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Hi I have this recurring nightmare, its kind of binding. I think this is the 4th time I have replaced the Binding on this Les Paul. I have photo evidence of this, the last time - which is what I said 3 times already! The first time I cut the binding too short and didn't reach round to the neck

Hope I can post all the photos which I will let speak for themselves

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The improved Overhead Router Setup

 

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And left a gap which of course is was the problem I had in the first place!

 

 

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Well I hope I've helped a few people with what not to do - or at least provided some light entertainment!

The binding still isn't perfect, there's gaps everywhere. Its hard to get wide binding to go round curves but at least its full thickness all way round. The last attempt was thick and thin due to the spindle sander - a new machine which I haven't got used to yet. Need some finer grade sleeves

...or try my hand at a different hobby

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When I did my binding I found it helpful to pre-bend it as much as possible using a hairdryer on it's hottest setting. I then started on the tightest curve, and paused to fine tune the bending as I got to each relatively straight section. I had a bolt on neck so didn't have any shrinkage issues - I could just trim to length when set. I used weld-on which gives you a little more working time than CA. However @Prostheta would recommend pure acetone no doubt :)

Nice fix though. Similar to the "key" I used when binding the inside lip of my control cavity (you'll have to search through my Nozcaster thread if you want to see pictures of that)

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20 hours ago, ScottR said:

Finding new and creative ways to screw up...

You certainly have that right and thank you for your good words

 

20 hours ago, Norris said:

When I did my binding I found it helpful to pre-bend it as much as possible...

Yes I have tried that but the binding seems to shrink and/or stretch so all the pre-shaping is out the window, that's my experience at least. By the way I use a heat-gun on low. I used the higher setting a few times and it just melts and goes out of shape. Especially on that tight ear of a Les Paul. I nearly messed it up on this one too using low setting

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It brought a smile to my face and a few winces, anyway! Yeah, I too have a slightly recalcitrant Les Paul which needs its ass kicking. First time that I've seen a wood save with Weld-On and dust. Normally any sort of dust and binder ends up looking horrific, however that is surprisingly neat.

As Norris says, I tend to use pure acetone. I bend my binding with a mammalian proteinacious filament heat gun, wipe acetone into the channel, tape in the binding and then wick more acetone in to complete the bond, then wrap 'er up like a mummy.

All this being said, I have not known Weld-On to shrink binding. I've known both acetone and Weld-On to expand binding until the solvent fraction offgasses, but never shrink it.

Love the chisel work. They're clearly sharper than anybody that dumped their shares in Facebook before Monday.

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22 hours ago, Prostheta said:

They're clearly sharper than anybody that dumped their shares in Facebook before Monday.

L-O-L

 

22 hours ago, Prostheta said:

As Norris says, I tend to use pure acetone...

Where do you get your binding from? I've heard that SMD binding doesn't work with acetone. I've looked elsewhere but haven't found anything more than 8mm wide

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On 23/03/2018 at 4:14 AM, Prostheta said:

Anywhere I can get it...

Cheers, thanks for that. You know I was thinking when you mentioned that binding can expand with glue. So if it expands in width (assuming that's what you mean) then it would shrink in length, especially going round a bend

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