Andyjr1515 Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 A lot of my builds incorporate these kinds of curves - I'd LOVE to emulate this type of jig. Sadly, my teeny workspace is too small to fit it in but it's got me thinking... Many thanks to both @Mr Natural and @bokchoi77 for the details Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokchoi77 Posted October 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Andyjr1515 said: A lot of my builds incorporate these kinds of curves - I'd LOVE to emulate this type of jig. Sadly, my teeny workspace is too small to fit it in but it's got me thinking... Many thanks to both @Mr Natural and @bokchoi77 for the details Great build! Wanna buy one? Only used once on a Sunday.... But seriously @Mr Natural saved me all the head scratching on this jig. just the measurements for stuff like this are gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 it was fun as all hell doing that carve wasnt it? I had a blast doing mine- not sure why but it was oddly satisfying. I noticed it looks like you didnt have the screw (for the rotating pick up housing) thru the body when you routed the back- did that move at all on you when you carved the back? I may have gone overboard screwing mine down but I was a bit nervous doing the back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokchoi77 Posted October 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Mr Natural said: it was fun as all hell doing that carve wasnt it? I had a blast doing mine- not sure why but it was oddly satisfying. I noticed it looks like you didnt have the screw (for the rotating pick up housing) thru the body when you routed the back- did that move at all on you when you carved the back? I may have gone overboard screwing mine down but I was a bit nervous doing the back. It was good fun, though I was a little tired of it by the end! Pro tip I found was to rub the rails with a bit of soap. I did the front first and used a bunch of double sided tape as well as the wedges so it was solid as a rock while the back was flat. when I flipped it I used the screw holes in the neck pocket and the battery cavity to snug it down. I'm going to try and nut out a solution for the pickup without the hole in the back, I don't really like the look of it personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 3 hours ago, bokchoi77 said: I'm going to try and nut out a solution for the pickup without the hole in the back, I don't really like the look of it personally. honestly- that pickup housing on mine is snug with just friction. The lacquer build up ensured it. I had the pickup housing sanded to where I thought I could get a few coats on and still have it turn easily- but 3-4 coats and it was quite tight to the point the screw became unnecessary. i dont think you will have any problem without the screw- unless of course once completed you hold the guitar pickup face down and shake the hell out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Some nice jiggery-pokery going on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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