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Quiet in here

Post by kiwigeo » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:10 am

No new posts for at least a day. Everyone busy wrapping their Christmas presents?

What's everyone actually up to?

Me....busy building a jig for laying up laminated sides. Ive never been so much MDF in one day.
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Post by needsmorecowbel » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:30 am

I'm preparing to build a dry room

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Post by Nick » Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:50 pm

kiwigeo wrote:What's everyone actually up to?
Refer to "Radical new design" in the Anything goes section :wink:
Apart from that I've been trying to complete another Cigarbox guitar and assemble a Strat (I made the neck for it) for a young fella as well as a few repairs. and just because life isn't full enough, we're shifting into a new place shortly so the house has been transformed into an obstacle course of cardboard boxes and lost items ("Which frickin box did you put that in?" :wink: )
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Post by charangohabsburg » Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:51 pm

kiwigeo wrote:Everyone busy wrapping their Christmas presents?

What's everyone actually up to?
I'm busy with feeding through Santa Claus' reindeer. A hostage, you understand. :mrgreen:
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Post by demonx » Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:49 pm

I've been flat out trying to learn how to program CAM and G-Code for the new toy in the workshop. It'll be something that takes me a LONG time so all other projects are pushed aside until that is done.

I had a visitor yesterday who gifted me a Western Red Cedar top, which I was very grateful, however I need to finish the current acoustic build before I start a new one and for the reason explained above, the current one is shelved as getting the machine up and running takes priority.

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Post by harrisonburt » Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:37 pm

I am busy is search of a good Christmas tree. I am not able to find Christmas tree as i want.
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Post by 56nortondomy » Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:52 pm

I've got 2 guitars almost done, just getting the finish on them. One is for a customer, a EIRW lattice braced SS, and one is a Padauk parlour guitar for my 8 year old grandson. I also have a 16 year old coming one day a week and we're builing a Macassar ebony SS with cutaway together, it'll be a lefty.
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Post by kiwigeo » Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:00 pm

charangohabsburg wrote:
kiwigeo wrote:Everyone busy wrapping their Christmas presents?

What's everyone actually up to?
I'm busy with feeding through Santa Claus' reindeer. A hostage, you understand. :mrgreen:
How are you going to cook him? I suggest you marinade him for a few weeks and then chuck him on a BBQ.
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Post by Bob Connor » Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:33 pm

All Blackwood 12 string, acoustic-electric mando and an MC mini.

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Post by chappy » Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:55 pm

Busy planning a new 9m x 4m workshop.

Lost my old 40ft tin shed due to our latest subdivision. Good riddance as I have grown to hate how dirty they are.

The new one will be insulated , timber framed and fitted with an old split system and clad in colourbond and rough sawn cedar.

Can't wait to start in January.

Now up to Ukulele #9, 10 & 11

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Post by kiwigeo » Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:05 pm

Bob Connor wrote:All Blackwood 12 string, acoustic-electric mando and an MC mini.

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Is that all??? Slacker :D
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Post by rocket » Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:14 pm

Building a couple of cabinets for a rellie , while waiting for some lacquer to cure a couple of weeks before a rub back and applying the final coats.There's no rush to get this finished, might have to put it on the back burner while i finish the cabinets coz my workshop is going to be chockers.
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Post by kiwigeo » Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:56 pm

Pics of the laminating form I'm working on. The router table I built last year has paid for itself....
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Post by Bob Connor » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:16 pm

kiwigeo wrote:
Bob Connor wrote:All Blackwood 12 string, acoustic-electric mando and an MC mini.

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Is that all??? Slacker :D
I've also got a Honduran Mahogany 6 string, a Tenor ukulele and a double course Weissenborn on the go.

Slacker Hmmph!!! :lol:
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Post by slowlearner » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:00 pm

Finishing off a 5 string JB4 style bass. Working on this...

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Post by rocket » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:15 pm

Yep, quiet in here! :) :)
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Post by simso » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:35 pm

Ive Been building walls and room dividers to try and control dust

In our machine room we had the cnc router screened off from the metal working machines with clear custom made drop sheets, but it did not work very well, dust got everywhere, after 5 yrs of this we decided to put up a wall and split it apart, do not know why I did not do this from the start

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Post by simso » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:36 pm

So we turned the cnc router sideways, and this is after we put up a wall, took 3 hrs of work, that was it, it now since this photo was taken has a drop curtain over the door way and a roof mounted extractor to vent the room out rather than control the dust from the machine

Photo is taken from pretty well the same spot as the other photos
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Post by soulman » Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:49 am

I'm building a wedding photo album and box from Tassy Oak and Tassy Blackwood, a Telecaster, a dreadnought and a Soprano Ukulele. Machining lusg and post for a stave snare drum.

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Post by DarwinStrings » Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:08 am

Started my first nylon string parlour yesterday after finally learning Trevor's flexural rigidity calculations. Acacia auriculiformis B&S, Western red cedar top.

Trying to learn "Romeo and Juliet" Mark Knopfler, it is trickier than I though cause he sort of sings without much melody and I tend to track melody.

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I've also got a Honduran Mahogany 6 string, a Tenor ukulele and a double course Weissenborn on the go.
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Post by kiwigeo » Fri Nov 21, 2014 1:34 pm

simso wrote:So we turned the cnc router sideways, and this is after we put up a wall, took 3 hrs of work, that was it, it now since this photo was taken has a drop curtain over the door way and a roof mounted extractor to vent the room out rather than control the dust from the machine

Photo is taken from pretty well the same spot as the other photos
Which one's the machine that goes "ping!"?
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Post by Mike Thomas » Fri Nov 21, 2014 1:36 pm

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It's all right for you lot, but I'm stuck here in Waikiki. It's got warm blue sea, orange sunsets, cocktails, Hula dancers. All very well if you like that sort of thing. And ukuleles. I am staying in that funny pink building. I thought you might be interested in a picture of the door to my room.
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Post by kiwinoz62 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:41 pm

Ahhh. . . Waikiki. Back in 81' that building was really bright pink, memories.
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Post by Peter Young » Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:51 pm

A double uke build at the moment.

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