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It worked, but wasnt as neat as the router, its amazing in hindsight how much we take for granted out of these little routers.

I thought when I used the milling machine i would do aneater and better job, but in fact it was the opposite

And yes I like the carrot picker

I love foam pads, but you are 100 percent correct it is very easy to burn the lacquer, practice practice and then control of the job and tool

Im actually of a different mentality, I plan almost nothing, just grab a bit of wood that I think will do the job and make it happen. That being said planning is a good option, just dont overplan, too many people over complicate stuff. Keep it simple and functional, the moment your happy then make i...

Its amazing what you will do when something stops working, my overhead router died today, I didnt want to have to pull the one from the underbench unit to then have to fit it back up and square it up etc. So improvisation.. Had to convert a acoustic guitar from a righty to a lefty, so little bit of ...

What do you use for final buffing of an instrument? For initial buffing of the body, I use a makita 7 and a half inch power buffer with an orange pad For final buffing more like polishing I use a 10 inch orbital with a sheepskin cloth For buffing frets after levelling I use a 10 inch bench grinder ...

Yep, just use a set of template tracing router bits with a rabbetting set of bearings. Double sided tape 3mm craftwood to existing guitar, Use trimming router bit in cavity to make craftwood cutout 1/4 iinch oversize Remove template and place over cavity cover you want to make Use template tracing r...

It sounds like your not sealing the grain off, or the sealer your using for the grain is reacting to the top coat.

DarwinStrings wrote:Jarrah will be fine for a fret board,

Ive never liked the sound from a jarrah fretboard, but each to there own

Presto Music - cool, our primary business here in perth is woodwind and brass

Jarrah is no good for a fretboard, gives a real tinny sound

Presto, whats the name of your woodwind brass business

My workshop (commercial) spilled over years ago, cant afford to buy a new one, so at my home I converted the roof into a floor and then put storage compartments through it, Ive now spilled out of my roof into the dining room, (roof access hole ladder), you willl never never never have enough space, ...

Now that is an impressive stack of wood at the ready

Its not hard, I can walk you through the repair if you want

Beautiful looking wood there john

That's because satisfied customers spread the word! ;) Nah, its more like... we are the only silly ones left, that would consider fixing some of this stuff. with what you've been given to work with the instrument can only be improved, hey? Cheers,,, Rod. Very good point, they cant get any worse, or...

I concur with jim.. I have a the plastic makita trimmer and find it invaluable for freehand work. Also have the big makita which is also permanently strapped to the router bench Out of interest I have an overhead router which is positioned via ballscrews and linear rails for doing inlay work etc and...

And a sax, that a kids dad decided he could repair, they gave this to us in a cardboard box and said can you put it back together and make it work...Geee thanks for trying, and this is just an average day

A lovely home repaired bridge

We always seem to get the bad stuff in

Another bent flute

Its okay.... I matched the colour with the sides, the back was a bit lighter, I personally would have liked to have sealed sanded / seal scrape / seal sand and then put the finish on, then wet sand and apply another coat, but the customer was not willing to pay for this. So it was more of a case sel...

Going...... going....... gone

Just a little bit darker to cover the blend

Well, the customer finally gave me the go ahead yesterday. So I removed the crap finish and look no sealer used, it also looks like they used a filler on the crack, the stain has soaked all the way through. Man I hate fixing stuff ups... Told the customer I cant fix the crack any better unless I chi...

I personally would not use it unless it was an aircraft grade and age hardened piece, general purpose grade aluminium bends too easy IMO

Tonxi wrote:My mate works at the sheltered workshop in town. He will thickness sand the lot for $10.
They sell bags of sawdust for $10 each to use in your smoker. Imagine how much tonedust is worth! :

Thats good mates rates. Why would you even try to do it by hand

Doesnt look like much, but boy..... We have the frame work on a removable panel, that can be positioned or angled for optimum draw within the booth, within that panel we have on the lower section two frames that fold out, 1.5 metres by 1 metre each, these still need to be meshed but they will house ...

Dont I know it