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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:39 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Triple O - Dovetail neck doesn't seat - Photos
- Replies: 7
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Re: Triple O - Dovetail neck doesn't seat - Photos
Please excuse me if I’ve misread this and tell you stuff that you already know. It’s been 28 years since I started doing this by building a kit. My kit was from Martin. The dovetailed neck and dovetail block were supplied overly tight so they could be fitted after the guitar was made (the thickness ...
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:17 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Ideas? Dinged Spruce Soundboard (photos)
- Replies: 8
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Re: Ideas? Dinged Spruce Soundboard (photos)
You probably can’t make it totally disappear but you can glue some fibers from the offcuts in the divots. Use hot hide glue (anything else will be quite visible). Lightly clamp with a plexiglass caul. After a couple of days, sand the insert flat with very fine sandpaper glued to a sanding block. It ...
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:32 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Ugh! Big Bad Router Screw-Up. Suggestions Please.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1585
Re: Ugh! Big Bad Router Screw-Up. Suggestions Please.
You probably ought to get a new bearing unless you can prove to yourself that it really does spin freely.
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:39 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Ugh! Big Bad Router Screw-Up. Suggestions Please.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1585
Re: Ugh! Big Bad Router Screw-Up. Suggestions Please.
Replacing the plastic end trim seems like a good option.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Outdoor glue for deck railings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2219
Re: Outdoor glue for deck railings
The job is done. I wore gloves. I got none on my clothes. I first tried a somewhat complicated joint—two angles bracketing a straight line. Even though I cut the pieces simultaneously, it didn’t fit nearly as tightly as I wished and required some adjustment. For the rest of them, I used a simple sca...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:59 am
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Outdoor glue for deck railings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2219
Re: Outdoor glue for deck railings
Thank you all. Polyurethane it is. Gorrilla glue is easy to get.
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:08 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Outdoor glue for deck railings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2219
Outdoor glue for deck railings
Resorcinol is no longer available in consumer quantities (I can still get enough to build an airplane). I need to glue some cedar 2x4s into longer pieces to repair my deck railing (the longest cedar 2x4 I could get was 8’). So, I’m going to do a scarf joint or something like it with a couple of step...
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 2:13 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Downdraft table - suction?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1525
Re: Downdraft table - suction?
The vacuum won’t pull much volume. It’s suction will be unnoticeable if your table is more than a few inches square. You are right about the noise. Bigger fan, wider ducts means less noise. Have you considered a simple box fan? It pulls a lot of air. for illustration only: https://www.homedepot.com/...
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:20 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Doing fret board and head stock binding -questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2188
Re: Doing fret board and head stock binding -questions
The one I use is homemade and about 18” long. Make another. Or, use two blocks that you already have. To make the clamping work on the neck, make a second tapered board that matches the fingerboard. Two straight boards on either side with the fingerboard on the neck on the bottom, a space, and then ...
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 3:05 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Doing fret board and head stock binding -questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2188
Re: Doing fret board and head stock binding -questions
I glue the fretboard to the neck after it is slotted and radiused. I use the radius sanding block as a caul. It's easy that way and everything fits. I can't speak to the binding because I've never bound a fretboard (too much trouble to refret). I use the side of my preshaped fretboard as a guide for...
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:59 am
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Particle counters?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1468
Re: Particle counters?
I have the Dylos DC-1100 Pro. It does .5 micron particles. When the count gets up, I put on a mask and turn on the air filter. I’m not sure you need exceptional accuracy (how would you calibrate?). But, you do need to know when there’s enough dust in the air to harm you. The count shows particles pe...
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:55 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Glue for colored veneer marquetry in spruce top
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7283
Re: Glue for colored veneer marquetry in spruce top
“What? Did you touch it? My warranty doesn’t cover touching.”
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:42 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Planning a workbench, any tips?
- Replies: 9
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Re: Planning a workbench, any tips?
Make sure it’s really the right height for you. I work standing up and 38” is the right height for me (I used to be 6’ 2” before shrinking set in with age). The wrong height hurts your arms and your back.
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:53 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Shipping guitars safely
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1313
Re: Shipping guitars safely
And one other relevant thing: I buy insurance from UPS because it’s pretty cheap and there’s no question on who has to pay, but my theft and damage policy for my business also covers (with a deductible) my instruments when they’re being shipped.
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:01 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Shipping guitars safely
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1313
Re: Shipping guitars safely
I have used the StewMac system several times. So far, no problems. But, I never had any problems before I started using it either. Who told you that UPS and FEDEX required packing themselves? That may be true at the retail storefronts which are usually franchise businesses—packing is their business....
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:19 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Spanish style building repair?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2131
Re: Spanish style building repair?
Max, If you do want to avoid removing the back, I understand the old school way to reset a neck with a Spanish foot is to release the glue at the foot and for a couple inches on either side of the heel block, slip the block in until the neck angle is correct, and reglue it. Of course, this will requ...
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:52 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Attach routing template to spruce top
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10763
Re: Attach routing template to spruce top
Nice rosette.
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:03 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Advice Needed - When should I install frets onto my neck?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3681
Re: Advice Needed - When should I install frets onto my neck?
In the quest for a perfect fretboard, I’ve found that gluing the fretboard (I use hot hide glue) to the neck makes the perfect less perfect. After I glue the fretboard, I let the neck sit for 10 days or so to allow the moisture in the glue to work its way out. I attach the neck (mine are bolt-ons) t...
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Advice Needed - When should I install frets onto my neck?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3681
Re: Advice Needed - When should I install frets onto my neck?
I do it like Andy, frets before shaping. It’s easier. I do put the unshaped neck on the guitar and level the fretboard before I take it off and install the frets.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: New Build for Myself
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2271
Re: New Build for Myself
Be careful about having the tool wall over the work surface. Gravity can be very disheartening.