Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

In future if you need a blade sharpened send it to me if you want, will look after you.

I have a machine just for this purpose. My chisels are like razors, make my own screwdrivers etc

I actually thought the stewmac guitar carriage unit was fine but the mounting setup for the router overhead was very lacking and had to much flex for my liking. Personally I would make an overhead assembly yourself, That being said, it is now cheap enough that you could purchase and alter to suit yo...

Wow, I thought that was pretty messy. You should see it end of the week, clean up day, eveythings put away, jobs that are not finished go into the shelves, floors swept etc. One of my guys is a neat freak, so everything is swept and cleaned after every job. He cant start a new job with parts / bits ...

and a second view

A quick pick from phone in guitar room this morning, fret bench and necks

Well, Ive actually got to build a new paint shop next week, 3.4 meters by 3.4 meters by 2.4 high, our current one just isnt doing the job properly any more, so this ones going to be fitted out properly. Will post pics if people are interested

My stuffs pretty boring, as far as craftsman ship wise. Simply repairs - refrets, broken necks, rewind pickups, etc stuff like that

Thanks folks, yes I found the forum through kiwi linking it to ubueat forums.

Alan, yes it used to be a hobby..Business now. But still get a buzz doing it every day

Hello,

I run a small instrument repair business in Perth, just thought Id say hello and start lurking about in the forum, dont know if I can help others out but Ill try. Make my own tools and gear so definetly come from a do it yourself background

Steve