Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

As soon as Bob mentioned the ANZLF forum the blood drained from the sawmill owner's face and his hands started shaking. No doubt there were images of Allen in his backless chaps and Hesh in his purple cowboy outfit flashing through the guys mind. Make no mistake...the ANZLF is a force to be reckoned...

Goody....mine cant be far away then.

Thanks alot David.

hi guys, i need a little help putting together my project folio at the moment. i need to fudge an investigation i didn't really do, to justify my timber selection for my guitar. cheers Just tell your teacher you did what the guys on the ANZLF forum told you to do and that if she/he has a problem wi...

Reminds me of a job I had in a Health Food Factory during my uni days. The factory was run by a really big German lady by the name of Mrs Hess. Apparently her husband had run off with a floozey so she really hated men...dont know how I ended up working there. Anyway one of my least favourite jobs wa...

And one for good old Methylated Spirits.

http://www.milestonechemicals.com.au/ms ... PIRITS.pdf

Maybe Im missing somehting here.....but why do you want to put steel strings on this instrument. This guitar wasnt designed for steel strings.

If you havent made a classical before then this could be a good place to start.

Cheers Martin

And the skull ring...dont forget the skull ring!!

PHANTOM wrote:I could put on my phantom costume and help out. "PHANTOM ROUGH ON ROUGHNECKS" old jungle saying

Okay, heres the MSDS sheet for Z-poxy finishing resin. If you dont read same before using the product then at least read Kims recent post on his Z-poxy related health issues.

http://www.barnesonline.com.au/msds/ZAP ... 0Resin.pdf

Cheers Martin

Yes I agree.....an HSE subforum would be a good idea. MSDS's for all the various chemicals we use would be very handy.

Thanks for the post Kim. I havent used alot of Z-poxy of late but will certainly be kitting up next time I do use the stuff.

Hope youre on the mend mate and there are no long term effects.

Cheers Martin

Josh,

What do you think I was doing at your age???

That raises an interesting question. What do you guys do for fire suppression systems/smoke alarms to protect your your stash. Smoke detectors tied into a fully monitored alarm system. I told the boss the alarm system was for the house and the workshop is just an add-on. She hasnt yet twigged that ...

He's 60 and at the rate hes going hes going to be a geriatric before Mummy vacates the throne.

I've put my hand up. Maybe the "young guys" dont want to give up a weekend's night clubbing and fork out for the postage.

Thanks for the update Allen,

Tell Bob if he needs a few more bodies to join the posse heading up to the sawmill Im in. The sight of Hesh in his backless purple chaps alone should scare the sawmill owner into coming up with the goods

Welcome to the forum Jim,

Like the nickname.....toejam certainly something you see alot of around Darwin.

Cheers Martin

Too late Jim but contact Tim and he might have something tucked away.

Cheers Martin

Mining companies dont have any foresight. At the slightest hint of troubles they stop hiring and start firing. They then wonder why when things pick up again they cant find any experienced workers. The cafe I frequent here has a mining company upstairs. On Wednesday all the staff were down at the ca...

Very funny guys. The truth is the workshop _is_ full to the brim and Ive barely got room to move around same. The mining and oil/gas industries are also moving into one of their regular downturns so as usual I go into survival draft which means less money spent on the luxuries in life. On the plus s...

Put plan on top of top. Use a dress makers pin and pierce through plan into wood at strategic points along brace on plan. Take plan off and join up the pin holes with a pencil. Me..Ive never used a plan. The only template I use is one for the top/back. Bracing gets laid out using a ruler and bevel. ...

Hang on...what the?????

Good God now the Americans are getting in on the act!!

I agree Kim, The silly bugger should have grabbed himself a real sheep, shagged the dags off it, skinned the bugger and then donned the freshly vacated sheep skin. It just amazes me that this happened, some idiot must have made the sheep costume from an acrylic. All those fine long and flammable fib...

The Bassmeister strikes again! Nice work Matthew. Now...what's next??

For brace dimensions.....try waxed paper over the brace and then mold some plasticine over the brace to get the contour of same. The wax paper protects the brace from the plasticine.

There are a bunch of articles in the GAL Big Red Books on measuring up instruments......

If youre using one of those profile tools with the metal pins....put some masking tape on the surface youre contouring to protect from damage. The pins on those things can damage delicate finishes.