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GREGMW

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  1. Hi I am building a Tele Thinline and some how stuffed up the body thickness.Instead of 1 3/4 its ended up 1 1/2. with the cap.. I am tossing up now if to route the cavities right through the back and put another 1/4 in cap on the back..... Would the 1 1/2 in Body work ? thanks Greg
  2. Thanks for the replies. Sounds as a locking tuner,they dont seem to do the best job. What is the quality of Wilkinson Tuners like compared to Gotoh etc. Any suggestions on what alternative tuners to use on a Strat . I am now considering making it a hardtail. Regards Greg
  3. Hi, I am building a strat neck and am considering using the "wilkinson ez-lok tuners 6 inline" Has anybody here used them or have a comment on them. I am open to suggested options on what else to use. Thanks Greg
  4. I say that every day!! ,You guys have got all the good gear over there. Thanks for your help ,I will look them up on Google. Regards Greg
  5. Yes ,that is what I was concened about. Thanks Greg
  6. Hi, I have a "Triton" Sawtable (Made in Australia) with a Hitachi circular saw in it.The shaft on the saw is 1 inch. I can get it bored out for free but I am not too sure if its the way to go. I have been looking around for a small table saw but even a lot of them have a 1 inch spindle. Thanks
  7. Hi, I have the Stewmac Frett slotting blade. Have any of you guys had the hole size drilled out to 1 inch. I was going to get mine altered at a engineering shop but I thought I would ask the question before I stuff it up. Also what kind of speed are these suppose to operate at. Thanks Greg
  8. Thanks for your all your advice and replies. I suppose now I had better get started. Regards Greg
  9. Hi I am about to start building a Strat style guitar and I was wondering what to do first , the body or the neck? Thanks Greg
  10. Hi , Does anybody have any comments on this book by John Levan Repair amd Maintenance Book Thanks for any input. Regards Greg
  11. Thanks Mattia for your reply. I have a Stewmac hand saw,Scale rule and I made up a (timber) 90 deg mitre box but I kind of feel that I should have got the Stewmac box.
  12. Hi, I was just curious (and after some ideas) of what type of manual jigs you guys use for slotting fretboards? I just picked up a handsaw and now want to make up some kind of jig or mitre box. TIA
  13. Thanks Jem, It's amazing when you search or use the right "terminology" ... Cheers Greg
  14. Hi, How fine ,or teeth (TPI) scroll saw blade would I need to use to cut MOP shell with a jewelers saw frame. Thanks
  15. I have a Stewmac ooo kit, In it I recieved 2 pieces of white platic binding about 1/4 inch wide for the sides, 2 pieces of very very fine white and 1 piece of very very fine black for the top. I undestand how to route the edge etc and where they go,but how do I glue and fit the 3 fine ones together. Do they all get stuck together first,then installed into the routed chanel. Is there an easy way to do this ? TIA <I have tried to search the site but the search would not work for some reason>
  16. Thanks for the info . I think this is the way Stewmac do it. The braces are already radiused.
  17. Hi I am building a Stewmac Kit and have decided to glue the bracing on using a "GO BAR DECK". Do I really need to use a radius dish? In the Stewmac instructions/video they just clamp the braces down onto a flat workboard,and I assume when the clamps are removed the top takes the shape of the braces .. Thanks Greg
  18. Hi, I want to remove the Kerfing and tail block on a Stewmac Kit guitar that I am building. Its been glued on with Titebond. How can I soften the glue to remove it. Thanks
  19. yes indeed..that's exactly how i heat mine. i have a length of 2" galvanized pipe mounted in a floor flange snip>>>>>> Hi Greg, You do realize that heating Galvanized pipe can be deadly???? I do hope you are using lots of ventilation and cross breeze, as well as being outside? I'm just trying to prevent you or any one else from getting deathly ill or possibly dying from the fumes that expelled from galvanized steel after reaching 500 degrees. Just wanted to post the warning, I'm not chastizing just want you and everyone to be careful and be safe.. Sincerely, Mike K Thanks for that Mike, I appreciate what you are saying. I actually picked up a 80mm Aluminium pipe and did a test run with the heat gun and some scrap.So far so good?? Greg
  20. I have one of them (Dremel Base) and they seem to have a lot of Flex in the plastic _I wouldn't buy another one.The Stewmac one looks a lot better. Greg
  21. An Aussie that doesn’t know everything about and around BBQs? Sorry, couldn’t resist that one. I have a friend that moved to Australia and he told me that you were the world champions when it came to barbeques. Found a link:http://www.wosab.se/Irene-sv.htm i certainly don't want to cause any problems between you and your friend but he's wrong...everyone knows that barbeque was invented in texas and that we are the undisputed world champs. by the way GREGMW..if you're still following this thread i apologize for not supplying the pictures that i promised but a better retail space came available and i've been moving my guitar shop for the last 3-3 1/2 weeks and haven't even set foot in my shop for a while. No worries John,When you get a chance I would appreciate it. In the meantime I'll just go out and cook up some "Texas Ribs" on my "Gas Fired BBQ" Cheers Greg
  22. Thanks for that info Mattia. Picked up 2 lengths (22feet) of rod today -Cheap as chips !! It only workes out about $2.00 AU per meter.
  23. Thanks John, I would appreciate that. Regards Greg
  24. Thanks Rich, I am not too sure what a Charcoal lighting element is.I had a search around.Any chance of a picture. We probably call them something else down here. Thanks Greg
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