Hi Robert, I have used that idea on some templates and other aids to prevent movement whilst working.
Cheers Taff
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- Sat May 11, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Straight lines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 240
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Removing Maton Fretboards ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1309
Re: Removing Maton Fretboards ?
Hi Andy 54, I have come across that glue when it is hot and sticky but I can't tell you the type of glue used. I have a 2008 Maton on the bench at the moment that I had removed the fingerboard from, but I did not experience that issue. A lot of the Matons I get are experiencing glue failure, especia...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: solid body construction books and beginner timber blanks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5330
Re: solid body construction books and beginner timber blanks
Hi, Tassie Oak from Bunnings, this is what I am looking for, cut on the quarter, and buy it when I see it. It worked well for the cigar box-style guitars I was building at that time, with no truss rod either. end grain.jpg This was a fun build some time ago, all pine, neck as well, still good after ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Solving a square peg in round hole sort of problem.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4289
Solving a square peg in round hole sort of problem.
Hi, My customer brought me this nice guitar to fit a battery box into the side, as he was sick of trying to access the battery through the F holes. I had tried to find a quality battery box suitable for this narrow-side archtop guitar but all I could get was the type pictured here, for flat surface ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:18 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Marathon Guitar Case Build.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32874
Re: Marathon Guitar Case Build.
Hi, two that come to mind.
Luthier sUpplies.com, in Queensland a small selection, and a larger selection from Romak.
Taff
Luthier sUpplies.com, in Queensland a small selection, and a larger selection from Romak.
Taff
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Lazy susan worktable...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4336
Lazy susan worktable...
I find this unit very helpful when doing jobs that require me to work all around a guitar, such as in installing binding, purfling, and also fitting tops and backs. I can just sit [rarely] or stand in the same spot. And in my cramped workshop that’s a bonus. 1 (2).JPG As you may notice the metal par...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left handed Selmer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2562
Re: Left handed Selmer
Hi, I can understand why the customer was happy, that's a nice-looking instrument from any angle. I remember suggesting to my left-handed son, that if he is going to learn to play guitar, he should start right-handed from the very beginning. He did, so when it came time for me to build him a guitar ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Walnut bend
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5298
Re: Walnut bend
Hi again, I just came across these pics. After the first failure, see the front side, I did what is seen in the next pic. To get the perfect bend out of the second set I wrapped the whole sandwich in foil as well. This pic shows the sides just taken out of the mould. SAM_2314.JPG SAM_2312.JPG I did ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Walnut bend
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5298
Re: Walnut bend
Hi, I have bent Walnut without issue, but then I have had mahogany slit on me. I use the same sandwich setup but with a different heat source. I have heat bulbs in my bender heating from under the side pack with a blanket on the top of the pack under the top slat. I will also apply pre-heat to the w...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Archtop build pics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3607
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:32 am
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Another machine modification...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2929
Re: Another machine modification...
Hi Martin, sorry to hear about your door stop, I use a wooden wedge, cheaper than your Ozito. :lol: My one has not got to the doorstop stage yet, I’ve only used it for 10 years now. I have 13 routers, many set up for special use. Only three of them are Makita, and one is my first that I acquired in ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:30 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Nut files modified.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4512
Re: Nut files modified.
Hi Bob, I did not mention it earlier but, the handle shown was one of 8, one for each file. I did not want to change files either.
Taff
Taff
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Nut files modified.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4512
Re: Nut files modified.
Hi Bob, the inserted file is a loose fit in a slot, and then I have a thin hardwood shim that I push in that holds the file really tight. Should that fail over time I have another method I have used before that uses two screws one at each end. but I think this will work and was far quicker and easie...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Tommy a 000 style guitar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3053
Re: Tommy a 000 style guitar
Hi guys, Thanks Alan and Mark for your interest. Alan, it was you who introduced me to the 000-style guitar when you ordered one from me many years ago. Something about those dimensions that's works for me. Good volume and great tone, if I get it right. Mark, I have two tests left now, my next build...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Another machine modification...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2929
Another machine modification...
Hi, Here is another router project I completed this year. The original router had a depth adjustment that could not be operated if the fence was used close to the router bit, so I could not do incremental depths of cut without moving the fence. A stupid arrangement, using the large adjustment tool s...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Tommy a 000 style guitar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3053
Tommy a 000 style guitar
Hi, this guitar is not named after a gold mine on the Charters Towers goldfields as others usually are, but after a long-time mate, Tom, who passed away after a long illness. The back and sides are from a large slab of African Walnut Tom gave me before he passed, saying he will not get a chance to u...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Another side project
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3498
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Vendors and Suppliers
- Topic: Contact info wanted Please.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4939
Re: Contact info wanted Please.
Hi again, I got onto Stewmac with the email address they sent me. Thanks to all the members who had some input. My reason for contacting them was to let them know that I was not happy with the fact that on several occasions after I have placed an order, I get advised of a 20% discount offer a day or...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string build advice
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5686
Re: 12 string build advice
Hi, I have included a few photos that may give food for thought, they have worked well for me. Neck grain orientation when not on the true quarter sawn. Three pieces with laminations. Neck reinforcement using adjustable rod and carbon Fiber. And carbon fiber reinforcement at the neck block to stop t...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: Vendors and Suppliers
- Topic: Contact info wanted Please.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4939
Re: Contact info wanted Please.
Hi Martin, thanks for that info. before I posted this I thought that maybe Srewmac has a way that flags their name when it's used out there, and maybe I was correct. Soon after seeing your reply, I got a Text from Stewmac asking if I had a review to make, how about that? I texted back asking for an ...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: Vendors and Suppliers
- Topic: Contact info wanted Please.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4939
Contact info wanted Please.
Hi, does anybody out there have a way of contacting Stewmac besides placing an order? I can find no "Contact Us" provision on their website. If I can't contact them, they might see my comments if I put them here. My last email bounced back.
Thanks, Taff
Thanks, Taff
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Nut files modified.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4512
Nut files modified.
Hi, I have a set of these Music Nomad diamond nut files, and they work fine in the cutting department, but for me, they are too small, and with my hand on the yellow handle it restricts my view of the job. So to make them more in line with my other nut files, I did as shown in the photo. It also per...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Shop listening recommendations
- Replies: 13
- Views: 50063
Re: Shop listening recommendations
Hi, I forgot to mention this earlier, but I have a small TV in the workshop from years ago when, at times, I used to work at night.
I have now fitted a decent speaker to it and often play the Audio channels for music that suits.
Taff.
I have now fitted a decent speaker to it and often play the Audio channels for music that suits.
Taff.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: When not working on guitars...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 124559
Re: When not working on guitars...
Hi, all your comments resonate with me, everybody is very responsive.
Taff
Taff
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:54 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Notches for braces in the rims
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5679
Re: Notches for braces in the rims
Hi, I have always used the first option. My braces stop at the sides and I trim the braces to fit. This way I find that when the plates are fitted the sides are better held in place, never had any issues.
Taff
Taff