thing, not sure on how to go about it I don't really want to drill through where the neck pocket area is, hmm this is a tough one i don't know if you have a choice...make sure you keep the drill bit level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitzilla Posted December 30, 2009 Members Share Posted December 30, 2009 That's the thing, not sure on how to go about it I don't really want to drill through where the neck pocket area is, hmm this is a tough one I drill though the neck pocket. I have a super long bit. You need to make sure that you don't aim the bit towards the top of the guitar. That was one of my mistakes when I started. You could angle through the pickup route towards the control cavity. It would depend on the size and location of the cavity to be able to get the proper angle on the drill bit. There isn't much room in the pickup cavity to maneuver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 moving right along, nice job !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 I still think you're going to have to make those pickup routes bigger. What are you going to do when it's finished and you can't put the pickups in? What about space for shielding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 I still think you're going to have to make those pickup routes bigger. What are you going to do when it's finished and you can't put the pickups in? What about space for shielding? If you look back, he trial fitted them already, and sheilding shouldn't be an issue- Humbuckers. Looking Awesome Man!! Keep up the good work, and I look forward to your next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 If you look back, he trial fitted them already, and sheilding shouldn't be an issue- Humbuckers. i think Super Bass is concerned about the finish (paint, lacquer, etc...) decreasing the overall space that's been routed. i have experienced this before when trying to put plastic cavity covers on that no long fit, because of the extra finishing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Super Bass Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 So are you just going to stain it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 An idea I was give since I want a trans black finish was to use some Ebony Minwax stain and then tung oil over that or hit it with a light satin lacquer That will give you this look depending on what your last sanding grit is. both of these were sanded to 220 using ebony minwax and tru-oil. I suppose if you go with a heavier grit, you can get darker.looking great so far BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slave2TheAudio Posted January 2, 2010 Members Share Posted January 2, 2010 Soo close to my dream git! Keep on chugging! Looks great thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Orange Jackson Posted January 2, 2010 Members Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nice job! And nice milling machine, holy crap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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