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..."If you can shape it in your mind, you will find it in your life." Not bad. :D

Picked one up, looked like a better investment than the Ryobi Bench/Disc sander. I ended up having nearly $900 in Home Depot credit once I returned all my extra basement finishing odds and ends. Got that Ridgid sander, then went for the Ryobi 9" bandsaw (I'll probably use the Delta scrollsaw for headstocks), the Ryobi 9" Drill Press, they had a Ryobi Router + Table for only a little more than a table alone, so I picked that up. (Maybe I'll sell the Skil router then.) Also picked up a Dremel for other tasks but I might use it for a few odds and ends on guitars, touchups and the like. Picked up some of their endcap specials (a massive screwdriver set for $20, a wrench/plier set for $20, drill bit set for $40, the 200 piece dremel kit for $30, etc.) Also grabbed a few shelving units and torchierre lamps for my brother, and then popped it all with a 10% off coupon I had because I just moved. The checkout lady loved me. Now I've still got about $200 in home depot credit for whatever else strikes my fancy. I'll have a busy few days setting up my basement shop now.

Ok, I was finishing up the basement at my old house before selling it and I found someone that wanted to rent it for 6 months then buy it, and took it, unfinished basement and all. I've returned all my extra supplies for finishing the basement and have about $800 in Home Depot store credit. What should I buy? I've already got a *trumpets blare* Delta scroll saw. I also have a fairly decent skil router. I was thinking of one of the smaller bandsaws. (I'm not going to do any resawing or acoustic guitars. I'm planning on building spiky black guitars, probably not going to do flamed tops or anything.) A drill press, probably one of the smaller ones. I've got a guitar with a tailpiece that I wanted to convert into a string-through, how deep would the throat need to be on that? How are the 13" planers? I measured some guitar bodies I have, and most of them seem likely to fit through one of those. (Anything larger gets VERY pricey, and this is a hobby that may not work out for me. ) Not sure if I'd need a jointer or not. I see people selling poplar and basswood blanks on E-Bay that are preglued. I figured I'd just get one of those, shape it, rout out the necessary spots for the bridge, electronics, neck, etc, and attach an existing neck after I painted. Again, this is hobbyist stuff for me, so having the best of everything isn't for me. If I finish one guitar that will be accomplishment enough. Maybe a bench sander too. Any other ideas?

It's for a custom 16 string bass.

Just what I wanted to know as I eat dinner while browsing the forum.

I vote for black.

Cool. I got the idea of doing it from this pic that another member posted a few days ago: So mine will look kinda like that. As for the tuning pegs, do I need some lefty ones? (or to steal them from a 3+3 setup) I'm modifying an existing 6 inline strat-style neck, which already has tuners, and I'd prefer to use the 6 tuners again, instead of just the four top ones.

Getting ready to modify a headstock, gonna convert it from 6 inline to 4 + 2, just had a question about tuners.. am I going to need to get some left handed ones for the bottom two tuners now? Also, the high E string is going to be at a bit of an angle, should I use a string tree? Thanks!

If anyone still has a backup of the original link (or if someone else wants to put up a new page) I'd be glad to host it on my own website. (My website is my primary source of income, and I've had it for over 5 years now, it's not going anywhere. ) Been lurking here for a little while, finally got around to making an account. Just started buying tools and have been coming up with body designs. I appreciate all the advice people post on this board and would like to give back in any way that I can.