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  1. Johnny Foreigner
    This is more a musing than serious question, but is it possible/desirable/sensible to wind a pickup totally by hand, with no winder. I guess 10,000 turns is going to take a while, and if you forget what number turn you're on, it could get tricky. Just a thought...
  2. Johnny Foreigner
    I always think I'm going to love Huf's guitars, then I get to that shot of the back of the neck and it looks so..... dry... and it puts me right off. Honorable mention to Swedish, but the vote goes to Scatter. The violin ones were impressive, but this makes me drool with lust. Perfect execution of a classic design.
  3. Johnny Foreigner
    I sent it back. Replacement has arrived, but my building's elevator is knackered, so can't get it upstairs yet. I spoke extensively with Jet customer service. They sent me the instructions on adjusting the outfeed table. I adjusted it to the topmost adjustment I could (there wasn't actually very much latitude for adjustment at all) and the two tables were still several full degrees out. From what I've read of other peoples' problems on the Amazon reviews, most commonly the tables are fractions of degrees out, and the adjustment to the outfeed table is a good fix. I think mine was just a poorly put together example. Hopefully the replacement is better. If not, I'll return it for a refund and get the smallest Grizzly jointer instead - I can live without the planer for now.
  4. Johnny Foreigner
    I was following everyone's arguments right up to:
  5. Johnny Foreigner
    Wow. Didn't realize this is what I'd start with a simple question. Anyway, on a slightly unrelated note, can anyone give me some tips on building a sustainer?
  6. Johnny Foreigner
    Finally bought a jointer. For reasons of space and economy, figured i might as well get the one that also planes. Anyway, a bunch of the reviews on Amazon mentioned the infeed and outfeed tables not being coplanar, and how if you contact Jet customer support they email you instructions on how to make the adjustment. However, even adjusting the outfeed table as far up as possible, with the cut depth at 0, the two tables are a good few degrees out of parallel with one another. I just wanted to confirm that I'm not being an idiot and that is an issue. The good news is that from everything I've read, Jet have amazing customer service and fix problems very quickly. Sadly they're shut over the weekend, so I figured I could check with y'all.
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    SUPER interesting, thanks Patrick!
  8. Johnny Foreigner
    Awesome. A buddy wants me to build him an SG, so I'm thinking walnut topped with black dyed quilted maple. I've been rereading the Hand of Doom thread obsessively. That thing was insanely beautiful. Best SG I've ever seen by a long shot.
  9. Johnny Foreigner
    interesting.... what about walnut for a body wood (topped with maple)? Any thoughts on workability / sound considerations?
  10. Johnny Foreigner
    at this stage I've used both genuine mahogany and african mahogany. I found the genuine very easy to work with - easy to cut, easy to sand, etc. The african less so. I'm inclined to use genuine again, but as it's nearly double the price most places, I was also looking at Sapele. How would that stack up against the two mahoganys in terms of ease of working, ease of finishing, etc.
  11. Johnny Foreigner
    Except the Schaller ones, which use a relatively normal button - one that you can use without the locks at all. http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Schaller-Guitar-Strap-Locks-and-Buttons-Pair-?sku=360389
  12. Johnny Foreigner
    Cracking first build. Ditto the comments about the ferrule recesses, straplocks and pickup screws. Very clean build - your experience with wood (that's what she said) shows. Good job!
  13. Johnny Foreigner
    WANT!
  14. Johnny Foreigner
    dude, this is AMAZING looking. Keep it up!
  15. Johnny Foreigner
    Don't got one. Although I'm finally getting a jointer, which should arrive today and make the neck lams easier/nicer.
  16. Johnny Foreigner
    ahh cunning. Though I fear putting a slight, consistent radius on would be beyond my current capabilities.
  17. Johnny Foreigner
    got the top glued on: (that's a shadow you see there due to the top overhanging the limba, not a gigantic gap
  18. Johnny Foreigner
    +1 - scale 'em down.
  19. Johnny Foreigner
    I haven't really read all the replies, so not sure if this has come up, but remember that with playing bass you don't *generally* bend the strings as much, so as long as there's something outside the outside of the outside strings, you're fine.
  20. Johnny Foreigner
    Perry, what sort of blade are you using to cut the pearl in that video? Just tried cutting my first inlay and the blade kept getting caught on the upstroke and I ended up snapping my inlay multiple times. Ended up shaping it with my dremel instead.
  21. Johnny Foreigner
    +1 on the Stewmac waterbase
  22. Johnny Foreigner
    That would be awesome - take the best build threads, strip out all the questions and "looking good!" comments, lock them and put them in a separate area. It would require work from a mod though, and would no doubt cause arguments over which build threads were best. Maybe five nominations in the thread would qualify it for inclusion...
  23. Johnny Foreigner
    The two members whose threads I always always have to check out are RestorationAD and Guitarnut. I always check out Our Souls and Avenger as well - I don't like either of their aesthetic styles particularly, but they're both very ingenious builders who bring a fresh approach.
  24. Johnny Foreigner
    OK: resurrecting this thread from the dead as I've slowly started a little more work on it. Cut me my first ever bits of mop for the 12th fret inlay. On my first 2 builds I did a much more subtle epoxy fill, but I decided it was time to bust out the bling.
  25. Johnny Foreigner
    Looking good, man. You can wipe with mineral spirits/naptha as much as you want. Wiping with water will raise the grain on the maple (which you will want to do deliberately before dyeing, but that's a different topic). Dyeing a figured maple top is one of life's great experiences.
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