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What came in the mail today

Post by Allen » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:43 pm

Finally the postman has brought some of the goodies that I've been waiting for. 3 parcels showed up today that were ordered 3 weeks apart. Stew Macs order I thought had gone missing in action. MEI's and Tools for Working Wood arrived in the expected 10 days +.

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From the top clockwise is 5 pounds of 192 gram strength high clarity hide glue.

MEI's silicon heat blanket with a thermocouple just in case I decide to go down that path.

Stew Mac 16" fret press caul (I bought a arbour press from a local tool supply company for $90, no freight that way.

Stew Mac string spacing rule.

And finally, Stew Mac 18" long 16" radius fret board/fret leveling sanding form. It's very nice and solid. Should work a treat.

Now just try and get me to leave the workshop this weekend. :D
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Post by Bob Connor » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:06 pm

Nice score Allen.

You won't regret buying the fingerboard radius form or the fret press caul.

Both excellent tools. (after you've used them you'll think of them as indispensible)

I get my hide glue from Tools for Working with Wood as well. I have heard that there is only one hide glue manufacturer in the States who distributes to everyone else but the TWW people are good to work with.

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Post by TimS » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:45 pm

Hi Allen,

Let me know how you go with the thermal blanket.
I have ordered two so I can make my weissenborn kit preparations a little more efficient.
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Post by Hesh1956 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:21 am

Great score Allen!!!!!!

I try very hard since I have limited space and I am still remembering my little bathroom shop to not keep any tools that I don't use.

I have everything in your picture and use it all often!!! It's all great stuff and essential to at least my own style of building.

And Bob is right - even though the radius sanding beam is pricey it does a fantastic job and will help to make your guitars much more playable.

Great job my friend! :cl :cl :cl :cl

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Post by Dave Anderson » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:19 am

Great stuff Allen! That spacing rule is such a great tool . And the 16"radius
caul is also one of the most useful tools from Stew-mac. Have fun this weekend in your shop!! :D
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Post by Allen » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:30 am

After all the talk previously about pressing frets I just had to try going down that path. And I was going to give building a sanding block a go, but after researching how to go about it, it seemed that there were too many things that could go wrong and the accuracy was something I was really looking for.
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Post by sebastiaan56 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:53 am

Dontcha love Chrissie!

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Post by Serge » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:17 pm

Nice to have such goodies before Christmas, nice score indeed! :D
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