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  1. Wow, I didn't know there was so many of you guys doing the CNC thing. Mine is an MDF unit that uses skate bearings and aluminum right angle for the linear bearings. I'm using 269oz-in steppers and they seem to work well with the aluminium and delrin I've been machining. The bed is 600 x 900mm and has about 150mm of Z travel. At the moment the machine is in pieces as i have moved house but will be back up and running in no time. MiKro: any chance you could re-upload that LP surface? the link appears to be dead. thanks luke
  2. wow, i love it wanna put up a desktop sized image? also happy easter from oz
  3. hey dude, looks good, really good, i have done a couple of swirls myself i must say this makes mine look bad well done a few questions though, is that a white base? did you then swirl black and white or just the black? also what paint and clear coat did you use? cheers luke
  4. mate that guitar is awesome. first pics i though to myself that looks like ****, but you have really made it look great i love the knobs and the headstock great work GOTM this and you have my vote
  5. +1 scarf joints are made of fail i do mine with an edge guide on the router. I dont feel I have enough control with the router in the table as I cant see what its cutting
  6. dude there are no shoes in this set..... whats going on man?
  7. hey there i have done 2 swirls with success and basically you have to use enamel paints, i tried with automotive acrylic but it did some funky **** on the top of the water
  8. does it really matter how thick they are? one could assume they are the same thickness or maybe there could be a narrow few in the middle? who knows for my neck through bass i did a 5 peice laminate of tazzy blackwood and QLD maple the 3 inner laminates were 1/2" and god knows what the outside ones were, thickness? how thick is ur guitar/bass gonna be? answered ur own question there *edit, who really gives an airborne fornication what gibson did, if you are building a guitar you are building it for yourself not a gibson customer
  9. that inlay is so freakin awesome! kudos to you!
  10. nah thats cool man, i feel honoured if people think somthing i say is worthwhile, it doesnt happen very often :D
  11. its a matter of personal preference, if you're a fan of the everlasting eternaly shiney guitar then either a polyurethane (2 part) or automotive acrylic would do nicely. If you want somthing thats gonna wear with age crack a bit n yellow like buggery then nitro is the go. with tung oil it is possible to create a glass like finish, but i have only ever used it when i want the pores of the grain to come through. I like the feel of it, but i also like the feel of nitro on a neck all up to you dude take it easy luke oh make sure you use polymerised tung oil
  12. i dont know what people claim is wrong with tung oil? its friggin awesome stuff and u can use it over stain, no worries just brush the first coat on rather than rub it on, and you are laughing i did that on my through neck bass with about 20+ coats i have a mirror finish and its durable like a mofo
  13. surface prep on the test peices? although a few test peices i did were just bare wood..... maybe the paint is just crap, spend 3 bucks or so and try some tamia (sp?) model paint, that goes alright if that doesnt work i dunno what will
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