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  1. Here is quick picture. You'll have to excuse the quality. I somehow managed to get sand between the lens and glass. The second pic is what inspired me to try this. As you can see, I not talking huge swathes of epoxy. Maybe 2 to 2,5mm at it's thickest in the 'ears' (don't know the correct English term). Let's say I apply 3mm on the sides, 1mm across the length. Surely a rotary tool with proper router bits and plunge attachement can handle that?
  2. I'm aware that this is the proper way of doing it. But you don't know the Dutch secondhand market. Nothing within driving distance. Nationwide the cheapest is a 3 yr old DeWalt which is €30 below retail price. What can I say, it's a Dutch thing My epoxy has a Play-Doh/putty consistency. I'll smear a layer on one side of the cavity. Then press a mold/template of the correct shape against it to give me a rough shape. Any excess can be scraped off. After hardening, I'll use my Proxxon rotary tool to route, grind or sand it down. I already have a little test setup hardening. Will check next week how the epoxy reacts to the reshaping.
  3. Yes, the body will be painted a solid color. The epoxy is designed to be painted over, so I'm not too worried about that. One of the reasons for ditching the rings is the look. RGs need either direct mounted pickups or a pickguard to look right for me. If push comes to shove the rings can always come back on to cover up any carnage I inflict. But other then time and effort, my proposed method should work? I know the epoxy is drillable. Maybe I should test how it reacts to the different bits.
  4. I did some research for my refinish project. From what I could find, new Tight End R bridges are only available through Ibanez (your local supplier might be able to order for you). Only in cosmo black and prices seem to be in the $110-$150 range. Ebay and Reverb prices are cheaper. Also only cosmo black. Used, new or 'fallen off a truck' I don't know. Prices around $80. It's supposed to look like a trem, so for a hardtail it's kinda big. My hands-on experience is just 10 minutes in a store. But it did feel nice. The reactions I can find online seem to agree: it works and is comfortable. Ibanez puts these on Premium, Prestige and J. Custom guitars so it can't be rubbish.
  5. Hello everyone. I've been lurking around here for a while, ever since I decided to refinish my RG. I won't bore you with the context for now but go straight into my issue. I'm converting from ring mounted humbuckers to direct mounted, using John Wallace's threaded insert method. I already partially filled the cavity. It's level and ready to accept the new pups. These Dimarzio's are quite a bit smaller than the cavity. This looks horrible. How to fill up/reshape them? My idea is to use epoxy putty to plaster the sides. Then us my Proxxon (think high-quality Dremel) to grind and sand things back into shape. The putty is originally used to patch small holes or cracks in boat hulls. It's flexible but hard enough to drill in. I don't own a proper router so this seems the most practical solution in my case. Do you agree? Or do you suggest a different method?
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