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  1. You could build one of these(scroll down the page a bit) : http://www.luthierscooltools.com/Dwgs.htm Anyone know how this jig works? The picture doesn't really show anything. I'm trying to decide between the various different designs and I'd like to know what this jig's approach is.
  2. well, if they last me through my mod and through my first build from scratch so that i know that i can do this whole guitar making thing, then i will buy the more expensive stuff, but as of now its a beginning hobby and i'm just trying to be minimalist on budget and the tools i'm using, so just getting the basics, and the router i may just go ahead and get the porter cable straight away if possible The problem is that using bad tools makes it harder and less likely that you will succeed. I've bought a bunch of things from HF, but they're things like a heat gun and bar clamps. I've certainly gotten my money out of them, but I don't think there's a time I've used the bar clamps and not thought about the fact that I would have been happier if I bought better ones. I can only imagine how much vibration a RO sander from them would transfer into your arm and make sanding less enjoyable than it already is. You also have to think about the fact that something like a sander isn't just to make a musical instrument. I owned a 1/4 sheet sander, RO sander, belt sander and a belt/disk stationary sander long before I ever thought about building a guitar. And regarding weather or not you succeed, that's entirely up to you. Even if you make a complete mess of your first project, if you take your time, are patient, think things through and learn from your mistakes, you'll get better. It's about whether you want to do it, not if you can do it. If you want to, you will.
  3. Thanks.. I'll be making a neck (or necks) with a top routed truss rod channel and a separate finger board. Thanks for the help.
  4. Thanks.. I didn't think about looking at the instructions for the truss rods. It also looks like the Martin style require a flat channel. Are there con's to using the hot rod style?
  5. I'm going to be attempting to build a strat style neck and I've been doing some reading and planning. I have a bunch of rough cut 1 1/4 hard maple that's been sitting around for a while and I thought this would be a good way to take a stab at guitar building. I've printed out a 2D Strat neck routing template and I've started to make a template out of hard board. I'll then use that to make an MDF template. The one thing I'm not sure about right now (I'm sure there will be more in the future) is whether the truss rod channel needs to be arched or if it can be a straight route. If I don't need to, I'd rather not spend the time making an arched jig, but I will if it's really needed. Can anyone let me know if it's needed, and if not, are there pro's and cons? Thanks, Rich
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