Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Drjay wrote:Hi
Is there anywhere in Australia where I can buy routing cutter bearings? If yes what range of sizes do you recommend?
Ciao
Jim

Carbitool have a few bearings but you wont get a range of sizes like you do with the LMI/Stewmac kits.

Stuff the kids...pass their inheritence over to Tim Spittle and make that guitar a lefty!

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Great post Colin and great to see you back mate. How are the injuries from the recent accident?

Cheers Martin

Heres something from Jaycar but its only rated to 600W continuous, 1200W maximum.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.as ... &SUBCATID=

Pete Brown wrote:Martin, your piggy bank must be bigger than mine.

Tim Spittle is my piggy bank

I got my 110volt blanket from Blues Creek Guitars. It came with a router speed controller which is the temp controller. The 110volt blanket is not the cheapest option as you need to buy a hefty step down transformer to run it on 240volt power.

Kim wrote:[As for the True-Oil skinning over in the bottle, it help to keep some marbles handy
Cheers

Kim.

Ive lost my marbles

Theres another thread where use of a gem cutters abrasive bit is mentioned. This bit would probably cut a nice disc out of shell material.

Me..I just buy my dots from one of my Aussie suppliers.

Yeah....."here comes the goods train"!!

Each guitar received a few wash coats of the new formula hard shellac, then six 2 pound cut and then two straight from the bottle. I applied with a rubber lightly sanding between each coat. Alan, I think Ubeaut Hard Shellac straight out of the bottle is about a 4lb cut isnt it? Thats pretty thick f...

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What sort of desk...walnut of mahogany?

While on the subject of amps and pickups...what's everyone using in the way of amps (and speakers)?

Looking good there Bob. Cant wai to tsee the finished instrument.

Bloody marvellous work there Allen. The inlay reminds me of Hanami in Japan......lying drunk under a cherry tree next to a pile of empty sake bottles.

I french polished with Ubeaut Hard Shellac (version 1.0 and had problems). Im now using ultra blonde flakes from LMI.

Ive done 1 classical and two steel strings with frenchy polish and theyre with working musicians and theyre holding out okay.

Cheers Martin

Welcome Craig....youre banned! That guitar is far too nice.

Cheers Martin

Its not all bad. Ive just discovered the Drilling Supervisor out here is from BC Canada and he lives in the heart of spruce country. Hes invited me over for a visit.

Might be time for a spruce holiday.

The previous owner is an idiot....why do people do things like this??? I've lifted a few fretboards off classicals and steel strings and the procedure I use is to run an iron over the fretboard (after pulling frets) and then start carefully prising the board off from each end using a very thin palle...

Allen,

When are you riding over? Im rig bound for at least next three weeks.

Cheers Martin

Im using a Carbatec 14" saw but its fairly average. I put on the deluxe roller blade guides but they arent that hot. In hindsight I probally should have gone with a Jet...I think generally the Jet has the edge on Carbatec equipment.

Taff's suggestion is good. Start with one of those tiny modellers drill sets and work your way up.

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys...always appreciated.

Taff, let me know when youll be in town so I can try and arrange my work commitments around your visit.

Cheers Martin

Back at work here after my two weeks in between hitches. Had to spend most of the time in NZ dealing with family issues. Over that period I think I got into the workshop once and then only to spend 5 minutes staring glimly at the piles of tonewood overflowing from the shelves onto my benches. On the...